Chapter 15
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Chapter 15
I poked Billy.
Not on f*******: of course, in real life. We have already established that the freak doesn’t actually use social media.
How does he even breathe?
Anyway, we were on the metro heading to Athens Centre. The historic centre of Athens you might say, yes, the one with the Acropolis on it. I could tell we were heading close by the ever increasing amount of people squeezing in and by the body odours.
Or muck. Call it what you want.
Billy was a gentleman as always and was standing close to me, towering over and cornering me so that people wouldn’t bump into me. Other girls might think that was a bit flirty, I knew that he was actually following his own personal Savoir Vivre.
I kinda liked that.
He was looking out the window, zoned out and probably thinking of chess moves or something esoteric as always.
I poked him again.
“Yeah?”
“Deppy told you didn’t she?” I asked, not quite asking.
He hesitated. “She might have mentioned an episode.”
“An episode? Like an epileptic one?” I angry-whispered.
“That’s my term, don’t get mad at her. She’s just worried about you.” We were so close he was literally looking down at me.
I kinda hated that.
A sudden rush hit me. Cold sweat. My heart pumped and gravity tilted.
I looked around at all the people, locked in like sardines in a can.
Where would I go if she came at me again?
Where would I run?
Is there a button you can press in an emergency? Yes, there is one over there. Only three meters away yet so far it might as well be a hundred. A “break in case of emergency” button, with a warning below it for facing charges if used inappropriately.
How would I convince people it was an emergency if I was the only one who could see her? The Erinyes, with her angry face and her purple glowing hair that flowed towards me like it wanted to choke me?
I think I fainted.
Yeah.
It must have been mere seconds but I have no memory of it.
Duh, that’s what fainting is!
I was held in the corner by Billy, he had pushed my head closer to the window so I could get some more air.
I looked around, people were whispering. A woman gave me her water bottle, I splashed it on my face.
“Take your girl off the heat and the people,” she said to Billy.
“Excellent advice madam, we are getting off now anyway,” he replied while propping me up.
I pushed him away and walked to the door, people were making room for me despite the crowded space.
The doors opened and we walked onto the platform.
I stood firm as people rushed out of the metro and went on to their lives. I opened my legs wider than normal to stabilise myself.
People stopped paying attention to me. I wonder what they would do if they could see what I saw in my mind’s eye?
“Are you OK Mahi?”
“Fine now.”
We stepped outside into the street and breathed in the smell of piss.
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