Tuesday Intro/Teaser

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St. Luke's Hospital

" When I woke up, I remembered nothing - apart from one thing. And little enough of that: I remember that I was lying on my back while the woman was straddling me, grinding her hips against mine. I have a feeling it was embarrassingly quick; but then, it had been a while. The thing is, I remember how it felt, but not what anything looked like. When I try to picture her face, I can't. When I try to picture the surroundings, I can't. I can't picture anything at all. I try; I try really hard, because I'm worried. After some time, one thing come back to me: the taste of ashes. As it turns out, the memory loss may be the least of my problems. Technically, I am in a state of "diminished responsibility". That is what the police conclude after paying me a visit in my hospital bed. What I had done was drive my car through a fence and into a tree in a place called Downham Wood, near the border between Hampshire and Surrey. I had not idea where Downham Wood was, nor what I was doing there, I don't remember driving through any fences, into any trees, Why would I - why would anyone - do that?"

The Invisible Ones by Stef Penny