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Walls have ears

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28

August 1st, 1888

Mary looked up at the pale light filtering in through the bricked up windows, and held her knees closer to her chest. Her chamber pot, full and foul-smelling, rested by the door. She shivered uncontrollably as the fever soaked her blood-stained dress. She closed her eyes and imagined what her loved ones were doing right at that moment. She tried to visualise their faces, but her daydream was interrupted by the knocking on the door.

“Mary, do you want to come out?” The sound of his voice made the hairs on the back of her neck stand erect.

“No,” she said, trembling.

“Don’t be ridiculous, Mary. Just tell me and I’ll let you out. I’ll even get you a doctor.”

“No,” she said again. “It’s a trick.”

“Mary,” he said, “why must you torment me like this? You can come out.”

She ran her hands down her body to her abdomen, which was still soft and swollen, but its emptiness further highlighted how alone she was now. “No. You will hurt me.”