Ghosted

There are always two sides to ghosting.  The victim's and the ghoster.   For the victim,  the hurt and the anger can go on for a long time.  He/she can cannot understand what happened or what went wrong and can become mentally unstable.    The ghoster carries on with a new or more fulfilled life and ignores the victim.

Anne waits in the bandstand on Christmas Eve for her lover.    Deep down she knows that she will never see him again.  Five months without contact from him has made her mentally ill.  She knows what she must do to find peace.

This short story set in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England  includes dark themes, sex and bad language.