Alien Murmuration - 1st Person
A story i have been reworking to avoid the copywriting issues of using so many song lyrics etc.
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Alien Murmuration - Chapter 1 (1986)
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I see that sign again; it seems like every time I get on this bus I see it. Is it on every bus or do we use this bus most days? I am not sure why I...
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Alien Murmuration - Chapter 2 (1988)
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Back to Chapter 1 If I carefully consider my life so far I can confidently say that it is firmly and clearly split in two. Everything that happened...
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Alien Murmuration - Chapter 3 (1988)
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Back to Chapter 2 Dad got angry with me! I don’t really blame him. My brain exploded. The lights, the music and all of the records. All those insane...
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Alien Murmuration - Chapter 4 (1989)
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Back to Chapter 3 I don’t mean to upset mum but that doesn’t override the fact that my shirt and tie are strangling me. We’ve arranged with the...
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Murmuration - A Masking Story - Chapter 5
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My acting immersion plan was far from perfect and today was one of those days where it was even further. The characters that I generally create are...
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Alien Murmuration - A Masking Story - Chapter 6 (1990)
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I didn’t make it back to school for a few days. Mum wanted to storm up there and talk to the head! But I begged her not to. I don’t want any fuss...
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Alien Murmuration - A Masking Story - Chapter 7
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“His latest obsession.” That’s what my mum calls it. Always with that slight rolling of the eyes that hurts my heart. Mum says that I have to...
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Alien Murmuration - A Masking Story - Chapter 8
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I am not sure when it started, or how. They are all laughing. Piercing my brain with their high pitch screeching and screaming. Out of the corner of...
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Alien Murmuration - A Masking Story - Chapter 10
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No one has given me a hard time for weeks. School feels totally different to me now. A few weeks ago I would worry about being picked on by Kim and...
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Alien Murmuration - A Masking Story - Chapter 9
The day has left me shaking. I can’t tell if I am happy or sad. Something has changed. Barely even answering mum as she asks me how my day was, I...
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Alien Murmuration - A Masking Story - Chapter 11
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The sun is proudly sitting in a clear blue spring sky. All the clouds are burnt away and nothing is getting in the way of the warmth bringing joy to...
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Alien Murmuration - A Masking Story - Chapter 12
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I am neatly folding my t-shirts, one for each day I am going to be away. Mum walks in looking stressed, “Now honey are you sure you are going to be...
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Alien Murmuration - Chapter 13 (1991)
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So here I am. Just another juvenile delinquent hanging out in the park watching my mates play football. The only thing that could make the scene more...
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Alien Murmuration - Chapter 15 (1991)
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The gig was brilliant, this is totally where I want to be. All I need is . . . It’s the thing that happened after that gets me. I am totally unsure...
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Alien Murmuration - Chapter 16 - 1991 (Part 1)
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Suddenly the lights flicked on, and everyone is cheering and clapping. I stand stock still and stare around me. An ocean of wide unblinking eyes and...
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Alien Murmuration - Chapter 16 - 1991 (Part 2)
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Part 1 Here - https://www.abctales.com/story/vincent-burgess/alien-murmuration-chapter... Then I see him. bright against the night sky. The lights...
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Alien Murmuration - Chapter 17- 1991
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I open the front door and push through. The darkness of the house is a tonic to my stinging eyes. I can still feel my muscles tingling in my body. My...
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Alien Murmuration - Chapter 19 - Spring 1992
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Mum has been drinking every night recently. I mean, so have I but I am supposed to, right? I am out partying like my friends . . . like everyone’s...
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Alien Murmuration - Chapter 20 - Summer 1992
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Just another gig! I look out over the crowd. I wonder ‘how has this sight become ‘just another gig’?” Turning to the others, I smile as Rod tickles...
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Alien Murmuration - Chapter 14 (1991)
Mum is screaming at me again. I cover my ears and lay my head on the table. “You can’t just block it all out! You have to live this life!” I don’t...
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Murmuration - Chapter 21 (Part 1) 1992
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“DJ Sasha!!” Manny is screaming as a large and expanding group of us walk towards the Escape club opposite the pier roundabout. “Come on 24-hour party people”, he continues “DJ Sasha in the area!”. Katie wraps her arm around me and pulls herself into me, holding me tight, The night seems light and open under the full moon. I look at her and smile, still lost in my thoughts about tonight's gig. It feels like something important happened tonight. I can’t quite put my finger on it.
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