Eight Inches to make Johnny Smile by Claire Davis & Al Stewart

Author:Claire Davis & Al Stewart [Davis, Claire]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Beaten Track Publishing
Published: 2015-02-01T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

The flat was now perfect. It had taken Mat months to paint and decorate, watching vids off YouTube for instructions. He eventually invited Mum and Dad for dinner, and showed them around each room, waiting for the inevitable criticism. He didn’t think they even knew they were doing it half the time, but nevertheless the insults hurt.

“It’s nice, love,” Mum began, “but it’s not home. I don’t know why you had to move out in the first place. You had a perfectly nice room before with us. Why couldn’t you just stay there until you meet a young lady?” Dad shuffled his feet awkwardly; Mat had come out years ago, but Mum just didn’t get it, and now he’d stopped bothering to explain.

“I’d rather meet a nasty young man,” Mat said, under his breath, sitting them down and escaping to the kitchen to make tea.

He checked his phone and sure enough, there were three messages of good luck – Shelly’s, Mary’s and Johnny’s, which said:

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