Urban Volcano

Fiction by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson

Short stories

Across the square

She walked across the square as fast as her feet could carry her. She was way too late. She had promised her friend to help her cleaning her apartment. She was two hours too late.

She had gone out last night. She had planned to go home early. She had planned to get an early sleep. She didn’t. The night out extended long into the night. She came home late. She had a late sleep. She woke up late.

She felt ashamed for letting her friend down. Her friend had done nothing wrong that could justify such a betrayal. She hoped the friend would not get angry. She hoped her error would be forgiven.

She walked across the square as fast as her feet could carry her. She was way too late. She was ashamed. She was worried. She was oblivious to the fact that her friend had also gone out last night. She had also gone to bed late. She was still sleeping.

Börkur is an avid storyteller with a keen eye for quirky characters, funny dialogs and vivid scenario descriptions. Much of his writing falls within the genre of realistic fiction and his stories are more often than not based on real events in the author’s life. Although the tales contain grains of truth, they are melded with fiction, making the reader curious to know the line between reality and fantasy.