T-MAC Basketball Shoes – 18

   “See?” said Gary. “I’m not here. All there is, is you, walking up and down the platform, talking to yourself, trying to get up the courage to . . . ”
    Richard had not meant to say anything; but his mouth moved and he heard his voice saying, “Trying to get up the courage to do what?”
    A deep voice came over the loudspeaker, and echoed, distorted, down the platform. _”London Transport would like to apologize for the delay. This is due to an incident at Blackfriars Station.”_ “To do that,” said Gary, inclining his head. “Become an incident at Blackfriars Station. To end it all. Your life’s a joyless, loveless, empty sham. You’ve got no friends–”
    “I’ve got you,” whispered Richard. Gary appraised Richard with frank eyes.
    “I think you’re an asshole,” he said, honestly. “A complete joke.”
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    Gary smiled. There was real pity in the smile, and it hurt Richard more than hatred or enmity could ever have done. “More imaginary ‘friends? We all used to laugh at you round the office for those trolls. Remember them? On your desk.” He laughed. Richard started to laugh, too. It was all too horrible: there was nothing else to do but laugh. After some time he stopped laughing. Gary put his hand into his pocket and produced a small plastic troll. It had frizzy purple hair, and it had once sat on the top of Richard’s computer screen. “Here,” said Gary. He tossed the troll to Richard. Richard tried to catch it; he reached out his hands, but it fell through them as if they were not there. He went down onto his hands and knees on the empty platform, fumbling for the troll. It seemed to him, then, as if it were the only fragment he had of his real life: that if he could only get the troll back, perhaps he could get everything back . . .
    _Flash._