Dated 12 July 2011:
When Freddie's feet let go, his entire body surges forward as if pushed. Before he's even aware of it, he's running. The slap of his trainers and hammer of his heartbeat are loud in his ears, a crescendo that doesn't quiet until he's pulled Effy into his arms and against his mouth with a flurry of movement and a whimper.

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Comedy over the centuries had changed quite a bit, and while Aidan might not have always been in the proper mindset to appreciate all types of comedy watching someone get poked in the eye and slapped in the face was always funny. As a vampire or human, the Stooges were hilarious ( Read more... )

It was only fitting, Jane believed, that she would hold this party upon such an eventful day. Five years ago, she had arrived upon the island and her whole life had changed. She was no longer the young girl that she had once been and was no longer trapped in the confines of a time when her options were greatly limited. Though the date coincided, ( Read more... )

Dated July 05, 2011:
It's all shit again, isn't it? Can't be anything else, because that's just impossible for them, because you can't pick up broken pieces and suddenly make something whole- it just doesn't work like that. Not Effy, not Cook, and now not Freddie either.Cook and Effy find each other on Tabula Rasa for the first time. Everything is ( Read more... )

The water is cold. Surrounded by blades of green and the warm browns of dirt, the stream which weaves itself through Effy Stonem's fingers carries a touch of the winter, an edge of bright blue that reminds her of ice. Ripples stretch with every step she takes, each one trying for the bright flowers that grow along the bank, but inevitably washed ( Read more... )

Dated July 2, 2011:
From the moment Tony first locked eyes with her from over her pram, Effy Stonem ceased being Anthea and Jim's daughter and became instead Tony's sister-And Tony, although he'd be reluctant to admit it, could only ever truly belong to Effy. There is no other who knows him so fundamentally, who connects with him so effortlessly. ( Read more... )

DATED MID-FEBRUARY 2011:
"It seems like a lot to get used to, but, I don't know, I could think of worse places to be stuck. The Arctic, for one. Alaska. Florida."

Two girls - one loquacious, one reticent - exchange words one afternoon.

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The island had done it again. Whether it was pure chance or benevolence none of them would ever know, but somehow, someway, the place had seen fit to give them all booze again ( Read more... )

Dated to the evening of 8 March 2011:
A breeze stirs his hair, humid and heavy with the scent of something lush and far removed from the street's pervasive tang of vomit and exhaust. A wisp of melody carries in on it, and Tony looks up, phone forgotten in a slack hand. A well-worn boardwalk stretches into the dimly-lit distance, banked on either ( Read more... )

DATED JANUARY 2011:
He surfaced, shaking his head and wiping water from his eyes though it did little to help him. When Harry blinked, he could make out Effy easily enough, but all her lines were soft and blurred. Somehow that seemed fitting, but he did squint to better his sight of her.

Harry and Effy take an impromptu afternoon swim.

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