SHADOW CRIMES a British crime mystery full of twists (Detective Sophie Allen Book 7) by MICHAEL HAMBLING

Author:MICHAEL HAMBLING [HAMBLING, MICHAEL]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Joffe Books Mystery, Crime Thriller, Suspense Fiction
Published: 2024-10-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 24: Inferno

Sunday afternoon

Young Danny Fenners was in his room, sprawled across his bed and staring at his diary. He read over what he’d just written, checking it for errors. It wouldn’t do to have punctuation and grammar mistakes in it, not if he was serious about becoming a journalist when he grew up.

* * *

I’m glad Kerry’s getting better. She got me to have another look at her cuts this morning. They’ve nearly healed. That was because the school nurse cleaned them up and stuck new plasters on them. I think Kerry was scared by what happened when she broke that window, she hasn’t been out getting drunk since then. That’s really good because she might start concentrating on her school work and pass her GCSEs. She’s been round at Grandad’s even more than me this week. He might have talked her into working harder. She really likes history, but it’s no good only working at that. If she wants to go to college she’ll have to work at other subjects as well. I felt like telling her that but I didn’t. She always swears at me if I try and tell her what she should do.

That woman police sergeant who came round saw the bruises on her face. That was from where Dad hit her. But Kerry didn’t grass on him. She should of. He oughta be in prison for what he’s done. I keep wondering about the other one, the detective. I haven’t told anyone about her, not even Grandad or Kerry. If Dad knew he’d go mental.

Dad hasn’t been around much since Thursday. Somethings going on. It’s those bad people he meets. I think I might spy on them and see what they’re up to but I’m scared. It’s that Tonto Leary and his dog. It always looks at me as if it’s going to rip my throat out. Tonto sniggers.

Our music concert is coming up soon. We’re doing a big band medley. It’s even got some fast tunes in it, Rock and Roll. It’s hard to keep up and I keep making mistakes but so do all the others. Kerry and Grandad said they’re coming to the concert. Mum said she might but she probly won’t, she never does. I told her what Grandad said, about me going to college. She just got angry and said I have to get a job when I’m old enough to leave school. She said the same thing to Kerry. She said we needed the money. But she goes and spends it all on drink and fags. That’s why Kerry sometimes nicks stuff from the shop, like pizzas and things. If it wasn’t for her and Grandad we’d be starving some of the time.

Dad’s just come in. I heard the door bang. I bet he’s in a bad mood. He’s always in a bad mood.

* * *

Danny heard the argument when he was halfway down the stairs. His father’s voice, loud and angry, and Kerry’s shrill, shrieking in response. He wondered what it was about this time.

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