Winter Roses (2016)
“Three days earlier, Thursday 8th February had brought the severest frost for over twenty years, and January had produced never-ending snowstorms. At least the snowstorms had been fun; their aftermath of frost and ice was not. Despite the weather, at long last she was going to a Sunday night concert at the Leas Shelter, although it was not Yves but Luke who was escorting her.
Life was very contrary. She had tried to rediscover her sense of humour at its quirky little ways, but this evening, ...it seemed lost for ever, good company though Luke was. Even St Anthony couldn’t find it for her. Christmas had been a mirage which had lured her into seeing it as a turning point for a happier year ahead. What had seemed quite obvious then, that her love for Yves had not only revealed itself to her but was reciprocated, had been mere self-deception. Their brief coming together had meant a short happiness, not a lifetime’s. Her gratitude to Yves for his companionship during the dark days of the autumn had led her to put more significance than she would otherwise have done on two kisses.MoreLess
Life was very contrary. She had tried to rediscover her sense of humour at its quirky little ways, but this evening, ...it seemed lost for ever, good company though Luke was. Even St Anthony couldn’t find it for her. Christmas had been a mirage which had lured her into seeing it as a turning point for a happier year ahead. What had seemed quite obvious then, that her love for Yves had not only revealed itself to her but was reciprocated, had been mere self-deception. Their brief coming together had meant a short happiness, not a lifetime’s. Her gratitude to Yves for his companionship during the dark days of the autumn had led her to put more significance than she would otherwise have done on two kisses.MoreLess
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