Catherine Hebert

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“24 Years Without You” by Catherine Hebert

Submitted to Contest #68

It had been twenty-four years since she had last seen it, but the place looked exactly the same. Neat flower beds lined the sidewalk and that blasted ginkgo tree was still dropping a thick blanket of leaves over half the lawn. Her heels clicked softly on the brick walk, and the front steps still creaked like they were threatening to fall apart. Once inside, the illusion that nothing had changed was torn away. The house was known for always having something going on was now silent. No dogs were scrambling after a thrown tennis ball, no c...

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