Apocalipstick

Chapter One

Chapter 1

Rebecca was fiddling with the tuner button on the car radio. She'd been sitting in the monster traffic jam on Camden Road, engine off, for the best part of fifteen minutes. For the last two she'd been trying and failing to find some traffic news that might explain what was going on.

". . . still offering huge discounts on our exclusive range of Lazee Dayze recliners . . ."

Fiddle:

"Here's Brotherhood of Man, with Save All Your Kisses for Me . . ."

Jab this time:

". . . and my Alan was just lying there, completely limp-not even the faintest sign of life. So, I did what anybody would do. I got down on the floor and started giving him the kiss of life."

Rebecca found herself stopping to listen.

"And isn't that a cheery, feel-good story to brighten up this drizzly a.m. in the capital? Jacky from Borehamwood, there, talking about her house fire and how she successfully resuscitated Alan, her iguana."

Her nose wrinkled as she imagined puckering up to some slimy reptile. Not that she hadn't puckered up to one or two in the odd drunken moment. The only difference was, he ... read full excerpt from APOCALIPSTICK (E-BK) ebook