The morning radio bulletins confirmed their worst fears. The Party had claimed electoral victory; there was no news of any of the opposition. The Leader had declared a three-day curfew, instructing that anyone caught outside should be shot immediately by the security forces.
Peering out of their bedroom window, the pair spotted dark-uniformed armed guards marching up the street. Moments later the guards were inside their apartment block shouting, hammering doors, getting ever closer until suddenly the guards were banging their own door.
'This is it,' he whispered. They kissed. Their last words to each other were 'I love you.'
Peering out of their bedroom window, the pair spotted dark-uniformed armed guards marching up the street. Moments later the guards were inside their apartment block shouting, hammering doors, getting ever closer until suddenly the guards were banging their own door.
'This is it,' he whispered. They kissed. Their last words to each other were 'I love you.'
