Behind a locked door_The Room of Circles_The Mirror Eternal_Into the Mind
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Behind a locked door
Tiff and Alex stood outside the Victorian house gazing up at the first-floor balcony.Tiff remembered running in and out of the rooms and playing in the back garden here, at Green Villa, when her mother dropped her off at weekends.Alex, who was standing behind his wife, placed his arms around her shoulders. “Why now? We could have done so much to this place. Made so many memories.” His voice broke with emotion and he continued in a whisper, “I can’t imagine life without you.”Tiff turned to face him. “We said we wouldn’t mention that today. No hospitals, tests… chemo.” She turned back to face th...
The Room of Circles
The groans emitted from the old chair as though I was destroying it rather than just sitting. It would be time soon, but not necessarily yet and all these uncertainties weighed my head down like it was filled with water. The sea was striped with moonlight and a sweet smell was rising in the air, yet it made me feel sick. The tangerine tree sat primly on top of its flowered thrown, shadowing the hillside with its large leaves. I gripped the chair harder, ignoring the protesting squeaks, and, using my middle and thumb, I cautiously pulled the watch from my pocket. Its bronze shimmered and boldl...
The Mirror Eternal
“Simple words. Try again.” I looked down at my hands for the third time. They were still mine. They wiggled when I made them. “I’m not a child.” “Mr. Ancoat, this test isn’t designed to insult your intelligence. But the temporal distortion can be a bit much for some patients.” The words resonated as if they were being spoken many times over simultaneously, that weird effect of two mirrors bouncing off each other into the void. “Temporal what?” The doctor scribbled notes on a pad, and then glanced at a mirror that was inset into the wall. He gave a “this isn’t looking good” twist of his eyebro...
Into the Mind
The job was simple. Approve or deny entry into the government’s underground base. That’s what they had said. It was mostly people who were of high officials, so my co-worker, Harriet, would look over their stuff and let them in. She was basically my superior as she was supposed to show me the ropes, but she took most control anyway. I knew how to do the job from what she told me, but I would have never expected this. We get people who are Elite rankings, people who are in charge. It was only a few days that I had been there and it was only Elites coming in. I found that a little odd...