Post eleven – photographs of Manchester
I’ve been avoiding looking at these photographs for three years.
They were taken the day before Samantha died. It was July 2006. We spent the day wandering around Manchester. Sam was getting cabin fever in the new flat and I was beginning to smell like a mouldy box. We decided to take the day off and see what we could find.
Samantha grabbed the camera before we left.
The outside of our flat
Castlefield
The Palace Hotel
Lincon Square
St. Peter’s Square
She took this video as we were on the way home. On the way back, she joked about wanting to buy one of those pushchairs.
Half an hour after this was taken, we had a blazing argument. She slammed the door in tears. I saw her once more after that.
I told Persephone about it today. I’m not sure why, I hardly know her. I’ve never really told anyone, not even Regina.
It felt good to finally explain the whole story.
