She does not want to feel even the faintest temptation to call his mobile number, as she had done obsessively for the first year after his death so she could hear his voice on the answering service. Most days now his loss is a part of her, an awkward weight she carries around, invisible to everyone else, subtly altering the way she moves through the day. But today, the Anniversary of the day he died, is a day when all bets are off.
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I wan... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN I enjoy the celebration of my birthday as much as anyone else does, but I always remember to start m... CHRISTY TURLINGTON My name...my name is Mary. I'm here with a friend.' Rhage stopped breathing. His heart skipped ... J.R. WARD She was very near hating him now; yet the sound of his voice, the way the light fell on his thin, da... EDITH WHARTON His hands tightened on her shoulders as the truth washed over him. My God, she really had told him y... CAROLYN JEWEL It really starts with the day Elvis Presley went to Sun Studios to record a song for his mother. Sam... STAN PERKINS She stubs out her cigarette in the brown glass ashtray, then settles herself against him, ear to his... MARGARET ATWOOD She had no idea how George delighted in her funny ways, or watched her through the window as she sto... ALLEGRA GOODMAN She was the wish of his life. He didn’t know how else to say it. He didn’t even know that he cou... C.J. 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LAO SHE During my childhood I didn't need to hear stories about evil ogres eating children and so forth; the... LAO SHE She wasn’t made to be alone.” “I guess none of us are.” Our eyes meet and an ele... SUSAN EE At first, Rose isn't that keen on the idea - she wants the Doctor all to herself. But Mickey, this y... BILLIE PIPER She smiled and he abruptly looked away. Was it really necessary for her to smile? It was bad enough ... JACQUELINE FRANCIS - THE JOURNAL When she opened her eyes, she was both in her body and watching it, nowhere near the cavity of the t... MAGGIE STIEFVATER exhilaration fizzed through Clarke’s body. Before she realised what she was doing, she had thrown ... KASS MORGAN Sweat dripped down his chest. She never thought she could envy a piece of fabric, until she saw the ... JACQUELINE SIMON GUNN She thought in would be awkward for both to be brought into conscious collision; and fancied that, f... 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BONNIE DEE It occurs to her that he is attempting to let her win, an act she considers highly unnecessary since... LUIS CAMARA SILVA She has been a voice in the community for equality. I think her legacy coincides with her husband's.... DORIS WILLIAMS After a few minutes, she speaks up again. “You’re next. Sing.” Anxiety grips Hallelujah�... KATHRYN HOLMES
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