The Faded Chronicle
The rain did not fall; it pressed. It was a heavy, grey weight that pinned the windows of the orphanage shut. Margaret stood by the glass, her forehead touching the cold pane. Outside, the garden was a smear of mud and broken stems. The ivy had died first. Then the roses. Now, only the wet, dark earth remained, breathing under the relentless drumming of the sky. She was forty years old. She...
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