Cut to the Bone
“This way they avoided the Scrub End estate and possible nosy parkers. The land sloped down to the outskirts of Scrub End, via a dry gulley filled with stained mattresses and other household waste. They continued until the sewage works could be seen on the right. Its caramel-coloured sludge beds highlighted by the sun's glare.
The younger boy carried his rod aloft like some native in the bush with a spear. An elegant affair, already set up with a reel and line.
"Why specs?" Lakey had qu...izzed when Louis met him round the back of Sunnyview. ”Especially those.”
"To see the fish better." Louis had then patted the boy's pockets expectantly. "Any grub?" "Nope. The Witch was at her cauldron, sorry." "D for effort my good mate. Try harder next time, eh? Anyone gape you in there?" "I’m not daft." Neither boy mentioned parents or the lack of them as they headed for the brook, yet Louis kept the other boy’s latest, cruel taunt alive in his mind.MoreLess
The younger boy carried his rod aloft like some native in the bush with a spear. An elegant affair, already set up with a reel and line.
"Why specs?" Lakey had qu...izzed when Louis met him round the back of Sunnyview. ”Especially those.”
"To see the fish better." Louis had then patted the boy's pockets expectantly. "Any grub?" "Nope. The Witch was at her cauldron, sorry." "D for effort my good mate. Try harder next time, eh? Anyone gape you in there?" "I’m not daft." Neither boy mentioned parents or the lack of them as they headed for the brook, yet Louis kept the other boy’s latest, cruel taunt alive in his mind.MoreLess
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