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I moved from room to room, swishing the duster over the furniture absentmindedly. I couldn’t apply myself to anything since the tragedy. But I knew I had to pull together for the sake of my own sanity and the welfare of my children. Inadvertently, my gaze fell on my reflection in the mirror. “My God!” I sighed, “I can’t even …

“They had never imagined that the ‘ugly duckling’ would find a handsome mate.” I had stayed up all night supervising the decorations in the hall. Multicoloured balloons festooned the walls and buntings hung in loops from the ceiling, giving the place a festive air. Each table was covered with pink damask, with a solitary red rose in a long necked …