I am in a corrugated iron shed at the Blue Anchor Railway Station in Somerset<\/p>\n
Viola Gresham is hiding with me<\/p>\n
She has a serious time disease<\/p>\n
Which can only the sea can cure<\/p>\n
I can see the sea from the shed<\/p>\n
But we cannot swim in the sea<\/p>\n
During daylight hours<\/p>\n
As Viola has breached the time parameters<\/p>\n
We hope to swim in the sea after dark<\/p>\n
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But the days are long and Viola is getting weaker by the hour<\/p>\n
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The situation is critical<\/p>\n
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Another complication is that Viola\u2019s brother is searching for her<\/p>\n
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Can you travel back fifty-five years?<\/i><\/p>\n
Maybe but I am very weak <\/i><\/p>\n
If you do you will find an eight year old boy <\/i><\/p>\n
Waiting on the sea platform <\/i><\/p>\n
At this railway station<\/em><\/p>\n He will be able to help you <\/i><\/p>\n And you will be out of your brothers reach <\/i><\/p>\n You are aware Victor<\/i><\/p>\n That if I fail in my time journey<\/i><\/p>\n That you will never see me again<\/i><\/p>\n That is a chance we will have to take <\/i><\/p>\n We will have to do this soon <\/i><\/p>\n As I do not think you will last the day <\/i><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n Viola began to fade in stages and within five minutes she was gone<\/p>\n I closed my eyes and thought of my Blue Anchor holiday in the August of 1962<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3<\/b><\/p>\n I became worried as I scanned the platforms of the Blue Anchor Railway Station<\/p>\n I could not find any trace of Viola<\/p>\n Perhaps my idea had been redundant and she had died in time transit<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What are you doing Victor?<\/i><\/p>\n My father was standing next to me<\/p>\n Watching the trains Dad that\u2019s all <\/i><\/p>\n Well do not get in the way and keep away from the edge of the platform <\/i><\/p>\n And remember tea is at five <\/i><\/p>\n Do not be late <\/i><\/p>\n I did not answer but waved at my father as he strolled along the platform<\/p>\n He did not wave back<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As I was looking in the long grasses<\/p>\n I noticed a severed arm<\/p>\n Hidden in the undergrowth<\/p>\n I knew it was Viola\u2019s<\/p>\n As I recognised her time ring<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I picked it up and hid it under my cotton shirt<\/p>\n The stationmaster was watching me<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What are you doing son?<\/i><\/p>\n I looked at the kindly man<\/p>\n My sister has a terminal time disease and I asked her to travel to this year <\/i><\/p>\n It was the last family holiday we had before my father died <\/i><\/p>\n But she has broken up during transit <\/i><\/p>\n I thought she was too weak to travel <\/i><\/p>\n You did you best <\/i><\/p>\n That is all you can do <\/i><\/p>\n I began to cry and the severed arm fell from my grasp<\/p>\n Do not cry I also had a sister during my early years at the station and she also became infected whilst time travelling <\/i><\/p>\n \u00a0It was a sad time for my family but time heals young man time heals <\/i><\/p>\n Now pick up your sisters arm and throw it in the sea if it gives you hope <\/i><\/p>\n I did exactly the same when Julie broke down <\/i><\/p>\n But nothing happened <\/i><\/p>\n The fish feasted on her remains <\/i><\/p>\n That was my only memory <\/i><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n The old man ruffled my hair and gave me half a crown<\/p>\n Do not be sad I hope this will improve your day <\/i><\/p>\n Thank you Sir I am sure it will <\/i><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n I waited a few minutes and crossed the road behind the signal box<\/p>\n When I was out of view I threw Viola\u2019s arm into the sea<\/p>\n I waited a while but nothing happened<\/p>\n The arm floated away from the shore<\/p>\n And then sank beneath the surface of the dull sea<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I let the rest of the day pass without further incident<\/p>\n And returned to the camping coach for tea<\/p>\n As I was a little tired<\/p>\n I went to bed early<\/p>\n Hoping to dream about Viola<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1<\/b><\/p>\n When I awoke next morning I was again the corrugated shed<\/p>\n But Viola was not with me<\/p>\n Either alive or dead<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I waited for a while and when I thought it was clear I crept out of the shed<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A young man in a Silver Suit was standing in the shadow of the main station building<\/p>\n Where is she? <\/i><\/p>\n Who?<\/i><\/p>\n Viola <\/i><\/p>\n I do not know a Viola <\/i><\/p>\n Do not lie <\/i><\/p>\n She is out of your reach <\/i><\/p>\n She is out of everybody\u2019s reach <\/i><\/p>\n Most likely but you have committed a time crime and there is only one punishment for that as you are well aware <\/i><\/p>\n As if I care <\/i><\/p>\n You do care Victor <\/i><\/p>\n But as I am her older brother and to some I am a generous man<\/i><\/p>\n I will give you chance to escape <\/i><\/p>\n And then I will hunt you as I hunted Viola <\/i><\/p>\n What do I have to do?<\/i><\/p>\n Nothing I will give you an hour and then I will hunt you through all mirrors of time <\/i><\/p>\n If you become sick as Viola did then I will be the doctor who smothers you <\/i><\/p>\n I asked you before what do I have to do<\/i><\/p>\n The young man smiled and watched as the first train of the day entered the station \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n Just start walking but be careful of that train <\/i><\/p>\n I would not like to see you dead at this early hour <\/i><\/p>\n But before you go I believe that you owe me half a crown <\/i><\/p>\n I consider that you have been in my debt for too many years \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n To Be Continued <\/i><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I am in a corrugated iron shed at the Blue Anchor Railway Station in Somerset Viola Gresham is hiding with me She has a serious time disease Which can only the sea can cure I can see the sea from the shed But we cannot swim in the sea During daylight hours As Viola has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3716"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3716\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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