Ring the Change

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The cold wind swept the icy rain along the Thames embankment, making those few, brave pedestrians regret their decisions to walk rather than take a warmer, more protected form of transport.

One such man pulled his coat collar tighter and then thrust his hands deeper into his pockets in the vain hope they’d be warmer there. He walked faster, conscious that he was late. As he reached the prearranged point, his heart sank, for no one was there. He walked to the railings and looked across the grey water towards the South Bank.

“Damn it!” he muttered, feeling the first tendrils of fear and not a little despair. It was not in his field of experience to be so far out on a limb. His life had consisted of a series of secure environments, first school, then university and finally, and latterly, as a research scientist within the Ministry of Defence. Never before had he stepped quite so far outside his box, and never before had he felt quite so insecure and vulnerable.

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