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Day #11: The Bell Tolls by Amber Averay Everything is so dark and quiet. Once, not too long ago, the street was full of noise, of life. Now the only sounds to be heard are the creaking wheels of the carts that come around to collect the corpses, and the sombre clanging of the church’sContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear”

Day #10: Midwinter Nights by Amber Averay I wake up in the night, having fallen asleep on the couch while watching television. The heater doesn’t work, so I’m cocooned in a nest of blankets and lap rugs and at first it’s a struggle to wrestle my way free. I immediately regret doing so. It’s cold.Continue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear”

Day #9: Zealous Anticipation by Elizabeth Averay Swallowing back the pain I gather myself together to try again to find the exit. It’s not easy, as the bloodred warning lights strobe constantly making it hard to focus on anything. Making my way as quietly as possible I limp to a door to see yet anotherContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear”

Day #9: Zealous Anticipation by Amber Averay The silence is broken only by a hollow gong to mark the passing of the hour. We kneel in rows of five, grey robes puddling about our legs, heads bowed in peaceful reflection. I’ve become so accustomed to this position now that my bones and muscles barely complainContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear”

Day #8: Come Together by Amber Averay The blood is sticky on my hands. Sweat drips into my eyes, trickles down my neck. The heat is oppressive, my head is pulsing. Christmas lights flickering on someone’s tree splash over the dry garden, the only colour on the patches of brown, dead grass. Well, not theContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear”

Day #7: Subzero by Amber Averay The world seemed paused in a state of suspended animation. The quiet was eerie, broken only by echoing pings and clicks that passed through the sub at measured intervals. It put Brock in mind of whales communicating, and he wondered why he’d agreed to this. Why he’d accepted theContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear”