Chapter 4

Miu stared at the blue screen, tapping at the button, scrolling down and down. Every now and then she'd scroll back up, stare a bit and then carry on scrolling down. She had no time for homework.

The lights were off and the curtains open. The orange street light poured into to the room. Silence burned through the house.

She glanced at the computer's clock when posts began to repeat themselves. It was already 11pm. She closed the laptop and moved over to the window

He stood under the tree.

Why had he been at school? Was he more bored than usual?

She pushed the thoughts out of her mind and slipped into bed.

It was time for the darkness.

Again.