Fictional Stories by chapter
Chapter 5 – The Battle for Trudy Several months after Rebecca’s relocation she was in the shop cleaning up for the day when the bell rang as the door was opened. Looking up she gasped in surprise. “Hello Rebecca, remember me? “ At the sound of his voice Trudy came running from the back room where she’d been finishing her homework. “Daddy,” she screamed excitedly, … Continue reading NOT OUR CLASS – Chapter 5
Chapter 4 – Separation Michael Joseph Morgan, MJ to the world wiped his mouth with a napkin and reached out for the pile of documents delivered to a breakfast table wheeled into his bedroom each morning. His wife Anna sat propped up in bed watching the breakfast show. “Ah Anna you’ll be interested in this one.” Anna Morgan burst out of bed and joined her … Continue reading NOT OUR CLASS – Chapter 4
Chapter 3 – Rebecca Rebecca somehow made it through her nine months and one of the few genuine moments of joy she could remember was when her daughter was delivered to her arms for the first time. She loved this child enormously! It was a light in the very dark place she’d entered the day she eloped and married Jed Carter. The marriage was his … Continue reading NOT OUR CLASS- Chapter 3
Chapter 2 – Seth It was mowing day and Trudy peeped out her window looking to see if Jock had bought Seth with him as he usually did. She watched as Seth took up position on her front steps waiting for her to come out but Trudy was an obedient girl and would never have thought of disobeying, but there was a sadness in her … Continue reading NOT OUR CLASS – Chapter 2
Chapter 1 Trudy “Trudy, come here at once!” Trudy looked up from the task absorbing her attention, then returned her gaze to the selection of mud pies taken with great care from the mud puddle in front of their country home. Trudy and her Mom had moved there recently. It was one of those quiet country lanes just far enough from the village so Mrs … Continue reading NOT OUR CLASS – Ch. 1
Renewal Felicity Rani stretched in her wicker chair and got to her feet. She headed for the kitchen to enquire about progress in food preparation. She was strict about timing and everyone knew it. Chief cook recited the menu for the evening with choices where necessary and indicated each pot where those menu items lay in readiness for the return of guests from their evening … Continue reading Transitions – Chapter 6
Partition Felicity Rani sighed and turned to look at guest children playing in hotel gardens. Their parents sat in broad armed chairs reading books and drinking limbu pani and other beverages enjoying final sunlight hours. Soon it would begin getting cold and they’d return to their rooms to dress up for evening walks around viewing areas on the mountain where they could see winking lights … Continue reading Transitions – Chapter 5
The Rift It was at Sahib Humphrey’s funeral a final rift took place between the Gopal Das family and Felicity Rani Reed Smith. Felicity Rani was granddaughter to the Gopal Das family and they came to the funeral expecting to manage funeral arrangements as they’d done for their daughter Geeta. They came with good intentions. But Felicity Rani had other ideas. While she’d deferred … Continue reading Transitions – Chapter 4
Changing Times It was the turn of the century and times were changing. When the Reed ancestor had left London he had entered a country in which seeds of independence were beginning to germinate. The 1857 Indian rebellion had resulted in British Government takeover of administration from the East India Company. A managed but gradual parliamentary system was formed which supported landed gentry and the … Continue reading Transitions – Chapter 3
Shadi Gopal Das suddenly found himself elevated in the eyes of surrounding communities, at least at his level in the rigid caste system. People he didn’t know joined in with the known crowds flocking to his house to bring their congratulations and gifts. Gopal Das accepted each gift carefully and thoughtfully. The acceptance of gifts brought with it obligations at some chosen point of time … Continue reading Transitions – Chapter 2
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