I saw one....

The phenomenon as they'd been dubbed were merely a picture in a paper, a flash on the news, a link on an email. I never really thought about them too much and I didn't really think there were too many of them either. I wasn't even sure the tax hikes they were talking about to pay for the Morphora teams were worth it. I mean, safe from who? The threat had be "neutralised" right?

That was until I saw one...

The train was hot and full as I travelled from Southall to Paddington. Luckily I'd got a seat but was wondering whether picking one near the window such was a good idea. As I stared out of the window, I noticed a boy was running next to the train. A normal looking kid, jeans, stripey top but sporting a metal neck brace. As he started to get overtaken by the train he finally pulled himself loose of the collar and flew forward running faster than the train. As he approached the next station he leapt over the fence and into the tops of some trees behind.

I turned back into the carriage and met the eyes of the commuter sitting opposite. He raise his eye brows, shook his head, sighed and returned to his book. I wondered why no one pointed or said anything...then I realised this is London!