A Reason to Kill (2015)
“Or how lonely.
They had carried out their plan and gone first to the bus station, but had been disappointed that no one seemed to be taking any notice of them. George thought that was inevitable, given that there was hardly anyone there. A sole driver sitting in his cab, reading the paper. A couple of people in the draughty-looking waiting room. They duly wandered round a bit and then George decided they should begin their trek back to Frantham.
Once away from the comfort of the streetlights, t...he night closed in around them. Barely any moon, little starlight despite the clearing skies. It was better once their eyes had grown accustomed to the dark, but it was still seriously spooky, their footsteps unnaturally loud on the tarmac and the night rustlings in the grass frighteningly alien.
Mice and foxes and stuff, George told himself. That’s all. Nothing scary. He thrust his chilly hands deep into inadequate pockets, wriggled his backpack into a more comfortable position and plodded on.MoreLess
They had carried out their plan and gone first to the bus station, but had been disappointed that no one seemed to be taking any notice of them. George thought that was inevitable, given that there was hardly anyone there. A sole driver sitting in his cab, reading the paper. A couple of people in the draughty-looking waiting room. They duly wandered round a bit and then George decided they should begin their trek back to Frantham.
Once away from the comfort of the streetlights, t...he night closed in around them. Barely any moon, little starlight despite the clearing skies. It was better once their eyes had grown accustomed to the dark, but it was still seriously spooky, their footsteps unnaturally loud on the tarmac and the night rustlings in the grass frighteningly alien.
Mice and foxes and stuff, George told himself. That’s all. Nothing scary. He thrust his chilly hands deep into inadequate pockets, wriggled his backpack into a more comfortable position and plodded on.MoreLess
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