Mrs. McLaughlin woke up every morning at seven a.m on May 23rd, 1997. For many years, she would put on her robe, stop to use the bathroom, and head down the stairs to the kitchen and make a pot of coffee and scramble two eggs. For the last three years at Highview Manor, the aide brought eggs, toast with jelly, and a cup of coffee with cream into room 203 where Mrs. McLaughlin would dig into her breakfast with gusto.
Oooh. I think I’m going to like this one.
The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology
Just a quick observation. ‘Mrs McLaughlin woke up every morning at seven a.m on May 23rd, 1997…’ doesn’t read correctly. Or am I missing something?
This is a very nice place, by the way. I’ve bookmarked it.
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Thanks, Kathy. No, it reads right; I’m in the middle of reading a Alfred Hitchcock compilation and the time twist reflects the inspiration. The implication is that for Mrs. McLaughlin, time stands still.