A Month Of Writing: August 20th 2018

During the Month of August 2018, Each day I Wrote Two pages of fiction in my Travelers Notebook. Here are some of the extracts.

August 20th

The sound of the alarm on my phone grow loader as it danced on the work surface of the kitchen, woke me.

Slowly rolling on to my back. Regretting having drunk what ever I had had last night. Pulling myself up off the floor wondering weather I had chosen to sleep on the floor or if I had passed out. Stopping the alarm looking at the bottle of lemon aid and vodka siting on the breakfast bar, wondering where I got the vodka from, as it was not something I drank, but the lemon aid, I’ll happily have that now. Reaching for the bottle I then noticed that there were two glasses sitting beside the glass bottle of drink. 

Who was I drinking with last night? looking around my studio.

My jumper felt itchy, hot and claustrophobic, pulling it off over my head the burning scratching feeling shot over my arm and over my body. Dropping the jumper on the floor I realised I had had a tattoo on my arm. still read and swollen, fresh. “what the fuck?!” “how the hell?…. What the hell?” Talking out load to myself for no one to hear. Looking at my arm wondering what this strange design meant? Where did I get it done?… And why didn't any of my friends stop me.?

Taking a photo of my arm and turning on my computer I put the photo in to a group chat on Facebook with the friends that I had been out with the night before, asking all the question that I had. And turned to some tattoo and Wiccan chat rooms, posting the photo in hope someone might no what this symbol meant. before heading to the bathroom for a hot shower.

Sat at my computer with wet hair, mug of coffee, a glass of water and pain killers I looked at the messages on face book.

Jamie: “Did you wake up at yours or his?”

Me: “mine and who is or was he??”

Emma: “the cute guy in the suit”

Me: “What! I don't remember him?? I was to drunk!! Why didn't you look after me”

Jamie: “we did.. we put you in a cab”

Me: “And cute guy in the suit?”

Jamie: “left after you”

Me: “and what about the Tattoo?”

Chris: “What dose it mean?”

Me: “how should I know I don't remember”

Emma: “Meat you at Ginger and White in a hour?”

Me: “ what do you know??”

Emma: “Fuck  all of you”

Nice friends I thought taking a sip of the coffee. changing tabs to one of my computer to the chat rooms.

white witch: “Nice tat. where you get it?”

Solo eater: “Got any other tats ;-)”

sisters 3: “what dose it mean?”

Dark arts queen: “Nice work where you have it done?”

Red Witch: “looks like something Viking”

Dark arts queen: “@RedWitch no looks Pagen.”

The same response over and over along with some slightly perverted comments.

then one court my eye.

The True Dark One: “I recognise it give me a moment….”

Then another message popped up with a link.

The True Dark One: “ Https.www.Universityoxford/lostcityjunglearchitecture Page 5 last photo”

For a moment I hesitated. the link was for a University web site. I clicked on it and it took me to a published paper form a professor on an ancient abandoned city and its architecture I scrolled down to page 5 and to the last photo. It was of a wall and pillars with faded carvings on the was of people surrounded by what looked like flames. I looked at the picture but I saw nothing. Picking up the pack of pain killers and taking two out I laid them on my computer and reached for the water, picking up on of the pills I knocked the mouse pad and the screen zoomed in.

There it was. The chiseled symbol that now was inked on to my arm, carved in to the ankle of the female figure. I zoomed back out to read the note under the picture.

“The image is believed to be depicting their version of the devil his human wife. Whom he marks. She constantly runs form him Scared of his love and power. Each time she dies her reincarnates her, so they can full in love again until she stops running from him and they can live and rule Earth and hell together”

Looking at the chat room tab “New message”

I went back to look.

The True Dark One: “Looks like he’s found his wife in this life time.”

A coffee at the Ginger and White was not going to be strong enough to help this shit…

A Month Of Writing: August 19th 2018

During the Month of August 2018, Each day I Wrote Two pages of fiction in my Travelers Notebook. Here are some of the extracts.

August 19th

A long day at work had tired her out and it was the first day back after a three day weekend. And standing and waiting in the cold for what seamed like at least 40 minuets or more, which in fact was only 20 minuets.

Getting on to the bus, only two stops from its stating rote, meant that it was empty. Heading to the back seat, she made herself comfy as the bus continued its journey. 

Neon lights from the shops lit the roads on the late autumn evening.

As the bus pulled in to the next stop, she looked around as two more people climb aboard. looking at the opposite seats with a few papers and magazines laid. she moved over to the neighbouring seat and reached for the both. Picking them up she saw a think black notebook with scraps of paper sticking out of the sides, its cover slightly bowed with its contents  elastic closure stretched keeping it closed, Staring at it unsure weather to pick it up or just leave it. But there was something about it… It was as if it was asking her to pick it up.  Moving back over to the seat that she had chosen by the window laying the papers and the magazines on her lap and looking at the notebook laying on top of them.

She stared at it wondering if there might be a name and number or an email inside so she could return it to its owner.

Slipping off the elastic, carefully not to knock and of the lose pages out of their carefully placed places.

The front page with its lies for its owner to scribe their name was blank. Glancing up as the bus stopped again letting no one off or on, waiting to move on.

So she began to look through the book. Scribbled notes on each page, some clear and readable, others scribbled roughly and practically unreadable. with strange symbols which almost seamed religious but she was unsure.

Pages from books stuck in with lines high lighted and question marks and questions noted. “Why was she there?” “Why did the writer include this?” “Why did he do that?”. It all seamed strange and pointless, yet it intrigued her, so she kept going, the lose pages had more notes on, then there was scribbled pictures in pen and some in pencil of screaming faces, people burning, similar to the images of witch trills. Dark twisted images of statues of Angels. More lose pages some from the Bible, defaced with drawings.

It all made her feel unease but there was something about the book that made her want to turn each page, despite her instinct to close it and leave it on the seat next to her and go.

A dark curiosity made her turn the next page, eyes taking in each spread of strange dark weirdness…

A Month Of Writing: August 17th 2018

During the Month of August 2018, Each day I Wrote Two pages of fiction in my Travelers Notebook. Here are some of the extracts.

August 17th

“Usual” asked the girl behind behind the counter. 

“please” he responded with a smile and pulling his wallet out of his back pocket.

“hows it been today” he asked the other girl as she began to put together his sandwich.

“been busy, enjoying the quite time before it picks up at around 4’ish”

“fair enough” He looked around the cafe with a dozen or so tables with only 6 people sat eating and drinking. His eyes stopped at the table in the corner by the window, where a girl sat with a plate with a half eaten cake and an untouched cup of coffee. She sat scribbling in a notebook franticly, passionately.

“She’s been here for nearly two hours, thats her second cup of coffee that she hasn’t touched.” said the girl placing his late on the try.

“Is she a regular?”

“Nope.. what ever she is writing has got to be important. my be she’s a student.”

As he watched her putting words on the paper, then flicking back through pages and crossing through words, lines. she pushed her hair off her face tucking it behind her ear. He suddenly realised.

“I know her.” His stomach tightened with that thought. He recognised the ring, the tattoo on her arm.

“You should go and say hi. Make sure that the pens not running out” smiled the other girl, placing his bacon and egg roll on the tray.

It couldn't be her. could it? It had been so long. Maybe it wasn't her? May be he was wrong?

“No that wouldn't be a good idea.”

Suddenly she stopped and jumped up startled. knocking the coffee of the edge of the table. She stared straight at him shocked at seeing him. She grabbed the notebook and quickly left.

“I think she remembers you”

He watched her leave and stared at the door after her. It was her, he could not believe it. He thought he would never see her again considering. But here she was still the same after 300 years. 

A Month of Writing: August 3rd 2018

During the Month of August 2018, Each day I Wrote Two pages of fiction in my Travelers Notebook. Here are some of the extracts.

August 3rd

“I’m not going in there”

“Why not? We agreed we would do this together.”

“Yeah, well, I was drunk and things always seam like a good idea at that time.”

The two of them stood looking through the open door way in to the dark void.

“Are we still going through with this?” he said pushing passed the two of them with a T bar stand with two yellow woking lights on them trailing the power cable behind.

“All in.. Well she's starting to chicken out” smiling at her.

“Lets just do this” she said turning on her touch.

“and let their be light” he said, plugging in the lights in to the extension lead. plunging the darkness in to light. Yet it almost seamed that the darkness was eating the light. with them unable to she the end of this cavernous room beneath the building that they knew so well.

In front of them was a mound of dirt. creating the dusty damp smell. set in to the side of the mound were concrete slabs creating a path of steps. leading to the top.

The three of them stood looking at the make-shift path in fount of them.

“fine I’ll go first.” she said stepping in to the void. they all slowly step up the slabs laid before them, each step leaving a its mark in the fine layer of dust. 

“I think this place is bigger then just one shop.”

“There has always been rumours of tuners leading down to the beach from one of the old manor houses.”

“yeah but those tunnels would be small, I think, there meant to be centres old and these shops have only been her 80 years tops.”

As they reached the top the three of them stood with their touches shining in to the far distance, even the light from the working lights did not illuminate this basement void. 

“We should go” she said the tone of her voice authoritative.. the two of them turned their touches to where the beam of hers fell. They stood in science as they paned the beams of light below, the white beams hitting and reviling tomb stone upon tomb stone….

A Month Of Writing: August 2nd 2018

During the Month of August 2018, Each day I Wrote Two pages of fiction in my Travelers Notebook. Here are some of the extracts.

August 2nd

Swinging from the chandelles, high on Champagne on ice

A ballroom floor of black and white tiles littered with black, sliver and purple balloons and glitter and streamers the same. 

While musicians play a lively beat with drums and sax, guitar and keys. The grand piano taking centre stage.

As guests as dressed up in black, purple and green, laugh and dance and jest. as glasses kiss and lovers caress. Hand in hand they move throw the crowds. For a privet corner, for a secret kiss.

A table out stretched. Nearly as long as the room, laid in purple, and red with a marvellous spread. Roosted hog, beef and quail. Roasted veg, steamed corn and jugs of ale.  Rich velvet chocolate cake and fruits from across the seas.

A Champagne fountain takes centre place, glasses staged high each filled… Devine.

A jester on a ladder empties another green bottle while another hand hands hime another.

While a group gathers round waiting for a glass of Champagne from on high. 

A figure dressed in black and green and mask to match. Purple ribbons hang from its stick to match the ribbons with in her hair. 

Stands alone and watches the chandelles that hang above their light and reflection captured in the mirrors in the celling above. 

Gold gilded frames, frame each one and cast painted sculpture hang between each one. 

As she watches the guests dance and sway on the checkered ceiling refection so high. 

Her broken thoughts last and slip away with the touch of a hand on hers as he leads her a way.

A Month Of Writing: August 1st 2018

During the Month of August 2018, Each day I Wrote Two pages of fiction in my Travelers Notebook. Here are some of the extracts.

August 1st

It was starting to feel as if it had not stopped raining for weeks.The constant grey glom hung over the city making noon seam like twilight. Shades of grey, blue and indigo washed the sky’s filled with heavy drops of rain.

Yet it had only been five days and nights dry and still.

As the sun rose, burning its rays of light through the dark clouds. It was as though its heat began to melt the dark sky in hope that it might be seen..

Sat in a small coffee shop, opposite an empty park. its green ground partly flooded. Puddles of grey blue catching every drop of rain through at it.

A gentlemen at the window table with a cup of hot black coffee, dressed in a tailored black three piece suit sat watching contently as people walked pasted with umbrellas.

Two girls rain past with their bags over their heads, flat shoes and short skirts. They made him turn is head for a second look, before retuning to his coffee.

People sat in hiding from the weather, drying their coats and trousers with a hot drink and a snack.

The warmth of this long summer  storm made the rain warm, not refreshing the air. A sudden flash of light from somewhere made people look up and towards the window. Followed by a sudden load rumble above in the distance. Echoing and bring a strange quite to the coffee shop.

He smiled to him self as he pick up the coffee cup in one hand and the saucer in the other. His dark bright eyes transfixed on the darkening sky above, as if pleased. As if receiving some good news.

A girl and her boyfriend- maybe, came in qickly pushing the door open and closing her umbrella, glancing at the table where he sat, for a second their eyes met and she was hypnotised until the touch of the boyfriends hand on her arm.

Smiling to himself as she walked to counter. He still had the charm after all these years. Dark, twisted, irresistible, yet this girl was not his concern today.

Looking back out the window he waited, listening and watching as the storm grow stronger  above. as the strikes of light seamed almost continuous and long explosions seamed endless the lights in the shop flickered and the street light went out, and shops on the other side of the park were put in to darkness.

He took this as his que. Standing and straightening his jacket , picking up his umbrella, dropping a tip of £10 on the table with his half hull coffee, he smiled once more at the girl making her blush. Leaving the shop he stopped opened his umbrella. He crossed the road and headed in to the small park towards the shops on the other side. 

For a moment she watched and for a second it almost seamed as if he was walking over the puddles rather then through….