But the blood was drying on her hands, and its stickiness revolted her. She stopped in her tracks, almost tempted to go back. If the ring on his finger hadn't already given his status away, she would have known him to be a married man by the underpants he wore: baggy and overwashed, an unflattering garment bought by a wife who had long since ceased to think of her husband in sexual terms.Īs she moved down the landing she heard the room groan-there was no other word for it. She let the knife lie.What is it? she asked, turning to look at him. The room, or the spirit in it, responded with soft sighs of anticipation. This time she was certain her senses did not deceive her. It was enough to have him like thisShe reached into the jacket pocket.
It spun across the floorboards and collided with the skirting. She had a breath's length to admire the phenomena, no more, before the lamb let out a wheezing curse, and-instead of moving out of the knife's range as she had anticipated-took a step toward her and knocked the weapon from her hand. She crossed the blood-spangled floor to where he lay, and said: She was impressed.Īlmost as an afterthought, she registered that the lamb had stopped breathing. Anything the body might have usefully offered by way of nourishment had been taken the husk that remained would not have sustained a family of fleas. There was only the dim light that crept through the age-beaten blind.Īnd in mere moments, it was done. She looked to the wall, expecting it to tremble and spit her lover from hiding. She shrugged a small shrug, and turned back to the door.Īs the blood started, she was certain the room flickered, the bricks and mortar trembling to see the spurts that flew from him. But her hand was in the jacket pocket before the words were out, and as he stepped towards the door, she turned on him, slaughtering knife in hand. The words were chosen for no other reason but cruelty. I don’t get offended very easily, but it did hurt to see that. That done, she washed the knife, rinsed the sink and returned along the landing without bothering to dry herself or to dress. His punishment was that he had to raise the money to make the gold letters and then affix them to the cross, which was placed on the bridge to degrade the Jews of the city.
In the bathroom she stripped off her flower-patterned blouse, and rinsed first her hands, then her speckled arms, and finally her neck. The knife was in him a moment after, slicing his belly with the ease of a blade in overripe cheese. The EMA will continue monitoring the site and keep communications open with the relevant agencies in the event that the site becomes active again.His pace was too quick to see the blade until the very last moment, and even then it was bemusement that crossed his face, not fear.
This morning, another site visit was conducted with the NGC and the TPRC and all activity at the site has stopped and no toxic or flammable gases were detected. This feature appears to be the first occurrence of this kind within the Caroni Basin. Subsurface waters are being heated along deep faults and brought up to the surface at this site. The EMA in keeping with its coordinating role notified several agencies to assist with the further assessment of this phenomenon namely, ODPM, MEEA, UWI Seismic Research Unit, NGC, Geological Society of Trinidad and Tobago and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Young Professionals Trinidad and Tobago Chapter.Ī joint site visit with geologists and seismologists from UWI took place the following day and it was determined that the feature is a hydrothermal mud volcano. Further, there was no pipeline or associated infrastructure in the vicinity of the site. The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) says it received a report last Wednesday of water and mud bubbling from a hole in the ground in the vicinity of LP 22 Macaya Trace, Munroe Road, Cunupia.Īn initial assessment conducted by the EMA on the same evening revealed that in addition to water and mud bubbling from the ground, heat/ steam and unknown pungent gas were being emitted.
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