The Careless Word (#8 - the Craig Crime Series)
“East Belfast. 3.30 p.m. The door to the small back room banged open and a slight young man entered with a scowl on his face. The expression was tinged with anxiety but Bryn McIlveen was fighting hard not to let it show. Anger scored points in his gang; anxiety and fear never would. His words staccato-ed out in a broken tenor.
“Has anywan seen Sharpy?”
The two men in the room ignored him and sorted slowly through their poker cards. One held his so close to his chest that he could only view them ...with an exaggerated sloping of his head. It made him look like he was about to head-butt his competitor. Eventually he barked “two”, signalling the swop of two fresh cards for his own.
McIlveen croaked again. “Sharpy. Has anywan seen her?”
The close-chested man turned slowly, barely lifting his eyes from the game. “Missing yer squeeze, are ye?”
The young man’s face turned red and he clenched his fists. “Fuck you. I’m jest askin’ ’cos no-one’s seen her fer three days.”MoreLess
“Has anywan seen Sharpy?”
The two men in the room ignored him and sorted slowly through their poker cards. One held his so close to his chest that he could only view them ...with an exaggerated sloping of his head. It made him look like he was about to head-butt his competitor. Eventually he barked “two”, signalling the swop of two fresh cards for his own.
McIlveen croaked again. “Sharpy. Has anywan seen her?”
The close-chested man turned slowly, barely lifting his eyes from the game. “Missing yer squeeze, are ye?”
The young man’s face turned red and he clenched his fists. “Fuck you. I’m jest askin’ ’cos no-one’s seen her fer three days.”MoreLess
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