Anniversary

Helen’s stomach was giving alarm signals. She wished she’d never joined ‘Friends Reunited’ all those years ago but at least she’d managed to avoid any face-to-face contact ever since. If the email had been from anyone but Sandy she’d have ignored it but, well, she and Sandy were best friends right up to Uni; it …

Coulrophobia* (The Girl)

The girl sits very still in the corner and wraps her coat around knees. The way she tucks her ankles up against her bottom. The way her fingers flutter through the space around her. Each thing he hopes never to forget. The body language alone should have told him. Someone who turns their back, sits …