Darker London

Cai came over later in the afternoon, arriving a while after Zoe and Liz had returned from dropping Rachel back at home. Zoe was still frustrated, and was reading angrily on the porch swing when he peddled up on his bike, leaning it up against the side of the house. “So I was thinking,” he said as he climbed up the porch steps, as Zoe sat up. “What if I got a motorbike. Think I’d look cool on a motorbike?”

“I think you’d feel like you looked cool,” Zoe said, sceptically.

( ... )

The world around Zoe was getting hectic, and Juliet found herself glad she was hanging around the Kemp Manor this week instead of fussing with her dad in his new and improved bachelor's pad. She hated to see Zoe looking so worried and stressed, even if she understood why her friend was feeling that way.

So, with all the strength within her, she slowly turned the warm tap in Zoe's private bathroom, until hot water was pouring down the drain. It didn't take long for the room to steam up and, after turning the tap again, because wasting water wasn't all that polite, even if you were dead, Juliet proceeded to write a message on the mirror with a ghostly finger.

You're never alone Zoe.

- ♥ J