The morning after my fit over the writing instruments, I contemplated the ordeal. It troubled me because I knew that Harold didn’t need a woman as distraught as I was to disrupt his methodically lived life. All he’d ever … Read More
Author’s Note: Although in the previous chapter narrated by George, Justine has just left for Portsmouth, as you’re aware, Justine, in her own voice, has already described some of her time there at St. Anne’s. Before we proceed … Read More
I didn’t see Justine for several weeks after our harrowing night in Cemetery Grove. She kept away from Ada’s funeral, if one could even call it that for Ada’s send-off was a solemn moment shared by Vicar and Mrs. … Read More
I regret mostly everything about Ada’s death. There is one thing, however, I do not. And that is the last night I spent in her physical presence. It teased a faith I never had, allowing me to feel what … Read More
Author’s Note: There is a very important chapter that comes between the last one and this which, although written, I’m leaving out for now, mainly because I’m not happy with it and need to give it a good … Read More
Author’s Note: There will be a significant change to this chapter in that Ada and Sidney’s bodies will not be side by side in the same room, or at least Sidney’s body will be covered with George asking … Read More
Author’s Note: This brief chapter was written before the changes were made to the series of events with Ada and Sidney’s deaths, when George had carried Ada’s body to Gallows. Now, as you know, George did not carry … Read More
There was no time to waste. It would take Bertie about ten minutes to hobble to Gallows, another ten to tell her story, another ten for the police to come out and that was if they weren’t absorbed with … Read More
Cape billowing, lantern swinging, I tore down Sorrel, passing Foxglove, but turning left onto a back road so I could enter the Heath unseen. Running against the rain, I pushed my way down Blackwood, the little street where Bertie … Read More
Author’s Note: We’re shifting from Justine’s narration to George’s now, and going back in time to the night of Ada and Sidney’s deaths. I’ve had to change the way in which Ada dies so you’ll see that change … Read More