Category Archives: The Others

The Others – Twenty-One

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Helen

Natalie was both excited and a bit frightened. So was I. We sat, calming each other and buoying each other up in the interminable taxi trip to Gabriel’s home. He lived in Surry Hills, in the penthouse apartment of a … Continue reading →

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The Others – Twenty

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Helen

I didn’t have to wait long. Friday night I was settling to watch a DVD I’d rented, with a beer by my side and a packet of chips, when the phone rang. I checked the caller ID before I answered … Continue reading →

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The Others – Nineteen

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Helen

The issue was how to make contact with the enigmatic Gabriel. I intuited that this could be even more difficult than it had been to talk with Natalie at the club, for similar reasons, but magnified because I half suspected … Continue reading →

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The Others – Eighteen

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Helen

On the screen a further mystery unfolded. Natalie had turned to look at the man and he had turned from his companion to look at her. They stood for one instant, one regarding the other, no awareness of or focus … Continue reading →

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The Others – Seventeen

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Helen

“Ok, watch this, just over here” I said, pointing to the upper right side of the monitor. Natalie leaned forward from her hunched position, sitting so close to me I felt I might melt. Her gaze was so intent on … Continue reading →

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The Others – Sixteen

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Helen

The thing was, apart from the ridiculous idea another would be there anyway, finding her, or him, as the case may be, was going to be tricky. I saw Natalie for two reasons. First, she was pretty. For someone who … Continue reading →

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The Others – Fifteen

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Helen

Well, there you go, bloody man with the ideas, eh? And the problem with ideas is they come before you even realize you’ve had them, and if you’re keyed up – like talking to a very pretty girl who is … Continue reading →

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The Others – Fourteen

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Helen

“I do feel invisible, quite often,” Natalie finally said, as though she had decided by some internal assessment that I might be trustworthy, or even because she wanted to talk about it to someone. Finally, to talk to someone who … Continue reading →

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The Others – Thirteen

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Helen

Natalie blinked and re-positioned herself. It looked like she was buying time to consider something, but whatever it was, she was resigned to this interaction at least. I wondered what George had required of her and what she therefore expected … Continue reading →

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The Others – Twelve

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Helen

Natalie was waiting for me at the door to the club the next day right on time, just as I expected. She had the key to get in, so she had to be there first, and she seemed a polite … Continue reading →

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