One Among the sleepless, a novel written and performed for podcast by Mike Bennett. This novel is intended for an adult

audience. Episode 28

Hello Liss Hello listeners and welcome to one among the sleepless. Our final episode. It's been a weird ride and well I hope you've enjoyed it as much as I have but now the time has come

to draw back the curtain on our final act and so with no further ado I give you the conclusion to one among the

sleepless.

Adam entered flat three and immediately began to unbutton his old raincoat.

As dusty he had worn it every day and until today he had been intending to dispose of it

though now as the raincoat fell open to reveal the blood-stained clothes he wore

beneath it he was glad he hadn't. He tutted and shook his head as he looked down at

his gore-grimed Choose Life t-shirt.

Hmm. Perhaps it would have been wiser to put the coat on before I started dismembering him.

He opened his carrier bag and reached inside.

He withdrew a large roll of heavy duty garden refuse sacks and tossed them onto the

sofa. Then he pulled out a large hacksaw. Discarding the bag he ran a finger over the hacksaw's teeth.

This ought to make short work of those stubborn bits. As he was closing the front door he heard a dull metallic clang. He turned to face the direction of the sound, the bedroom, as again the sound resonated through the flat.

He moved quickly to the bedroom and flung open the door.

The room was empty.

Then he heard a low metallic groan from beyond the open window, the fire escape.

Someone was on the fire escape.

In a few strides he was at the window and he thrust his head outside.

Footsteps below, voices.

He climbed out onto the fire escape and looked over the rail.

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