“Are you okay in there, Mam?” she asked.
“I’ve been in worse places.” Alice spoke without speaking, her words manifesting in Holly’s mind without troubling her ears. “Thank you for taking me with you. I thought I’d never get away from those blasted stones.”
“You’re welcome.”
They rode in companionable silence for a few minutes, until they reached the junction with the main road. Holly looked both ways, as if trying to decide which direction to turn the wheel. The pub called to her with the promise of temporary oblivion, but she chose to ignore it. With a sigh, she turned right, towards Carmarthen and home.
“So,” Alice said. “What happens now?”
Holly gripped the steering wheel and stared at the main road unwinding away ahead of them.
“Honestly, Mam,” she said, “I have no idea.”
About the Author
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GARETH L. POWELL is the author of five science fiction novels and two short story collections. His third novel, Ack-Ack Macaque, book one in the Macaque Trilogy, was the winner of the 2013 BSFA novel award. He lives in Bristol, UK.
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This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novella are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
RAGGED ALICE
Copyright © 2019 by Gareth L. Powell
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