High society by Ben Elton

Author:Ben Elton [Elton, Ben]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery, Mystery & Detective - General, Crime & mystery, Mystery & Detective, Humorous, Drug traffic, Drug abuse, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fiction, Fiction - General, Humorous stories - gsafd, Suspense, General & Literary Fiction, General, English Mystery & Suspense Fiction, Criminal behavior
ISBN: 9780552999953
Publisher: Black Swan
Published: 2003-07-14T12:00:00+00:00

A BROTHEL, BIRMINGHAM

The girl above was ten years old. Her smile shone out like a beacon of hope, her eyes flashed with such energy and promise that people felt happier about themselves merely standing in her gaze. Here was a life on the brink of splendid things, a life force ready to illuminate any world it chose to conquer.

The girl below was a hundred if she was a day. A century’s worth of pain had dulled her sparkling eyes and sunk them in their sockets like two small graves.

The girl above had freckles on her nose, rosy cheeks and ribbons in her shiny, red-flashed chestnut hair.

The girl below was ghostly white and sickly. Light as air. Her ribs showed through her pale skin. She had not menstruated for six months.

The girl above was ten years old.

The girl below thought that she was probably not yet eighteen.

‘Think of the sunshine, Jessie, remember the sunshine. We used tae love the sun.’

‘The sun never shines in Scotland, Jessie.’

‘Yes it does, it shone on us. Remember, the display? Three handsprings an’ a full flying somersault. Flip flip flip whoosh! And everybody cheered! We were on after the fire brigade and before the brass band, and then we were in the band too! We threw our marching uniform on over our leotard and played ‘Scotland the Brave’ and ‘Ali’s Tartan Army’! Remember the crowd, Jessie? Remember the sun? It shone on our coronet and on our epaulets. Hold on, Jessie! Hold on! It can shine on us again.’

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