Before the Dawn
“Nothing smooth or equal; all sharp points poised to stab or wound. And three is an awkward number as well; no matter whether it's sides, wheels, or friends, it doesn't quite work. It's an odd number. Unequal. Unfair.
I formed this particular triangle by accident. At least, I think it was by accident. Sometimes it's difficult to remember.
I was standing at my front window, gazing out at the sleeting rain when I noticed my next door neighbor's eleven year old son, Jamie, slouching up to h...is house. I watched while he fished for his key without success, and then hopelessly rattled the front door handle.
He slouched back out onto the pavement, kicking the stones with his trainers, his oversized black hoodie making him a big, dark blur (the local comprehensive's uniforms are all black--they make them look like gangsters, in my opinion).
I knew his mother Alix (why the i?) didn't return home from work till sixish, so Jamie was on his for two hours at least.MoreLess
I formed this particular triangle by accident. At least, I think it was by accident. Sometimes it's difficult to remember.
I was standing at my front window, gazing out at the sleeting rain when I noticed my next door neighbor's eleven year old son, Jamie, slouching up to h...is house. I watched while he fished for his key without success, and then hopelessly rattled the front door handle.
He slouched back out onto the pavement, kicking the stones with his trainers, his oversized black hoodie making him a big, dark blur (the local comprehensive's uniforms are all black--they make them look like gangsters, in my opinion).
I knew his mother Alix (why the i?) didn't return home from work till sixish, so Jamie was on his for two hours at least.MoreLess
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