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Home, Alone & Home, Alone 2 by Susan Brown on Kindle

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After a family tragedy, young David decides to live by himself in his home where he can be his true self, Katie. It's almost like a dream as Katie explores her new life.

But it's not easy. Where will she get money? How can an eleven-year-old deal with something as mundane as shopping when at any moment some adult may decide she needs help from police, doctors, teachers or lawyers?

It's lonely, too. Katie needs a friend, but who can she trust with her secret? That she's just a child living in her home, alone?
 

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Home, Alone
by Susan Brown
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Welcome to my collection of writings. I try to ground my works with a sense of reality and believability to create a slice of life that could have been anyone's. I hope that you will find my writings enjoyable and please, if you do, leave a comment?

Susan Brown



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Believe!

I awoke with a start.

I had fallen asleep!

I shook my head in an attempt to wake up more. How long had I been asleep? I would be in trouble now. Smith was not a patient man and he would…

‘Oof!’

What was that?

I looked up, and in the faint glow of my lamp, I saw a pair of boots waving about a bit.

The boots were attached to red-covered legs.

I was a bit hot and feverish, and I wondered whether I was still dreaming. I put my hand out and touched one of the boots...

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Believe!

By Susan Brown



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A Christmas Wish


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As I walked home from school, I rubbed my ribs.
David Barnes had kicked me there just outside the school gates.
He often waited for me before school and took my dinner money from me
when he knew that no one could see him do the dirty deed.

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A Christmas Wish

By Susan Brown



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A New Life ~ Final Chapter

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Nancy and I stood a little behind. She gripped my hand fiercely. I think that she was as afraid of rejection as I was.

This was the moment of truth.

Mummy and Sally moved aside and he finally saw us for the first time...

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A New Life

By Susan Brown



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I awoke suddenly from a light sleep.

It was very dark, but I had heard a strange noise, a sort of scraping and tearing sound and I could feel a sort of vibration.

I yawned, wondering what the strange sound was.

I was soon to find out…
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A New Life

By Susan Brown



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Only Sixteen Final Chapter

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How I wasn't chucked out of the cottage or had to return my engagement ring to Hannah, I’ll never know. Eventually, I was back to being my normal self. Whatever that was! .

Only Sixteen Final Chapter

By Susan Brown



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‘Annabell, you look quite pale, what is wrong my dear?’

I took off my hat and cape and sat down heavily.

‘A maintenance man has just entered the cabin I was using before. If I had still been in there…’
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A New Life

By Susan Brown



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As far as home was concerned, Hannah and I were as close as a couple could be. I was constantly worried that it might all end in tears, and I was regularly being told not to be a silly moo.

Only Sixteen 21

By Susan Brown



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The Christmas Party

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Looking at myself in the mirror critically, I wasn’t quite happy. But there again, I was never really satisfied that I looked like a real-life genuine biological female.

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The Christmas Party

By Susan Brown



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Only Sixteen 20

Only Sixteen 20

By Susan Brown



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Something woke me up.
It was almost pitch dark except for a faint glow coming from the port hole. I heard faint engine sounds and felt a slight vibration beneath me. The ship was moving gently, almost imperceptively under me.
I had no idea what had woken me up, but there was something that was bothering me, but I could not put my finger on it.
...

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A New Life

By Susan Brown



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Only Sixteen 19

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I swiped the screen and said ‘Hello?’

‘Hi, Chr…I mean Emma?’

It was my brother, I would recognise him anywhere.

I sighed.

‘Hello Tommy,’


Only Sixteen 19

By Susan Brown



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A New Life ~ 2

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Swallowing, I started to walk out onto the main passageway and then stopped...

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A New Life

By Susan Brown



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Only Sixteen 18

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A New Life ~ 1

This was to be a new beginning for us...

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A New Life

By Susan Brown



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Only Sixteen 17

By Susan Brown



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Space: The Final Frontier...

Captain Kirk was on the bridge, as usual. But it didn't stay unusual for long...

Space: The Final Frontier...

By Susan Brown



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Only Sixteen 16

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He stared at me and I felt uncomfortable. Was he undressing me with his eyes? Surely not...

Only Sixteen 16

By Susan Brown



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Only Sixteen 15

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Our heart-to-heart chat made me feel better. For years I had wondered if it was my fault that they didn’t love me…

Only Sixteen 15

By Susan Brown



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We Shall Fight On The Beaches...12 ~ Final Chapter

I woke up. It was gloomy almost dark with just the bedside lamp on. I was in Nan’s bed for some reason. I looked over to the corner. She was there, fast asleep, a book on her lap, looking peaceful.


We Shall Fight On The Beaches...

Chapter 12

By Susan Brown



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We Shall Fight On The Beaches...11

...given the chance, we would do our bit to rid ourselves of the unwanted occupiers of our lovely country...


We Shall Fight On The Beaches...

Chapter 11

By Susan Brown



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Only Sixteen 14

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I slammed the door in her face and sank to the ground...It couldn’t be her... But it was... Anne!

Only Sixteen 14

By Susan Brown



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We Shall Fight On The Beaches...10

There was silence for a moment and I winced slightly as Heather held my hand even tighter, if that was possible...


We Shall Fight On The Beaches...

Chapter 10

By Susan Brown



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Only Sixteen 13

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‘Look, it might not be too bad. Your name hasn’t been mentioned and you don’t look any different to any other normal girl.’

Only Sixteen 13

By Susan Brown



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Only Sixteen 12

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It was like a nightmare. What had I done to deserve this? I just wanted to live my life without all this crap…



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Only Sixteen 11

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I went into college regularly as I wanted to get used to things and I got a real enjoyment in just being one of the students…

Only Sixteen 11

By Susan Brown



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Only Sixteen 10

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I was staying with the people I considered to be my new, true family which, of course, included my lovely girlfriend Hannah…

Only Sixteen 10

By Susan Brown



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Only Sixteen 9

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I had my usual hot chocolate with whipped cream and marshmallows. Yummy or what?

Only Sixteen 9

By Susan Brown



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Only Sixteen 8

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Please note that some sections of this story might be upsetting and mentions attempted suicide.

Only Sixteen 8

By Susan Brown



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Only Sixteen 7

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Only Sixteen 7

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Only Sixteen 5

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Inside, there was a woman there looking at me.
She had a long feather duster in her hand and she was waving it about suggestively...

Only Sixteen 5

By Susan Brown



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876976880 Circuit Malfunction

I was alone on the farm, in the farmhouse that is. Mum and Dad were out, they had gone to a young farmers meeting in the village...

876976880 Circuit Malfunction

By Susan Brown



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Only Sixteen 4

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I had not been to a doctor's surgery for quite some time and as I waited with Claire to go and see the doctor, I felt a little bit nauseous and my heart was working overtime...

Only Sixteen 4

By Susan Brown



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Only Sixteen 3

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‘Look Emma, I’m sorry if we upset you. The twins aren’t subtle if you know what I mean and I wasn’t much help either. I hate to see you upset.’

Only Sixteen 3

By Susan Brown



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Only Sixteen 2

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I had a train to catch at 11.30 from Paddington Station so I had to get a move on...

Only Sixteen 2

By Susan Brown



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I filled up my rucksack, as quietly as I could. I did not want to wake anyone up. I was lucky that I had my own bedroom.

I was soon going to be out of there. A house that I had grown to hate…

Only Sixteen 1

By Susan Brown



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The Phone

For the umpteenth time, I looked out of my bedroom window. There was no sign of my Dad.

The Phone

By Susan Brown



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Football Girl~Seasons 1 and 2 on Kindle

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Football Girl - Seasons 1 & 2

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Football Girl ~ Season 1
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Football Girl ~ Season 2

The first books in the Football Girl series have been available from the Kindle Store for some time and get mostly 4 and 5 star reviews.



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Football Girl~Season 3~Chapter 1

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The rain was coming down in sheets. I could barely see the other side of the pitch. The pitch? That was a laugh; it was an incredibly muddy quagmire with next to no grass down the middle. I had played on better surfaces at the local park.The rain was coming down in sheets. I could barely see the other side of the pitch. The pitch? That was a laugh; it was an incredibly muddy quagmire with next to no grass down the middle. I had played on better surfaces at the local park...
 
 


Football Girl
Season 3 ~ Chapter 1

By Susan Brown

Copyright © 2021 Susan Brown



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We got out of the car. You don’t argue with a policeman armed to the teeth…



Running Scared

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Susan Brown


Chapter 12


Previously...

I screeched to a stop, the engine running.

My heart was in my mouth.

There, in front of us were no less than three police cars, a police van and an ambulance.



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Running Scared~11

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Amelia was sitting in the corner, rocking herself and crying. I went over and sat beside her and gave her a hug…



Running Scared

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Susan Brown


Chapter 11


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As I heard the sound of an engine grow fainter, I felt more despair at that moment than I have ever felt in my life.



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Running Scared~10


‘I miss Daddy so much,’ said Amelia, her voice choking slightly…



Running Scared

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Susan Brown


Chapter 10


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A Tale at Christmas

The chimney was narrow and twisty I could see very little and I was, I suppose about halfway up...

A Tale at Christmas

By Susan Brown



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Nightmare

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Nightmare

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I woke up screaming and crying my eyes out.

Before I knew it, I was being hugged.

Even before I opened my eyes, I knew that it was my mother hugging me. She had that lovely ‘Mum’ smell, a trace of perfume and that indefinable trace of something else that was unique to Mum.

‘What is it honey?’

I pulled myself together, just a bit.



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Running Scared~9

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The noise was indescribable, so I won’t describe it…



Running Scared

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Susan Brown


Chapter 9


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There was a big red button on the bank of dials, thingies and whatchamacallits in front of the steering wheel.

‘Well, would you both like to press that button?’



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Running Scared~8

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I looked around and my heart went into my mouth as standing there, at least six foot tall in his regulation issue socks and looking very menacing, was a policeman...



Running Scared

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Susan Brown


Chapter 8


Previously...


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Running Scared~7


‘Daddy, we have gone into hiding, we’re with Claire and her daughter. We’re staying with…’



Running Scared

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Susan Brown


Chapter 7


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Just then, a mobile started ringing.

We both looked around. On the bedside cabinet, my burner phone was ringing and vibrating.

I stood up and went over to it.



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