Unless, that is, she did as Terzo demanded.
After leaving the pub, she went to the hospital. The ward lights were dimmed, and in the late-night languor particular to hospitals, she saw a stranger sitting silently with Francie, a man so young his thick beard seemed a bad theatre drop.
He slowly turned to her, smiled, and said, Hello, Auntie Annie.
— Dec 06, 2025 09:50AM
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