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    Gilda's Locket
    Gilda's Locket
    Gilda's Locket
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    Gilda's Locket

    By T. L. Ingham

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    When Gilda buys a locket for her birthday, she finds more than she ever dreamed of, literally. She soon discovers the locket is more than a piece of jewelry; it holds the power to let her relive her life in her dreams. What's left of her life quickly spirals out of control as she becomes ever more obsessed with the locket and the desperate need to relive the happiest moment of her life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherT. L. Ingham
    Release dateJun 5, 2012
    ISBN9781476321691
    Gilda's Locket
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    T. L. Ingham

    About the Author:T. L. Ingham was born and raised in upstate New York, before living short stints in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Illinois, and then finally, Indiana where she lives today, residing with her husband and their two dogs. She can be reached at http://www.facebook.com/tl.ingham.1

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      Gilda's Locket - T. L. Ingham

      Gilda's Locket

      By T. L. Ingham

      For my grandmother, who gave me an insight into the world and the people in it, far beyond whatever natural capacity I may have gained on my own.

      Gilda's Locket

      Published by T. L. Ingham at Smashwords

      Copyright 2012 Tammy L. Ingham.

      This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      Thank you for downloading this free ebook. Although this is a free ebook, it remains the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be reproduced, copied, and distributed for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download their own copy at Smashwords.com, where they can discover other works by this author. Thank you for your support.

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      Gilda's Locket- a short story

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      Gilda; never Gil, never Gilly, only Gilda or Gilda Jean if you must; toyed with the locket that dangled from the thick chain wound around her neck. The chain, which had been a separate purchase from the locket itself, was another strike on her already very tight budget. Her monthly widow’s pension and social security check barely covered the household expenses, such as they were. She lived quite modestly in a tiny house that she and her husband had purchased over fifty years before. They had struggled over the next thirty years to keep up with the monthly mortgage payments, worrying each month as the next due date rapidly approached, but somehow they had managed to squeeze each payment out just in time, and eventually, they had owned the property free and clear.

      The neighborhood had changed quite a lot over those years. When they had first signed the mortgage, their neighbors had been young couples not unlike themselves. Twenty-something’s buying their first homes, places that would inevitably be a stop along the way until their careers took off and they could afford something better; eventually relocating to the bi-level homes in the new neighborhood being constructed on the other side of town. Only a few of the originals had stayed behind, inevitably leaving their homes to less than deserving children or in some cases grandchildren, who lived a much less motivated lifestyle. Instead, these twenty-something’s existed paycheck to paycheck, investing their earnings on less essential things. High-end technologies were more important these days, and each of these small cracker-box homes housed more than their fair share of high-end computers, cell phones, flat screen televisions, and surround sounds. Gilda would venture a guess that if each of her neighbors set aside the funds they had used on all the frivolous purchases they could easily have afforded better homes. But that was none of her business. And it certainly had not been the case with Eldon and herself.

      They had both worked most all of their lives, but neither having a college degree or being licensed in any trade, they had been forced to accept the paltry weekly paycheck that seemed to be the only thing they had a right to expect. Eldon had worked most of his life in the local grocery store, working his way up the ladder to produce manager. Not very exciting, but it paid the bills. She herself had worked a bevy of odd jobs, everything from cleaning lady to keeping the books for a local doctor. Eldon, being older than she, had retired only a few years before his death, so they never had really gotten to enjoy those so-called golden years.

      Not long after her official retirement, also known as finally old enough to receive a social security check, she had taken a job at the local library. It was a job she enjoyed, not terribly demanding, and the quiet unrushed atmosphere was a perfect for a lady of her advanced years.

      Her birthday had been the week before; turning seventy-five had seemed more exciting for her co-workers than it ever had been for her. All the same she feigned delight at the surprise party they had held in the small room behind the checkout counter of the library. Fully equipped with paper streamers and pink-iced cupcakes (thank God none of those awful party hats-

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