The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts. Marcus Aurelius Irina lowered her hand with the cup of steaming tea and looked through the window pane thickly covered with ice flowers, while the old enamel pot of beet soup simmered on the worn gas stove in front of her. The thin woman with […]
The way to the disabled subway and back to the big steel door had not taken as long as they had expected. The conductor had been visibly relieved to see the three of them alive again, and he had been even more surprised when they had explained that they did not want to proceed to […]
Ralph and Yanny had just arrived back at headquarters and were closing the door behind them when the cell phone rang. Yanny quickly pulled out the antenna and pressed the button to answer the call. But all she could hear was static and crackling.“Aby, is that you?” she asked loudly. No answer.“Hear anything?” Ralph asked, […]
They marched wordlessly side by side for some time, the ghostly echo of their footsteps adding to the already oppressive atmosphere deep within the tunnel. Nothing moved around them except the irregular flickering of the tubes along the tunnel wall, barely enough light to see where they were going. Even without the ever-present threat of […]
Just before the subway pulled into the station, Abigail had just finished putting on her rubber gloves. Yuri, who had recovered from the electrocution, watched her do so with a gentle smile, while Harry looked around vigilantly. He had his sword strapped to his backpack this time, encased in a specially made bag shaped like […]
The three of them were surprised at how few people were in the subway station. Even on the stairs leading down to the subway, there was usually a hustle and bustle at any time of the day or night. The city had expanded rapidly during the colonization period, and they had regrettably neglected to consider […]
Two bulging boxes of investigative files were carried into TRAP headquarters by a homicide detective. Abigail, already standing by with a bottle of disinfectant spray for the folders, chewed her lower lip in slight shock. It was a hell of a lot of documents that had accumulated in a relatively short period of time regarding […]
Isabella Stone smiled narrowly and nodded as he entered the imposing vestibule of the neoclassical city hall. The elegant lady with the neat hairdo and the eye-catching glasses with the neon yellow rim looked at him with tired eyes. She always looked exhausted when he met her, even now in the early morning. Will Morgan, […]
As the nurse crossed the corridor, which smelled of cleaning supplies, and slowly opened the door of the single room to check on the patient, her eyes immediately fell on the lady who was still sitting by the bed with the patient. She sighed softly and approached cautiously so as not to startle her. What […]
Breathing heavily, Harry, Abigail and Yuri slowly rose to their feet as the ripples of the waves washed over their bodies. The swim to shore had exhausted them more than they had expected. It was good to have solid ground under their feet again, even if this sandy beach could hardly be called solid ground. […]