Life Drain
Special thanks to KillerMuffin for her editing assistance * * * * * The first time I saw Laura, she was standing in the middle of the road. Silent. The only movement was a slight tremble from the tears rolling down her cheeks. I walked straight past her, assuming the classic ‘Oh, I didn’t just notice you’ expression that London people are somehow innately born with for such tricky situations. Surprisingly though, for the few seconds that I had seen her, I was able to form an almost perfect...