THE BLACK HOUSE
The Black House This is a discarded section of a chapter where I got carried away and strayed off track into the paranormal. I still like it though so thought I would post it here. The main character Bernie, has just committed a double murder and is fleeing the scene of the crime. Five minutes later Bernie was on Manor Road and trying his best to ignore the voice in his head which was screaming run. Bernie didn’t run, he might, Bernie didn’t. No one ever saw Bernie Run. They were used to seeing him shuffling around the borough with his head bowed to the floor. It would be totally out of character if he ran. Anonymity had always been Bernie’s friend and he needed it to stay that way. It wouldn’t matter once he reached the T junction at the top of Manor Road, all he had to do then was cross the main road and lose himself in amongst the allotments on the other side. He’d done it before and knew exactly where t...
