Funhouse by Michael Bray

Author:Michael Bray [Bray, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Red Shark Publishing
Published: 2013-10-20T22:00:00+00:00

Oakwell was one of those sleepy, one street towns with red brick buildings, and neat, tidy houses. The modern world had so far not slammed the town with corporate branding, and as he navigated down Main Street, Johnson thought that he could well have driven back to another era -Twilight Zone style- perhaps to the fifties or early sixties.

He wasn’t quite sure how to get to the warehouse, and thought it best to check with one of the locals that he was on the right track before Gloria woke up and gave him another ear bashing for ruining their night. He pulled over to the sidewalk, and rolled down the window. There was on older man heading towards him, walking a scruffy looking Jack Russell terrier with a pink bow tied behind its ears.

Johnson verified that he was indeed on the right track, and the local told him that he needed to go through the village, past the forest and he would see the signs for the warehouse. He thanked the man and was on his way again, when Gloria stirred and woke.

“What time is it?” She asked as she rubbed sleep out of her eyes.

“Just after eight. You have been out for a while.”

He looked at her, and although she wasn’t what would be deemed conventionally beautiful, she had a certain something that appealed to him. He thought it might be what he referred to as her ‘natural’ beauty. She wasn’t the type to go overboard with make-up, and even so she was looked upon enviously by her fellow females, as her skin was clean and smooth, enhanced by the scatter of freckles across her nose. At twenty-three, she was thirteen years younger than Johnson, but intellectually they were similar, sharing a love for fine dining and opera, which was a world away from his home life where the weekly topic of conversation was the comings and goings on the latest reality TV show. She looked at him, her eyes a stunning blue-green.

“How long is this going to take?” She said as she lit a cigarette.

He could tell that although she was still pissed at him, she seemed to have calmed down a little.

“Not long. Crockett is on my ass to fix this tonight.”

“You should tell that sack of shit to do it himself if it’s so important.”

“It’s my job Gloria, I had no choice.”

“Yeah, well your job has screwed up our night. You should just quit, you are way too good for that place.”

“You know I can’t quit.”

“Oh yeah, wifey wouldn’t approve.” She sneered.

“Hey come on, we agreed that we wouldn’t talk about my other life when we are together.”

She didn’t say anything, and turned away to look out of the window. They drove on in silence. There was little traffic, and apart from a cherry red convertible full of rowdy teens that overtook them way too fast, and too close for comfort, the road was empty. The green spires of Oakwell Forest rolled past on his right, and eventually, he saw the slip road leading towards the industrial area.

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