2040 Revelations by Robert Storey

Author:Robert Storey [Storey, Robert]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Sancturian Publishing
Published: 2013-06-30T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

London, England.

Mark swayed at the bar. Stumbling backwards, he bumped into a couple as they tried to pass behind him without spilling their drinks; he promptly gave them the finger for their efforts. The tall young man, who now found half his pint on the floor, stopped and turned back to give Mark a hard stare. Becoming aggressive, Mark picked up his bottle threateningly. ‘And what?’ he said, speech slurred.

The man, pulled back by his girlfriend, walked away, still angered but relinquishing to common sense.

Mark watched them go before turning back to the bar and calling for another drink.

He’d hit the booze on a nightly basis ever since Sarah had left him to go treasure hunting in Turkey. Tonight he’d had more than usual and in a state of lairiness he’d already insulted a group of women sitting at a nearby table, a barmaid, and a colleague, who’d left in disgust. Some of his other remaining work mates were equally as drunk, but seemed slightly more restrained.

Impact Day was upon them and many in central London got in a drink before the curfew saw them scurrying back to their homes. Some office workers, of which Mark was one, had decided that Impact Day should be celebrated much like any other notable day, such as the New Year, or Friday.

‘Mark, where’s your lovely girlfriend tonight?’ one of his friends asked him.

‘Who? Oh, her. I dumped her; she was getting too clingy and needy. To be honest, she was a pretty weak person; I’m better off without her.’

‘She was a looker, though, and no mistake. Sarah, wasn’t it?’

‘Yeah. She wasn’t that good-looking though; you should have seen her in the morning, well rough!’

‘Whatever you say, buddy. Have you got her phone number? I might give her a call since you’re done with her.’

Mark laughed loudly. ‘I wouldn’t touch her, mate. I think she gave me crabs or something. Pretty rotten. I’d stay clear, if I were you.’

‘Really? That’s nasty that a girl like that could be diseased. Hey, Charlie, did you know Sarah gave Mark VD?!’ the man shouted to his mate further up the bar.

Charlie made a face and then went back to talking to someone next to him. Mark noticed something going on outside. He pushed past a young couple who gave him dirty looks which he ignored as he lurched to the open door.

Police walked down the road on either side, shadowing a mass of people as they marched along the street with placards and banners chanting as they went.

‘GMRC OUT!’

‘Unelected government!’

‘GM—RC unelected mon—keys! GM—RC unelected Na—zis!’

He took another swig from his bottle and belched while considering the scene before him. He had been saying for years the GMRC had too much power. What had he told people for years? The GMRC had too much power. They weren’t even elected!

Struggling back to the bar, he downed the rest of his drink, slammed the empty bottle down on the counter and put on his jacket. Not bothering to say

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