Isolate And Save You From Yourself
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Last published Mon, Mar 31, 2025
Frankie is having a bad year. A very bad year. After getting brutally dumped by her long time boyfriend, having her family decide she is a danger to herself after she falls asleep in the tub with a bottle of wine and has her committed. With no job, lots of debt and a knock at the door from a lawyer, Frankie fears the worst. Instead its something wonderful, yet strange. Her great grandfather had left her all his belongings, cleared her debt and gave her his home, which has been in the family for years. Although saddened by the loss of a family member, she doesn't even remember him.
I keep having this story play out in nightmares over the last few years. This is just me getting it out of my head. Please excuse any spelling or grammar errors, I usually write in the wee hours and I'm a little rusty at writing in general.
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