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Jackson Freeman or Jack as he preferred to be called surveyed the crowd of 'Bright young things' in the early twenties of post war Britain. He rarely attended these affairs, preferring to be alone remembering his late fiance Clare, so tragically killed by falling masonry from a house being demolished. She hadn't been killed outright but severely injured, she had fought bravely to stay alive with Jack continuously at her bedside for a whole week before death finally took her. He had loved her, oh, how much he had loved her, he had been devastated at her passing and shut himself away for a whole year. That had all happened over two years ago now but he still mourned her, it was like a sore that never healed, but his best friend Charlie had persuaded him to come to this birthday party or some such celebration.
He was bored, and yet envious of the youthful exuberance of today's youth yet he was not old, a mere twenty five but he felt old and out of place.
"I'm bored Charlie, I have to go."
"You can't go yet Jack, there's some very liberated women here, I'll introduce you and I'm sure you'll find a common interest."
Jack sighed, he had never won an argument with Charlie yet.
"Okay, okay, another half hour."
Jack idly scanned the heaving mass again and suddenly he started, his attention caught by a swirling tasselled flash of red. She had her back to him but Jack was certain she seemed familiar. Curious he made his way through the milling throng until he was directly behind her, he tapped her on the shoulder she twirled around to face him and Jack gasped and turned white as a sheet.
"CLARE? It can't be you, you're dead."
Jackson Freeman or Jack as he preferred to be called surveyed the crowd of 'Bright young things' in the early twenties of post war Britain. He rarely attended these affairs, preferring to be alone remembering his late fiance Clare, so tragically killed by falling masonry from a house being demolished. She hadn't been killed outright but severely injured, she had fought bravely to stay alive with Jack continuously at her bedside for a whole week before death finally took her. He had loved her, oh, how much he had loved her, he had been devastated at her passing and shut himself away for a whole year. That had all happened over two years ago now but he still mourned her, it was like a sore that never healed, but his best friend Charlie had persuaded him to come to this birthday party or some such celebration.
He was bored, and yet envious of the youthful exuberance of today's youth yet he was not old, a mere twenty five but he felt old and out of place.
"I'm bored Charlie, I have to go."
"You can't go yet Jack, there's some very liberated women here, I'll introduce you and I'm sure you'll find a common interest."
Jack sighed, he had never won an argument with Charlie yet.
"Okay, okay, another half hour."
Jack idly scanned the heaving mass again and suddenly he started, his attention caught by a swirling tasselled flash of red. She had her back to him but Jack was certain she seemed familiar. Curious he made his way through the milling throng until he was directly behind her, he tapped her on the shoulder she twirled around to face him and Jack gasped and turned white as a sheet.
"CLARE? It can't be you, you're dead."