Shaun Jeffrey: Dead Man's Eye

A bald man sat mumbling to himself, occasionally raising his voice to shout an obscenity or two.

Beside him, an old woman with scraggly grey hair rocked back and forth as though she was being pushed and pulled by unseen forces.

Not wanting to associate with the other patrons, Joanna sat on a seat by herself and turned her attention to the television.

A newscaster was going through the day’s highlights, his voice a monotonous drone.

“The prime minister left the hospital earlier this morning after the collision yesterday. Reporter Jenny Falcon was at the scene when he left.”

The picture changed to a recording of a blonde-haired woman with an effervescent smile.

“Doctors said that despite the seriousness of the crash, the prime minister made excellent progress,” she said. “At one point, it was thought he might not make it through.”

A commotion and raised voices made the reporter turn towards the hospital. “And here he comes now.”

The camera panned around, and Joanna’s jaw dropped, her eyes going wide as she stared in sheer terror at the man with the black corona around his body.

“I would like to thank everyone for their support during my stay,” the prime minister said. He paused; grinned. “But as you can see, nothing is going to stop me. I feel ready to take on the world.”

Shaun Jeffrey was brought up in a house in a cemetery, so it was only natural for his prose to stray towards the dark side when he started writing. He has had three novels published, ’The Kult’, ’Deadfall’ and ’Evilution, and one collection of short stories, ’Voyeurs of Death’. Among his other writing credits are short stories published in Cemetery Dance, Surreal Magazine, Dark Discoveries and Shadowed Realms. The Kult was optioned for film by Gharial Productions.

Visit the author’s site at: http://www.shaunjeffrey.com

Copyright © Shaun Jeffrey 2010

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