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The Leaves Are Turning Brown – Epilogue
After all the police, the lights, the hospital and the questions, Jules went home. Her flat felt empty and unusual, like it had been moved[…]
The Leaves Are Turning Brown – Chapter 31
Everything moves slowly as I walk down the dark corridor. Jules is right behind me and I feel her feet softly feeling for the floor. […]
The Leaves Are Turning Brown – Chapter 30
As I drive the car down the motorway, keeping to the central lane, maintaining a stable speed, Jules reads to me from the notepad that[…]
The Leaves Are Turning Brown – Chapter 29
I run all the way through the storerooms of the basement, back to the bottom of the small staircase. I can hear people moving around[…]
The Leaves Are Turning Brown – Chapter 28
The drive back to Esther’s seems to go so smoothly. I drive down the motorway, stopping for petrol only once. The traffic seems calm, quiet,[…]
The Leaves Are Turning Brown – Chapter 27
The next morning I awake. For a moment I am sure that Jules is here, lying next to me in the bed. I turn over[…]
The Leaves Are Turning Brown – Chapter 26
Looking around me I see I am in a small room, painted off-white. There’s a bed, an empty desk, a chair and nothing else. The[…]
The Leaves Are Turning Brown – Chapter 25
The morning comes, bringing the sun through the curtains in the small country hotel. I look down at the bed and see another pair of[…]
The Leaves Are Turning Brown – Chapter 24
After a while we go back to the car and start driving. It’s getting dark outside, and I’m not entirely sure what day it is,[…]
The Leaves Are Turning Brown – Chapter 23
From the moment we comes downstairs and see Esther, I can tell something is amiss. Esther’s face is cold and hard, showing no emotion, just[…]
The Leaves Are Turning Brown – Chapter 22
The next morning I wake up to an empty bed. I panic, looking around the room wide eyed, but relax again when I hear the[…]
The Leaves Are Turning Brown – Chapter 21
Esther was understandably pleased when we told her we’d like to stay for a while. She stood up and instantly bid us follow her down[…]
The Leaves Are Turning Brown – Chapter 20
The atrium of the house is huge, the wide sweeping staircase goes up in the open room to the first floor and beyond. I look[…]
The Leaves Are Turning Brown – Chapter 19
The Saturday morning sun blasts through the open curtains. It was so late when we came to bed that we didn’t bother closing them. […]
The Leaves Are Turning Brown – Chapter 18
As my eyes slowly open, I see the morning sun coming through the curtains, illuminating the room in a soft light. Jules is there next[…]
The Leaves Are Turning Brown – Chapter 17
As I take a final sip from the glass, draining the last dregs from the pint, I look over to Jules. She looks as beautiful[…]
The Leaves Are Turning Brown – Chapter 16
Thursday morning comes around. I haven’t been to the lab in days, but a brief text to my colleagues and a slightly longer email to[…]
The Leaves Are Turning Brown – Chapter 15
When I wake up I’m in a different room, a bedroom the likes of which aristocracy would feel completely at home waking up in. I[…]
The Leaves Are Turning Brown – Chapter 14
“Hello. Do come in, I’ve been waiting for you”. The cliches ricochet around the expansive office, off every oak panel, every expensive looking sculpture, off[…]
The Leaves Are Turning Brown – Chapter 13
The Monday lunchtime crowd is just starting to enter the pub, but I’ve been here for an hour now, so have picked out the best[…]
The Leaves Are Turning Brown – Chapter 12
The next morning I awake in my clothes, on one side of my double bed. I’ll never understand the dynamics of a double-bed. When you[…]
The Leaves Are Turning Brown – Chapter 11
We both woke up within 5 minutes of each other, around noon on Saturday. My eyes opened and focussed on her face, still precisely where[…]
The Leaves Are Turning Brown – Chapter 10
The dinner conversation is excellent, and we have laughed our way through the starters, chuckled over our mains and enjoyed every sip of each other’s[…]
The Leaves Are Turning Brown – Chapter 9
The last week has gone so quickly, and I’ve been cheerful. I’ve felt engaged with the world and have taken each day as it comes. […]
The Leaves Are Turning Brown – Chapter 8
Waking up hungover is equivalent to being scared by a friend. As my eyes open I feel ok, and the light washing into my eyes[…]
The Leaves Are Turning Brown – Chapter 7
This is hard to do with one hand, but it can’t be helped. I’m texting her, phone in one hand, slice of pizza in the[…]
The Leaves Are Turning Brown – Chapter 6
Daylight breaks in through my window, which is unsurprising as I have no blinds, and no curtains. There is a tree outside that provides some[…]
The Leaves Are Turning Brown – Chapter 5
When I was young, around 8 years old, I suffered with recurring nightmares. It was always the same, the feeling of dread as I went[…]
The Leaves Are Turning Brown – Chapter 4
There is a point in conversation, I’m pretty sure we’ve all experienced this, where you realise you’re talking, but also realise you haven’t been listening[…]
The Leaves Are Turning Brown – Chapter 3
That wonderful day seems so long ago now. Has it really been 7 years? The warmth of the sun and being close to my friends[…]
The Leaves Are Turning Brown – Chapter 2
Looking back I can clearly see the house, just at the bottom of a small cul-de-sac, hidden away from the main road, next to the[…]
The Leaves Are Turning Brown – Chapter 1
Imagine this: you walk out the door of your house, and before you set one foot on the pavement it’s like someone is pushing a[…]
The Leaves Are Turning Brown – NaNoWriMo 2015
In 2015 I took part in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), a challenge to write a 50,000 word novel in the month of November. It[…]