

Better off Late The doors locked behind me and I exhaled, accepting that this was my last option. There was little room to breathe and a musty smell embedded itself within my nostrils, a crackling radio chatted to the stale dead air.Better off Late by ~andyjefferson
I need to get to the station in less than thirty minutes. There was a pitch of desperation in my voice.
Thatll be tight mate, itll be £22. His wheezy bark and outstretched palms told me hes not going anywhere until I produced the goods.
He wanted to be there as much as I did.
Thats fine I say, while handing over the notes. I really n


Game of Chance One roll and my life will change forever. Her eyes told of so much and I realised perhaps for the first time that she is truly beautiful, an angel with scabbed wings. I assumed Id never know when it would hit me, but I knew. Everything I could want right in front of me, wearing the smile she only wore for me. However there was a twitch about her tender lip that suggested something had stopped her cold in her tracks and that something was heading towards my gut unflinchingly.Game of Chance by ~andyjefferson
That was when I realised what had escaped the very back of my mind. What emerged from the big black box under the cluttered shelf marked do not open.


Tomato Red The bright lights burn my eyes. I see him approaching and the corners of his mouth twitch, hes hungry. His cold hands grip me. Surprisingly he is careful and soft yet there remains his forceful intent. I spy the blade across the room, glistening under the cracked shafts of light. As if reading my mind he reaches for it and the fear takes me. As he returns to me I notice a glint of expectation in his eyes that I have never seen before. He wants this to be very satisfying. I have no option but to observe his conviction as he moves the blade closer and I grow so cold. His gaze is now focussed with piercing intent. If I could tremble, I wouTomato Red by ~andyjefferson