Season of Hate
“It would have repercussions not only on our family, but ultimately Johnny – indeed the whole town.
The first I s'pose on the scale of events was minor and involved Doug. He and Barry had got an empty forty four gallon drum from the service station and were taking turns standing on it and, moving their bare feet, rolling it forward along the street. They had a tree branch for balance. Its thinner tip rested on the ground and they held onto the fatter end, moving it forward bit by bit as the drum... rolled along. Barry with his broad feet was really good at it and he was flying along.
Doug on his turn wasn't as well balanced on the drum and had to often jump off whenever it hit an uneven bit of bitumen.
"Ya better get off. You're gonna break ya neck," I called out as Barry and I ran beside him to keep up.
The older he got, the more stubborn Doug got. You couldn't tell him to do anything he didn't want to. Even Dad had problems getting him to follow his directions. Only warnings that he'd dock his pocket money or stop him from seeing our mates for a period of time would see Doug back down and do what he was told.MoreLess
The first I s'pose on the scale of events was minor and involved Doug. He and Barry had got an empty forty four gallon drum from the service station and were taking turns standing on it and, moving their bare feet, rolling it forward along the street. They had a tree branch for balance. Its thinner tip rested on the ground and they held onto the fatter end, moving it forward bit by bit as the drum... rolled along. Barry with his broad feet was really good at it and he was flying along.
Doug on his turn wasn't as well balanced on the drum and had to often jump off whenever it hit an uneven bit of bitumen.
"Ya better get off. You're gonna break ya neck," I called out as Barry and I ran beside him to keep up.
The older he got, the more stubborn Doug got. You couldn't tell him to do anything he didn't want to. Even Dad had problems getting him to follow his directions. Only warnings that he'd dock his pocket money or stop him from seeing our mates for a period of time would see Doug back down and do what he was told.MoreLess
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