My Unfair Lady

A short story by Guy Cullingford

''See my finger''s wet
See my finger''s dry
Slit my throat if I tell a lie . . .

''When a young girl approaches a man reading by a tree, warning him of a murder, he rushes to help. However, upon the disappearance of the girl - the only witness - he finds himself the prime suspect and shunned by the community.

After managing to track down the young girl, Ruby, he sets ...