Powerless.

Key. Click. Close slowly. There's a baby in the ground floor flat. Walk. Matt. Banister. Stairs. Climb. Light sensor. Climb. Dark. Look at the window. Dark. Sigh. First key. Shuffle. Second key. Pull. Wrong key. Second key? Swing. Clink. Chink. Stop. Look. Dark. Listen. Silence. Sigh.

Move your limbs. Close door quietly. Why? Throw keys onto table. Turn. Sigh. Drop bag. Thump. Breath In. Breath Out. Turn. Kitchen. Click. Heating. Turn. Living room. Scrape. Tortoise. Walk. Kitchen. Gentle. Tortoise. Floor. Fridge. Rustle. Lettuce. Floor.

Stand. Push shoulders back. Good posture. Tall. Taller then who? Blank. Stare. Blink. Look. Photo. Sigh. Why?

Turn. Turn. Turn. Turn. Turn. Turn. Turn. Where? Walk. Turn. Turn. Turn. Turn. Stumble. Doorframe. Walk. Turn. Turn. Turn. Turn. Where. Stop. Stop. Breath. Trapped. Turn. Stop. Turn. Stop. Turn. Stop. Stop. Breath. Breath. Walk. Blink. Tight. Breath. Heavy. Lean. Slide. Floor. Trapped.

Let go. Whump. Floor. Blink. Unfocused. Carpet. Blur. Heavy. Trapped. Silence.

Still. Heavy. Ache. Silence. Light Filters. Breathe In. Breath Out. Blink. Focus. Trapped.

Time passes.

Hunger? Kitchen. Fridge. Stare. Photograph. Turn. Tortoise. Walk. Place. Gentle. Scrape.

Kitchen. Blink. Kettle. Click. Sigh.

Bathroom. Scrape. Click. Bolt. Razor blades. Shake Head. Sigh. Water. Soap. Scrape. Click. Unchanged. Sigh.

Radiator. Laptop. Tea. Sigh. Press. Stare. Type. Watch. Shake Head. Blink. Swivel eyes. Sigh. Up. Door. Lock. Lock. Lock. Sigh.

Bedroom. Pyjamas. Laptop. Close. Walk. Bathroom. Sink. Teeth. Contact lenses. Face. Towel. Real unfocused. Reflection. Stare. Lean. Blink. Press. Touch. Rub. Scratch. Sigh. Close Eyes. Lean back. Open Eyes.Walk. Bedroom. Stand. Turn. Kitchen. Kettle. Blast. Tap. Click. Hot Water Bottles. Two. Look. Sigh. Pain.

Bed. Click. Darkness. Pull. Covers. Blink. Half Light. Stare. Sigh.

Breath In.

Breath Out.