The sun still hides shyly beneath the horizon when I step onto my balcony, tracksuit bottoms and a hoodie warding off the chill. My hair is still damp from the shower when I run my fingers through it while balancing a mug of tea in my other hand. The air is cool against my skin … Continue reading September 23 – Unwritten (6)
An annoying buzzing sound disrupts a dream that evaporates the moment my brain achieves something resembling a cognitive state. With a low grunt, I fumble for the twitching thing on my nightstand and catch it just before it can tumble off to its certain death over the edge. "Yes?" I answer the phone, and my … Continue reading September 23 – Still (5)
'Spectamus et semper ibi sumus’. We watch, and we are always here. The Talamasca motto. The first, most basic training you receive as a Talamasca recruit is ‘to see without being seen’, blend into your surroundings, and become invisible, if you need to be. And never interfere. Lighting someone’s cigarette to covertly getting a good … Continue reading September 23 – Drawn (4)
The moment the aeroplane's tyres hit the runway, my phone is out and I'm looking for a car to take me to the French Quarter. I breeze through the airport with my carry-on bag, grab a coffee on the way and head towards the agreed meeting point in record time. When I step through the … Continue reading September 23 – Close (3)
With a soft thud the used condom lands in the bathroom bin. I wash my sticky hands and splash some cold water on my face. I risk a quick look into the mirror. What am I even doing here? Meaningless sex with a stranger is... well... exactly what it says on the tin. It is … Continue reading September 23 – Gone (2)
The moment I step through the velvet curtain, the outside world is muffled. It's like walking through a veil between worlds that divides reality and fantasy. In here I'm no longer Rashid Chaudhury, Talamasca agent. In here I'm plain old Ray Evans, trying to get laid. The voices inside the 'Ash & Oak' are more … Continue reading September 23 – Almost (1)
Daughter of Gallifrey 