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A short extract from the story 'The Witness' which forms part of the collection contained in my latest book 'Consequences '. Hope you enjoy it (and if you do you might even consider purchasing a copy - details below). Thank you for reading: Now he was back on the street once more, moving past the buildings as if he were unaware of their presence. Daniel moved as if he knew that he was no longer a part of the world around him. His eyes took nothing in whilst his mind was consumed by thoughts that his rational self refused to acknowledge. He could feel pools of sweat building beneath his arms and across his back despite the cooling breeze that had begun to drift across the city. Daniel found himself walking quickly, as if there were somewhere that he knew he had to be; as if he were trying to escape the thoughts that were battling within his head. Arguments raged within him, his thoughts switching from circles to spirals and back again, neither side able to gain the upper hand, to strike the final blow. Before he realized it, he had reached what he had hoped would be the comfort and safety of his own home. He turned the key in the lock and burst through the door as if it were the only thing that could save him. Behind it, crouching on the floor, he realized that nothing had changed but the empty objects that filled his vision. Consequences. Three tales exploring consequences; the consequences of random events, of choices and decisions made and of fate or chance. A Slow Return sees a man analysing his emotions as he is forced to face up to the consequences of his actions following a random accident. In The Witness a man's life unravels before his eyes after he becomes an unwilling witness to an event which may or may not have happened. But the collection opens with Spinning Wheel, a story of fate creating a situation in which the boundaries between reality and fantasy become blurred, leading a man into a series of unexpected consequences. Lulu Book Depository Barnes and Noble AbeBooks
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