Their honeymoon was cut short when a romantic midnight walk goes horribly wrong. People whisper about the insurance settlement, but no-one likes to talk too much. She wears black, rarely leaves her house. Opens the door only at night to a stranger no one likes to talk about. Just whisper.
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Sally threw herself into everything she did. Her friends knew that. But when she met Cliff, they couldn't get over the change in her. Gradually, acquaintances and then closer friends distanced themselves. Loneliness closed in, pushing Sally towards the edge. She wished she'd listened in the beginning, read the signs.
Love your take on it, Kathryn! And bringing back the sign at the end.
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