Nighttime’s nice.

Quietly enjoying a walk, talking helping her to heal. Conversation’s a little one-sided, but that’s to be expected: it’s hard to find a good listener.

Strange, her voice, aloud, amongst the forest’s sounds.

She tightens his gag, forces the gun into his back.
Whispers in his ear.
“RUN!”

Steven Holding lives is the United Kingdom. His story PULLING NIGHTS can be found in the latest issue of STYGIAN LEPUS. You can follow his work at www.stevenholding.co.uk.