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Every house has a ghost. The Crying Kid is ours.

The Kid is generally more mischievous than malevolent, turning taps on and off, footsteps in empty rooms, writing ‘Hello’ in crayon on a door frame.

The Kid got its name because every now and then you’d hear a small child crying. Sometimes there wouldn’t be anyone else in the house. I first heard The Kid when Claire was poorly in hospital. It was late at night and clear as day.

Claire heard The Kid once. She thought it was her corporeal children, but they were sleeping.

The Kid never sleeps.

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