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Warm Toast and Tea
by Leonie J Campbell
Friday, June 1, 2001

Rated "G" by the Author.

       
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     Floating slowly from her morning dream Janie awoke, her hand raised to block the bright sunlight creeping through the gap in the floral curtains. She stretched cat-like beneath the warm covers; secure in the knowledge that all was well in her world today. Smiling widely she sniffed the familiar odour of warm toast floating cosily from the kitchen, beckoning her to rise and meet the new day.
The well-known surroundings of her grandparents home held special memories for Janie. This had been her safe haven in times of family drama where she and her siblings had fled to the safety of their Nannies’ arms.
She frowned as her thoughts turned towards the past and shaking her head defiantly the memories were pushed back in her mind, to dwell on at another time. After all she was an adult, nineteen years old and a teacher at the local primary school. But still the trauma of her families’ history continued to haunt her and she would need to make amends or forgive her parents at sometime in the future. The choice was hers!
 

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Reviewed by The Smoking Poet 7/31/2005
World over, women suffer in the same manner and learn to cope--in the same manner. Art is frequently a medium of healing, and so I thought as I read, you've found a good way in guiding Janie towards a new life.
Reviewed by m j hollingshead 6/4/2001
........... ;0) enjoyed your story


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