You are welcome to share it with your friends. This book may be reproduced, copied and distributed for non-commercial purposes, provided the book remains in its complete original form. If you enjoyed this book, please return to Smashwords.com to discover other works by this author. Thank you for your support. Abandoned Vanessa Finaughty The evening was dismal, much like my mood. Cold, windy, and the sky threatening rain. I stumbled along streets in areas I didn’t know well. Eyes focussed on the passing pavement, I scratched the itching stubble on my chin, and then stuffed my hands deep into my coat pockets again. I snapped out of my thoughts as I approached a dilapidated building. I’m not sure what exactly forced me to pay attention to this particular construction; I had passed many that evening without so much as a glance. Maybe it was because it looked the same way I felt. Abandoned. Pausing, I looked up at a young child staring down at me from a third-storey window.
