Mournful Sunset
Darius stirred in his sleep, the bed was a little too short and he hadn’t been able to stretch his legs, he was going to wake up with cramp he knew it. Veronica jabbed him in the ribs, he grunted. She whispered in his ear. He did his best to ignore her. ‘Dee, Dee’ she said loudly, her voice echoing eerily around the chamber. ‘What?’ he snapped. ‘Are you awake?’ ‘I am now, what’s up?’ ‘What time is it?’ ‘I don’t know, what does your watch say’ Darius said. ‘I don’t know, I’ve left it in the house. The strap was irritating my wrist so I took it off.’ It’s not the only thing that’s irritating, Darius thought. ‘Do you think we should open the lid and see?’ ‘No, its too early, it wont be safe.’ Darius said. They lay still for a while longer. Darius was about to drop off again. ‘When you were little, did you ever dream about living forever?’ Veronica asked as they lay in the darkness. ‘No.’ ‘What did you dream about then?’ she asked, not willing to give up. ‘I...