Tales And Imaginings (2012)
“‘Hello,’ she said, ‘sorry to wake you at this hour of the morning, but we found a man lying in the road out there. Do you think you could phone for an ambulance?’ I peered past her, dazzled by the summer morning. Outside the gate another girl was kneeling at the roadside. A tress of red-gold hair hid her face and that of the long blackish bundle she was bending over. ‘Of course,’ I said, ‘I won’t be a moment,’ and I turned and ran back up to my flat.
When I came down again the girls were po...ised on slim legs at the gate. ‘We must run or we’ll miss the bus,’ the blonde one called. ‘We moved him into your garden.’ She brushed something off the hip of her rose-pink pullover. ‘There’s your bus now,’ I said, hearing its familiar roar at the corner. The other girl was already scampering to meet it before I had had a chance to see her properly, leaving an impression of multicoloured stripes and patches. The first girl hovered in the gateway a moment longer.MoreLess
When I came down again the girls were po...ised on slim legs at the gate. ‘We must run or we’ll miss the bus,’ the blonde one called. ‘We moved him into your garden.’ She brushed something off the hip of her rose-pink pullover. ‘There’s your bus now,’ I said, hearing its familiar roar at the corner. The other girl was already scampering to meet it before I had had a chance to see her properly, leaving an impression of multicoloured stripes and patches. The first girl hovered in the gateway a moment longer.MoreLess
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