The Guilty Secret
“There were plenty of pastry shops, their windows crammed with delicious sugar encrusted buns and cakes. I ventured in, pointing out two and watching intrigued as the smiling woman behind the counter parcelled them expertly into a neat package. She had wasted her time. Once out in the sun again I undid the neat folds of stiff paper, eating as I strolled along. A group of children giggled at my approach, scurrying into a doorway until I had passed by. A toothless old woman, shawl clutched tightly... around her head, waved her stick at them, shouting chastisement. I smiled and walked on, dodging beneath lines of spotless washing that hung across from house to house, seeking my leisurely way back to the square.
I felt better than I had done for a long time. The fresh air had revitalised me. Tomorrow, I decided, I would go further north and take my camera with me. Being a tourist wasn’t such painful therapy after all.
As I entered the dining-room he was just about to leave.MoreLess
I felt better than I had done for a long time. The fresh air had revitalised me. Tomorrow, I decided, I would go further north and take my camera with me. Being a tourist wasn’t such painful therapy after all.
As I entered the dining-room he was just about to leave.MoreLess
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