You Can't Hide from Memories

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The bitter wind whistled and the snow lay on the ground as a few

people crept silently to get out of the cold, a hat tumbled its way

across the snow encrusted cobbles and it finally lay in the gutter,

motionless. There was no bustle of the world passing by, a lack of

reversing Lorries and thick cockney accents selling roasted chestnuts

or frosty flowers to passers buy. A few warm glows of light appeared

from shop windows, although hardly any had attempted to open on this

frozen winter's day. Behind the counter of a small backstreet bookshop

sat a women deeply engrossed in a novel. As she leant forwards towards

her book a few strands of hair fell gently over her face and crept in

front of her torte shell rimmed glasses.

As the light dimmed into darkness she was oblivious to the passing of

time, "Are you going to be reading that book all day Lilly?" Tabs

said, but Lilly was unaware and remained motionless. "Ok, well I

better be off then, don't stay open too long, we don't want to look

like we are begging for custom," She sighed, with no hint of sarcasm,

as she wrapped her scarf around her neck, "Well, bye then!". As Tabs

moved towards the door she heaved in a last intake of warm air and

swept away into the bitter outside. As the door closed the cardboard

signs tumbled in the momentary wind and the soft bell chimed

festively.

A few more minutes of motionless reading passed before Lilly swept her

loose strands of hair behind her ear and shut the book. She

contemplated closing the shop for a few minutes and was just finishing

the last mouthful of cold tea, as the cardboard signs tumbled once

again in the wind and the bell chimed o...

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...ds the door, enveloping the lady in his left arm. As he opened

the door he turned, "Thanks Lilly." He said and his eyes glinted. As

they left the shop Lilly saw under the ladies scarf was a purple

bruise on her neck.

As they left, she did not hear the tumbling of the cardboard signs in

the wind, or even the door click shut, all she could hear was the

slamming of the front door, the shouting and the piercing screams.

After a few moments had passed Lilly hurried to the door, locked it

shut and turned off the lights. Leaning back against the door she

allowed herself to slip to the floor. Everything went silent as the

words she had just heard echoed in her head and her whole body

trembled. The realisation had been confirmed, she could run, but

hiding from her memories would be something she would never be able to

do.

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