regardless of the weather, doing
nothing but looking, reading and thinking, but mostly remembering.
There
were a couple of fields between him and the bench, owned by a farmer
who didn't want anyone using them as a short cut. Especially not
George, as had been vocally pointed out to him during a particularly
unpleasant conference with McGuffrey last August bank holiday. He'd
have to walk down towards the village, then, and take the gate to the
footpath half-way up the hill, and...
He
laughed. What did any of that matter now? He twisted his Assegai
between the strands of barbed wire and tugged it free. Then, humming
as he went, he pushed his way through the hedge and walked across the
dark dampearth, ready for a crop that would never now be
planted.
By
the time he had reached the bench it was two hours since he'd been
bitten. His time was running out. He sat down, carefully placed the
Assegai by his side and looked out to sea. It was calm. Inland he
could already seem plumes of smoke from where fires had taken hold.
He thought he heard a scream in the distance, but he couldn't be
sure. All he could see was the tranquil blue of the ocean. He
concentrated on the sound of waves crashing against rocks. George
smiled and closed his eyes.
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nothing but looking, reading and thinking, but mostly remembering.
There
were a couple of fields between him and the bench, owned by a farmer
who didn't want anyone using them as a short cut. Especially not
George, as had been vocally pointed out to him during a particularly
unpleasant conference with McGuffrey last August bank holiday. He'd
have to walk down towards the village, then, and take the gate to the
footpath half-way up the hill, and...
He
laughed. What did any of that matter now? He twisted his Assegai
between the strands of barbed wire and tugged it free. Then, humming
as he went, he pushed his way through the hedge and walked across the
dark dampearth, ready for a crop that would never now be
planted.
By
the time he had reached the bench it was two hours since he'd been
bitten. His time was running out. He sat down, carefully placed the
Assegai by his side and looked out to sea. It was calm. Inland he
could already seem plumes of smoke from where fires had taken hold.
He thought he heard a scream in the distance, but he couldn't be
sure. All he could see was the tranquil blue of the ocean. He
concentrated on the sound of waves crashing against rocks. George
smiled and closed his eyes.
http://theevacuation.blogspot.co.uk/
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