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He waited, partially hidden by the twilight shadows, which were playfully dissolving day to night. The neat semi stood proudly in a street of almost identical houses, its small front garden decorated with a tidily pruned hedge. He lit another cigarette, the flame of his clipper briefly illuminating his twisted features and still he waited. The semi was still a hive of activity, lights illuminating each room, coloured walls proudly displayed to the outside world. He waited tirelessly and his p...

The first pale beam of early morning sunlight filtered through the gaps in the wooden Venetian blinds, painting the cream wall a warm sunshine yellow. He turned careful not to wake up Anya who lay solid and sleeping beside him in the double divan, yawning widely he checked the red digits displayed on the alarm clock beside his bed, not even nearly close to 6am yet but the sleep he yearned for would not consume him. It was too far away even to attempt to grasp and he sighed with frustration re...

She ran, her bare feet pricked by the sharp pine needles and slashed to ribbons on the small jagged rocks lying discarded in the woodland. Even the pain and the slick feeling of blood did not discourage her from her constant frantic pace. Her slender limbs were carrying her as quickly as she could force them in order to get as far away as possible from the presence she felt was closing in around her. Moonlight flooded the sparse dusty earth and she tried to weave a trail around the silvery st...