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Legend Tripping

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  1. Most of the children of Carlin High School were engaged in the usual playground activities, girl gossiped rapidly sounding like a thousand busy typewriters; youthful first years laughed and chas ed each other around the yard, burning off energy; older kids from the rough end of town hid behi nd the toilets, smoking weed. Steven was sitting alone, perched on the fence like a hawk, watching all the normal mayhem when he spotted Simon Anderson take a nosedive onto the concrete. The boy just went white and dropped, and even though the other kids were making a godawful din, Steven definitely heard Simon’s skull crack like a heavy egg as it smashed onto the ground. The noise was a sickening, hollow sound that made his heart jump in his chest. He immediately jumped off the fence and rushed to see if the older boy was alright. In the seconds it took him to move to where Simon was, there was a large crowd around Simon, some girls were screaming, an older boy was shouting, “Get a tea

Crossing The Border

It was Driffield who made the call. The kid couldn't have been older than fifteen but he was already making a name for himself. How the hell he ended up knowing Waterhouse was something I never asked. Still, he did, and Waterhouse had been quite the rising star since the twins and their firm got banged up, two years earlier. “ Waterhouse would like a word, at the Acorns, soon as you like.” is all he said. It was the last thing I needed but I'd been around the block often enough to know saying no to violent narcissists was never a good idea. I was also curious. I'd been out of the game since before Rachman gave Ronnie and Reggie Esmarelda's to look after. Why would someone like that be looking for someone like me? The answer was simple. So it seemed. “ Those fakkin' Jocks need put in their place.” Waterhouse had said as he stood outside the Acorns, a Rothman's wobbling up and down between his lips as he spoke. He was a big bloke, too old for the hippy

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