The Network by Ernesto H Lee

Author:Ernesto H Lee [Lee, Ernesto H]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781728753386
Published: 2018-10-31T00:00:00+00:00

Despite the fact that it is a cold December afternoon, the beer garden at the rear of the pub and the entrance at the front are both crowded with Spurs and Southampton fans smoking and drinking.

Flushed with success, the Spurs fans seem to be in the majority but the mood is light-hearted with no hint of aggression in the air as the opposing fans openly mingle and exchange banter. Thirty years ago, this would have been utterly inconceivable and being on the winning team would have made no difference at all to Darren and the rest of the Yid Army.

In 1989, for the gangs, the match itself was nothing more than the prelude to the post-match violence, but times have changed and most of the hooligan firms from the eighties and nineties have long since retired.

That’s probably just as well, because Southampton was one of the very few English clubs that didn’t have any notable gang associated with it, so they would most likely get absolutely battered if the Yid Army were still alive and kicking.

I can’t see Darren anywhere outside and I decide that if he is not inside, I will head to his home address to see if he is there. I know, though, that he is married now with two teenage kids and it won’t be as easy to corner him inside his own home, so I am praying that he is here.

Inside the pub, it is standing room only once again and after pushing my way through the crowd twice, I am just about ready to give up when I hear a familiar voice just a few feet away from me at the bar.

“Get me another Prosecco, Daz, and tell him to fucking fill it right up this time. The tight bastard gave me half a glass last time.”

She has put on a lot of weight since I last saw her, but thankfully, her make-up and overall look have improved dramatically over time.

At first sight, I thought that Darren had married Sarah, but on closer inspection, I realize that he has actually hooked up with my ass-groper Karen. They seem to be with a group of five or six others and, like Darren, the guys have the look of hardened street fighters, albeit street fighters now in their late forties and early fifties.

The flat cap on Darren’s head is possibly the reason I had not recognized him before now. It is pulled down low and conceals the fact that he is almost completely bald. Very little else has changed about his physical appearance, though, apart from being a little heavier as you would expect after thirty years.

The scar below his right ear is still obvious, but he also now has a few other smaller scars and his nose looks like it has been broken a few times. Clear evidence of his continued violent behavior and gang involvement long after our last meeting. I knew all this already, though; Catherine was able to provide me with a

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