The One (3 page)
Authors: Diane Lee
The old man sucked in his breath, reached out and grabbed her arm, fingers digging into her flesh. She looked directly at him, and he recoiled in recognition, the years falling away like sheets of rain.
‘Your name,’ he said sharply, almost panicking. ‘What’s your name?’
‘I’m Paton,’ she said, laughing.
And the old man wept, the years falling away like sheets of rain as regret burrowed into his soul like a cancer.
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About the author
Diane Lee lives in
Adelaide
, the capital of South Australia and one of Australia’s premium wine and food districts. Adelaide is a gateway city to the outback and is regularly rated as one of the
top cities to visit
in the world.
Diane has a Graduate Diploma in Education, a Master of Arts in Communication Management, and has been working in education since her early thirties. She is currently working part-time for the South Australian government in corporate learning and development.
Active on social media, Diane has been blogging regularly since 2006 and at
The Diane Lee Project
since 2009.
A keen runner, traveller, and photographer, Diane lives with her daughter, Tessa and is the valued employee of Bella, her much-loved cat.
Diane has never married.
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