“Are we all agreed?” Sally stood with more determination than she felt as she challenged the group of strangers after they’d finished piling on loose leaves, sand and debris.
A few nodded but most just stared blankly as they sat facing each other, some avoiding eye contact, some sobbing and some staring into the middle distance clearly showing symptoms of shock. The bonhomie and raucous behaviour of the last few days evaporated as they all came to the dawning realisation that their lives were irrevocably altered and intertwined.
Everyone knows holidays make memories but none of them had expected this.
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2 Comments
Love this. Great imagery and captured it well. Would love to read more x
OOooo! I need to know what it was that made this change. Great writing!!