The Hunter and the Vampire
The back bumper of my car was facing the road, and I needed to make sure that no part of it was sat in the way of oncoming traffic, a sitting duck for another vehicle to bash against.
I glanced down at my legs. They looked the same as ever: lean beneath dark jeans, and, though they were trembling slightly from exertion, there was no visible damage. The only pain I felt was in the tightness of my neck and shoulders, which I categorised as whiplash.
My brain felt muddied, and each realisation felt like a great achievement, rather than the normal workings of my mind. It was as though I’d traversed a large distance to arrive at each simple conclusion, having paddled through thick, gloopy silt wi
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