Carnations in January (2015)
““I only need two minutes.”
“I can’t even give you that,” Templar told him.
“Look, Simon. I know where the papers are—at least where they should be. I’ll be straight in and straight out.”
Joel came running out. “El, wait! You’re not doing what I think you are.”
“Yes, I am.”
“After the way you treated Grace for doing the same thing?”
Elliott touched his arm. “Difference is I know what I’m doing.”
“Oh, really? That house is ready to fall down. It falls on your head, then what?”
Elliott winked. “It... might knock some sense into me.” He donned the hard hat and ducked under the tape cordon. He raised a hand and waved as Joel called after him. He probably deserved every thought his brother had right now.
The front door stood ajar and he squeezed through. The hall and bedrooms were a total wreck. Sliding past fallen brickwork, he stepped over a branch and then clambered over the main trunk into the lounge.
The ceiling gaped and bowed above him, daylight peeking through a hole.MoreLess
“I can’t even give you that,” Templar told him.
“Look, Simon. I know where the papers are—at least where they should be. I’ll be straight in and straight out.”
Joel came running out. “El, wait! You’re not doing what I think you are.”
“Yes, I am.”
“After the way you treated Grace for doing the same thing?”
Elliott touched his arm. “Difference is I know what I’m doing.”
“Oh, really? That house is ready to fall down. It falls on your head, then what?”
Elliott winked. “It... might knock some sense into me.” He donned the hard hat and ducked under the tape cordon. He raised a hand and waved as Joel called after him. He probably deserved every thought his brother had right now.
The front door stood ajar and he squeezed through. The hall and bedrooms were a total wreck. Sliding past fallen brickwork, he stepped over a branch and then clambered over the main trunk into the lounge.
The ceiling gaped and bowed above him, daylight peeking through a hole.MoreLess
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