Simone H

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“What Gets Wrapped Up in a Coat ” by Simone H

Submitted to Contest #272

She double-checks the door's locked and steps out into the throng of people. She pulls her coat tight around her. It's her favourite one. The plum wool one with the bronze buttons. We found it at a vintage shop out in the Midlands on the hottest day of the year. She was sweating by the time she'd wriggled in and back out of it, her cheeks flushed. The place had smelt like a mix of incense and a grandmother's cupboard. The coat still smells like that no matter how many times it's been dry cleaned. We'd gone to lunch at The Farmhouse Restauran...

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