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I can hear one behind me somewhere, crashing through the bushes, giving chase. I can’t keep this up for much longer. I can’t run, have never been able to. But I have no choice other than to keep putting one foot in front of the other.My lungs burn.My sides hurt.My throat is dry while sweat […]

“Hey,” said Ray. “Where do you keep the cable ties?” The store keeper, stood at the far end of the aisle, barely acknowledged Ray’s question, scribbled something on a clipboard, then simply walked away.“Jesus,” Ray muttered. He didn’t want to call after the dude, that would be rude. In the same way pretending to not […]

“Do I know you?” said Packer.“No, you don’t,” said the man.The stranger had stepped into the elevator just before the doors closed and fixed eyes on Packer. That gaze had not faltered.“It’s just I swear this isn’t the first time I’ve seen you today,“ said Packer.“You would have been stupid not to,” said the man. […]

Nobody left the toilet unflushed last night.Nobody left that empty milk carton in the fridge this morning.Nobody used all of the bread.I did.Yeah. I did all of those things.I am Nobody.And there’s not one thing any of you can do about it. Because none of you have the slightest idea who I am.Not one teacher […]