Bara Cailín 2: 42 ‘The Flowing Crowd’

October 8, 2015October 20, 2015 ~ Barnaby Taylor

Ahead of her Inteachán could see men gathered in coloured robes.

White and purple.

Cassocks. Capes. Collars.

Also military uniforms.

Dark blue. Epaulets. Bright medals.

Ceremonial swords.

And expensive suits. With men holding umbrellas for them to shelter under.

It was quite some procession in the driving rain.

Like a Saint’s Day of old.

Sacerdotal.

Private security guards wearing fluorescent jackets and earpieces controlled the crowd that flowed around the stones. The Crowley Baird Inc. logo was clearly visible.

‘Don’t push,’ they shouted above the roar of the rain.

‘Keep moving now.’

‘You can’t stop there.’

Mac stumbled as the crowd surged behind him.

Inteachán gripped his coat and held on for dear life.

Published by Barnaby Taylor

Inspired by his passion for films and video games, Barnaby Taylor loves writing dystopian science fiction and horror. His most popular books are the four volumes of the VIRO series, available in paperback and electronic form. They can also be ordered at all good bookshops. Book One is available for FREE download. Barnaby is currently developing the VIRO series for television and is interested in speaking to anyone who believes that they can help him take VIRO and his various other exciting projects to the next level. Barnaby posts weekly updates on his writing on his blog and you can follow these updates at www.falconboy.ie. You can also find him on Twitter @BarnabyFTaylor. View all posts by Barnaby Taylor

4 thoughts on “Bara Cailín 2: 42 ‘The Flowing Crowd’”

kim881 says:

October 8, 2015 at 12:44 pm

I’m enjoying the narrative but I kind of freaked out at the image – I have a bit of a doll phobia!

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Christina Butcher says:

October 9, 2015 at 1:02 am

Can I ask why you change the size of your text throughout the piece?

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1. Barnaby Taylor says:
  
  October 9, 2015 at 7:07 am
  
  Hi, the first and last sentence are emphasised with a larger font size. It is something I started as an experiment when the series began and I have left like this since. I do think about changing it sometimes but haven’t decided yet.
  
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  1. Christina Butcher says:
    
    October 9, 2015 at 3:50 pm
    
    It definitely carches my eye! I was just wondering
    
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