Enormity by Nick Milligan

Author:Nick Milligan [Milligan, Nick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-01-09T05:00:00+00:00

The caravan park appears, a diorama of shapes and shadows, back lit by piercing white security lights. It’s vast in size, spreading off into the distance and low to the ground, like a military barracks. The bus slows as we arrive at its front gates. The headlights find a sign surrounded by tall, anorexic palm trees. Mirage Holiday Park. The sound of gravel crunches beneath our wheels as the hulking vehicle lazily rolls into the park’s grounds, tracing the circular driveway.

The outside temperature has dropped. I find a jacket in my hand luggage and put it on. Everyone alights to the cool night air. Vince, the driver of the Known Associates’ bus, wanders over to a small reception office, sliding open a screen door and stepping into the yellow glow. Somewhere an insect buzzes and clicks. Another chirps in reply. Damon pulls a packet of cigarettes from his top pocket and offers them around. I take one. He smiles and pats me on the shoulder.

Off in the depths of the caravans I can hear voices come and go. A laugh. An engine turns over and hums. A few car doors are opened and closed. Clean, precise sounds. No clutter. The darkness of the desert muting echoes and reverberation. Even the low rumble of the tour bus next to me seems softer, like it’s purring.

Vince appears in the door of the reception office. He turns and waves goodbye to someone out of sight.

“Okay, gentleman,” he says, before handing out keys to members of the group. “This ain’t exactly the Pluie Tordue, but Big Bang Theory’s lovely manager Amelia has managed to book all of their remaining cabins. They’re marginally less shit than the caravans.”

“Quality,” smiles Damon, taking a key. “Thanks Vince.”

“Two to a room,” says Vince.

“Looks like it’s you and me, Jack,” says Dylan, as he sidles up next to me. “I’ve still got spirits, so we’ll be set.”

“Let’s find our cabin and go exploring,” I suggest.

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