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Mai Griffin
night, fists clenched, an ancient mantra throbbing
somewhere in her head ... wishing the most hated bully
dead. She never saw him at school again – or anywhere
else! It didn’t occur to her that his family had merely
moved away. Her sense of guilt far outweighed her feeling
of relief because she was convinced that her curse had
killed him!
After the grannies and her parents died, not having to
earn a living, Bertha became more and more of a recluse
until her doctor advised her to sell up and move while she
was still fairly active ... the property should fetch a good
price, he suggested, and it was far too big for her anyway.
The idea had merit: it could surely not be too late, she told
herself, to change her life and perhaps make a few
friends.
Now, only six months later, her dreams of a happy,
normal existence were shattered. It was hard not to weep.
But for the nasty malicious child next door, she would
have made friends. Things could have been so different.
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