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Parallel [ONC 2020] // Shortlisted

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Harriet Longdale had never believed in ghosts. Despite the stories that and the noises that plagued her daily life, she always thought ghosts to be nothing more than a mind trick.

Whilst preparing for a trip to the theatre, Harriet finds herself over one-hundred years into the future with no way of knowing how to get home.

Although she may not have believed in ghosts, she certainly didn't expect to become one.

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