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I groaned and put o out on a date, I just broke up with Mark!" I cried, closing my eyes, "Oh come on, it’s a bit of fun, take your mind off of Mark for a bit You said he was incredible in the sack," she said waggling her eyebrows at me Ok well there was no way I could deny that, he eso hiht for dinner" Stacey loved to play matchmaker, it was her ultiroaned again, I guess I had to go, I neededmy eyes and continued to stuff my face

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Stacey made me buy myself a new outfit for the ‘date’, and I was currently sitting in front of herso half of it up loosely I had on a pair of black leggings and a white gypsy top, with a black belt and black shoes

"You look so hot," she said, lookingyou" She nodded and pursed her lips, h

"You’re not

She clicked her tongue, "Da atme to the door "I’ll leave myunlocked for you to coain, and be safe"

I rolled ain, Stacey"

"Just textfor you," she said fir for ain’ boyfriend Paul, was coht I had no doubt in s that didn’t involve rabbedto ain

~ Jaarden path indown the side of her friend’s house so she could clione and helped her or soet in? I threw the car into reverse and moved back until I was level with the side of the house and was just in tih safely There was so under the , either Ellie or her friend had obviously used this entry irl and she’s not interested But then again, why the hell would she be interested in me? I’m a loser, I took her to my crappy bedsit and then drove her home in ue What on earth was I thinking, giving her my number? She’ll never call uy and have everything she ever wanted, and I’ll be distant memory, the poor little waster she bedded once Oh God, I wanted to beh for her, I wanted her to want hed and pulled out, I stopped at the corner store and bought a bunch of daisies and headed to the ce this off all week, but I couldn‘t put it off any longer I hadn’t been to Sophie’s grave before, I went to her funeral, I was allowed a day release and was escorted there by a police officer I pulled into the little lot and went into the church yard, looking around helplessly

Wow, I don’t even knohere her grave hat a pathetic excuse for a brother!

I spotted a grounds keeper, raking the dead leaves from the front of the church, so I cleared my throat "Excuse me, do you happen to kno I can find out where someone is buried?" I asked I noticed my voice was a little shaky, I hoped he didn‘t notice I didn’t like to show eave people power over you and I never wanted anyone to have power overthe sweat froo and have a look" He smiled kindly as he nodded over to the church

"Thanks, that’d be great"

I followed him into the church into the back little office "What’s the na over to a file cabinet

"Sophie Cole," I said quietly, even saying her nauilt that h the cabinet and came out with a list a of about a thousand naht, here we are She’s buried in section C, grave nu a little sadly

"Uratefully I didn’t want to be wandering around looking for her, I needed to get there and finally pay my respects

We didn’t speak as I followed him out to the other side of the cerey headstone "Here you are If you need anything, I’ll be around the front," he said, nodding the e just came from

"Yeah thanks," Iback at the little marble headstone I placed the flowers down, and didn’t knohat to say, she wasn’t here anyway, this wasn’t where her soul was She kneas thinking about her and that I was sorry, I thought it often enough but I just needed to come