The Wistful Witness
The train smelled of wet wool and old paper. You sat by the window, watching the gray fields of the English countryside blur into a smear of slate and mud. In your lap, a ceramic mug of tea had gone cold. It was a simple vessel, blue with white floral patterns, chipped at the rim. You ran your thumb over the fracture. The crack was a thin, white line, a scar on the porcelain. It held, but...
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