A Flash in the Pan

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your leg hurt very badly? It will stop soon . ” S he speaks with authority. I believe her. She kisses my cheek. “I’ve been waiting for you. We’ll be together always now.”
    I can’t pretend to understand what’s happening and she senses my confusion. I can’t speak; I don’t know what to say. I just know that I’ve always loved her. She places her right hand on my cheek and I remember the letter.
     
    Dear Tom,
     
    It breaks my heart to tell you this, but Laura was killed in the air raid last Thursday …
     
    I couldn’t continue. It was weeks before I could read the rest of it. Laura’s mother was distraught and I was devastated. The years that have passed since then did little to ease the heartache. I never loved again. I never married; I just grew old and tired dreaming of my lost love all the time and now, she is here and nothing has changed.
    I am still speechless. She looks at me tenderly.
    “It’s time, Tom. Your body is dying and your spirit is returning to me. There’s nothing to fear.”
    “How did you know?” My pain and confusion are easing fast, replaced by joy.
    “I knew you’d come. I had your promise.” She held out her left hand, opening it slowly to reveal the keepsake I had given her – my wings. “They’ve been with me always.”
    As I finally take her in my arms, I can hear the steady beep of the monitor change to a solid high-pitched squeal. The hospital fades away and my love and I are reunited for eternity.
     
     

29. Three's a Crowd
     
    “Can I do this?” Lucy took the spare key that Marc kept under the plant pot and let herself in.
    She made her way straight to the bedroom. The bedside clock showed six-fifteen . She had about an hour before he would be in from work. Working together at the hospital meant that it had been easy to find out what shift he was on. Being mates, he woul d have told her anyway, but this was to be a surprise and she hadn’t wanted to spoil it by alerting him. It had been safer to check the rota.
    The plastic carrier bag she had brought with her lay on the floor, and she picked it up now and examined its contents. Removing the labels from the white lace bra and panties, she changed into them. She loved the feel of the new lingerie. Shoving her clothes into the bag and stowing it under the bed she slipped under the duvet and lay back knowing that in a matter of minutes she would be giving her best friend the surprise of his life.
    She couldn’t quite remember when her feelings for Marc had changed. She felt a little guilty about not confiding in Linda. They had been friends for ages, all three of them, working and socialising together. Things might be different after tonight but there was no reason why they couldn’t all still be friends. It’s not as if she and Marc would be running away and leaving Linda to her own devices. They’d just carry on as before, but every now and again they would have a little ‘alone time’, like tonight. She shivered in delicious anticipation and closed her eyes, just for a minute or two.
    The sound of laughter in the living room pulled her from her reverie , and glancing at the clock she realised that she had been asleep for half an hour. Marc was home, but he was obviously not alone. Lucy crept out of bed and listened at the door.
    “I’m intrigued . ” Marc was still laughing. “Where on earth did you get that idea?”
    His companion didn’t reply. “Well, you were wrong, anyway. Let’s just leave it at that, shall we?”
    Lucy strained to hear what was going on, but the voices sounded muffled now and she guessed that they had moved to the kitchen. Turning the handle slowly, she managed to open the door slightly. She could hear the rattle of cups, and she could smell the coffee. Twitching with curiosity and frustration, she looked around trying to decide what to do. Surely, the guest wouldn’t stay long? Marc never had visitors. His social life revolved around Lucy, Linda and the hospital’s

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