Tanith Lee by Midday People

Author:Midday People
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2011-12-12T02:16:57+00:00

III

She did nothing. Nothing at all. Days passed - how many? - two, three - probably only one - and she did nothing.

The frond-weed-herb, whatever it was, wilted in the glass of water in the bathroom.

He never mentioned it. Never noticed?

Was that bizarre?

Yes, it was bizarre.

Chrissie, however, looked at the frond as it shrivelled. And at lunch-time, when they went down to the cafe with pink sunshades, she looked - she looked—

For them.

But they were not there.

No, they were there, but she could not see them.

Campari with ice. Red wine. Antipasto. Fresh peaches in a basket. The brandy bottle (his).

A green lizard (not gold) spangling across the baked earth. Cyclamen in pots on a wall.

Today I’ll walk out and see the vineyards.

She did not.

She sat, long after Craig had gone back to the hotel. She sat looking, looking. Not seeing them. Seeing their absence.

Those nights, or that night, Craig and she ate their dinner in the usual restaurant.

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