Painted Pearls
That old, neglected fence, with its peeling paint and dismal tilt, had become the embodiment of her ailments, both factual and imagined.
The company of Mr Xakatha, at least, had not troubled her, for she had not spoken with him in all the months that had passed since that dreadful day. Only the opening and closing of his door in the wee hours of the morning were a testament to his presence. The sound of his heeled shoes against the floorboards; the squeak of the un-oiled hinges still filled her with horrifying dread each night as she lay awake, fearing the sound would creep next into her very own room. And yet, Christmas was coming, and with it that unquenchable good cheer of the season that
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