Nirasha Cordero understands that no one ever truly leaves Gravenor.
And perhaps, with the remaining hope she had after Sixth Form, she tried to prove that claim wrong.
It's been a few years. She hasn't kept count, but she's returning home in the autumn at the request of her parents and, perhaps, for their reunion formal. Maybe she can prove to them that she's changed. Nirasha has learnt her lesson. She's a better person now, dedicating all her years after leaving this town to helping people.
Nirasha is going to try and make the best of her visit this time.
It will be her last one.
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Over the course of 2025, a select group of young writers was invited to take part in a year-long writing program at Story Factory. Their goal was to produce a fully realised novella. This is one of the novellas produced in these workshops.