Red Rose
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Complete Fri, Apr 3, 20205m
Josh had nothing.
He'd lost his dad.
He'd lost his sister.
...and then he lost his mum.
How was he supposed to carry on?
And who knew a spontaneous trip to Venice could be so life changing?
SHORT STORY 1,000 words that I wrote for a mystery short story competition.
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