Stories tagged “tube”
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Push Off
I step up to the platform; a bored man motions me to sit. I look over my shoulder to get once last glance before I plummet down. Their faces are in a smiles, they’re jumpy and overly excited. I am scared out of my mind. I sit down reluctantly and...
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The tube
As he sat he glances around him. The usual mundane crowd of London types. His eyes fixed on a middle aged woman almost opposite him. She had a slightly awkward demeanour and wore a threadbare coat made of a woven wool material. Her dark hair was thi...
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The prize
Rustling the bag she had previously crumpled tightly in her hand, she produced a sealed bottle of water. He realized he was staring at her. This wasn’t the done thing on the tube, so he forced himself to look away. When he glanced back, a curi...
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Feeding Daddy
It’s a weird concept, feeding your own father. I never imagined that I would have to do this for him. I assumed that he’d always be the one to nurture me, at least until I was well into adulthood. You know what they say about assuming…...