The Hidden Sense of Normality
“The club was dark and dingy but not in the usual form. I expect most
night clubs to have subdued lights to an extent, but this was different. It was
as if the darkness was hiding something, something horrific, something
unimaginable. It was; it was hiding the interior decor. Once, my eyes
eventually adjusted to the lack of light I managed to observe my surroundings.
To the right there was the bar with two waiting staff trying to attend to the
customers that overcrowded it, blocking the gangway to the dance floor where
the bodies moved in tandem to the drone of the beat. The place was packed with
a mixture of half-dressed girls, which was definitely not appropriate for the
Winter time in Britain, and with the more sensibly dressed guys, who all
typically were clothed in jeans and either a t-shirt or shirt. It did not seem
to fit Mark’s original description. It looks like any other late night drinking
establishment, which is in need of a little love and care with a paint brush
and a few hundred sprays of fabreeze.”
The above paragraph is just one taken
from The Cure and highlights that even though sometimes not all is what it
seems, what it seems is sometimes very normal. Such is a constant underlying
theme of the novel. Michael, as introduced in last week’s blog, is different,
some say unique, some say special and some say strange. Yet whatever he is, he
is still a normal kid living in a normal world. It is just not as normal as he
thought it would be. However, when has this world of ours ever been normal? For
Michael his life begins to change and it changes quickly; some of the changes
are for the better and some will probably fill his nightmares, most of which
are due to his new girlfriend. It is the usual comforts that he wishes will
return knowing that they never will. Yesterday’s normal has gone replaced by
today’s normal. Tomorrow’s normal will arrive tomorrow. The only thing that
will stay the same is that Michael will face whatever the day brings, whether
it brings up an old normal or a new, strange and supernatural normal.
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