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She was vacuuming downstairs. He could her as he lay in bed. It would have to be today he left her as there was no days left. He had been planning to leave for some weeks but the time never seemed right. It had to be today. He could hear her vacuuming with the old radio churning out the pop music. He got out of bed and went and washed in the bathroom. His last abulutions in this room. He listened out for her. He got dressed and arranged his uniform in a bag with a suit beneath to take to the dry- cleaners. He'd take it down town. She'd not suspect he wouldn't be back. He went downstairs and ate breakfast. She went to vacuum upstairs. He sipped his tea and ate toast. He went upstairs and said he was going into town to take his uniform to the cleaners. They could go down to town later and pick it up and shop. He took his bag and she walked with him to the door. He walked down the road and waved then walked on and out of sight. She went inside and closed the door. She'd not see him that night.
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Apr 4, 2018
Apr 4, 2018 at 1:44 AM UTC
The Day He Left 1980
She was vacuuming downstairs. He could her as he lay in bed. It would have to be today he left her as there was no days left. He had been planning to leave for some weeks but the time never seemed right. It had to be today. He could hear her vacuuming with the old radio churning out the pop music. He got out of bed and went and washed in the bathroom. His last abulutions in this room. He listened out for her. He got dressed and arranged his uniform in a bag with a suit beneath to take to the dry- cleaners. He'd take it down town. She'd not suspect he wouldn't be back. He went downstairs and ate breakfast. She went to vacuum upstairs. He sipped his tea and ate toast. He went upstairs and said he was going into town to take his uniform to the cleaners. They could go down to town later and pick it up and shop. He took his bag and she walked with him to the door. He walked down the road and waved then walked on and out of sight. She went inside and closed the door. She'd not see him that night.
TerryCollett
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Apr 4, 2018
Apr 4, 2018 at 1:44 AM UTC
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