They broke into a house. It didn’t take much; the windows were already smashed and the lock on the front door had been busted off. The interior smelt of damp and disuse. Of an accumulation of emptiness.
They decided they would be better off hiding upstairs. That way, they wouldn’t be taken by surprise if someone entered the house, and they could keep a lookout from the upstairs windows. Daniel offered to keep watch first.
Emily climbed on the double bed, still made as though ready for someone to have a good night’s sleep on it, and fell immediately into a deep slumber. Nuo sat by the window with Daniel for a while, looking out across the night enclosed streets. With no streetlights or windows glowing with lamps and televisions, the town took on a different feel. Nuo’s eyes were constantl
