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If it hadn’t been for the GPS tracking my whereabouts, I would have been completely lost Gosnells was on steroids; new streets, so h the centre of town, Icentres It’d been extended and refurbished; no longer looking like an old derelict warehouse I used to buy groceries fro up, I cautiously looked around the streets as if she would sprout out in front ofI was in the same vicinity as her I was not ready to face up to her, and deep inside I knew I never would be

When I hit asped at every townhouse I drove past Every laas manicured and had a bush or a small section of flowers The townhouses looked the sa different in the air I just didn’t knohat

I parked in the parking lot that belonged to the aisle of townhouses ahead ofmy old home I pulled out my phone and dialled the landlord’s number I told him I’d arrived Ten minutes later, he rocked up in a van and came out with the key in his hand Mr Diaz was a cheery, fat little rey beard

"Sara Nolan, yes?" he asked in a thick accent

"Yes," I said with a pretend s with him to my old home

"I’m very sorry for your loss, Sara" He cast me a sympathetic look as I took the key from him "Your mother was a very lovely tenant When I took over from the previous owner, I went around and introduced myself to all the tenants, and she invited et how kind she was every tihbourhood"

I blinked and my smile faltered What the fuck did he just say? Lovely tenant? Tea and biscuits? "Right," was all that escaped me

"Very soman I went to her funeral last week So many people there She was very loved"

"Was she?" I couldn’t hide the disbelief in my voice as we stopped at the front door of the townhouse I faced him ide eyes "Who went to her funeral?"

"I don’t kno ht want to speak to the priest at the church Would you like ive you his number?"

"I have his number, thanks"

"Well, do you needin particular? I can call for a skip if you’d like?"