“It’s too late. I know it, but I try anyway. I have the same feeling as when you already know you’ve overslept without even checking your alarm. Except this is so much worse, the comparison seems almost laughable. This isn’t like the days we stayed up too late at sleepovers, fuelled by sugar and the thrill of doing something forbidden, where we’d have to rush to brush our teeth and still be late for double chemistry.”

From ‘These Mortal Bodies’ – included in the showcase