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Body Talks
The Struts
Graham Byrne
And then suddenly, the mirth drained from Grahamโs eyes as a large void seemed to replace it. A terrified void that was engulfing him. A cold sweeping down from his head to his toes and freezing his dead heart. There was a sway on his feet as his brain started moving through her words, one second where he felt the world completely become weightless before he settled back onto his feet.
She wanted to leave
She wanted to walk out into the storm
He needed to help her
He needed to-
โYou donโt want to do that.โ He said, the joking tone immediately dropping. Though, his eyes werenโt actually focusing on her. They werenโt really focusing much on anything. They were suddenly just full of possibilities and worries about everything that could possibly go wrong at this very moment. โThereโs a storm out right now.โ
โFeck the storm, Graham. I want to go outside. Are you with me or not?โ
But this wasnโt Ireland.
This wasnโt Ireland and he wasnโt trying to talk his best friend out of an awful idea. He was talking to a girl thatโฆ that wanted to make the same exact mistake as she did.
โWhere are you going to go? We canโtโฆ just walk into a hurricane - thatโs how you die.โ And you canโt die again.
But there was something to her stare. Something that told him that no matter what he said, she was going to leave, and it was just a question of whether or not he was going to shelter her from the storm or not.
They were getting closer to the hall. And Graham stopped her before she entered
โIโฆ Okay. Okay.โ He rubbed his face. An awful idea was springing into motion now. An awful awful idea. โOkay. I have a plan. Just wait here for a second.โ
And then Graham rubbed his face again, the terrified worrying melting away back into that charismatic empty-headed nature. He stepped back two paces and then with a very loud bang and a snap kick, he kicked the door open.
โHELLO. GOD IS DEAD AND WE HAVE KILLED HIM.โ He declared upon entering now that heโd gotten everyoneโs attention. โIโm gay and Iโve been having some hot passionate anal sex with one of the clergy here - you investigate amongst yourselves who I did it with. Spoiler warning, I was on top and hoo boy was that man submissive. ALSO. You.โ
And then he walked over and patted Max on the back. โYouโre coming with me. Weโre going somewhere more friendly.โ
Graham spelt out A-B-I. And then a point behind him. Hopefully Max would get the message that they were leaving that way.
โAlright then, hope you sinners and blasphemers have a fecking good time with your leaking roof. That totally isnโt a sign from God or anything that you all fucked up. Bye!โ
And then Graham turned around and left the congregation once more, returning to Abi.
โ... Okay so I donโt think Iโm allowed to be here anymore. Letโs go.โ
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