"Someone has to stay awake," she replied through gritted teeth.
Avoiding ghouls, she made her way through the streets in the direction of her flat. By the time she reached her street, the traffic was moving and normality, whatever that was, seemed to have returned. She added the jar of coffee to the long line of unopened jars that extended across the kitchen worktop.
* * *
Russell was busy at his desk at the Evening Courier office. Jan knocked lightly and walked in. The air in the room smelled stale, like an ancient tomb.
Evening Courier She smiled. "I"d half expected to find a corpse."
He looked shocked. "I know I"m getting older, but I hope not that fast!"
She placed a computer disc on the desk. "Alec"s pics of the arson thing with my comments."
He looked up defensively. "I"d like
