The Spiral by Gideon Burrows

Author:Gideon Burrows [Burrows, Gideon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gideon Burrows

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When Benny came around, an hour later, Giles seemed impatient to begin the S.O.S. again.

In fact, Charles felt like Giles was impatient about everything. Rude, and brash, and ill mouthed. Like the boys in his A-level classes. Just didn’t know when to shut up.

The three younger people did the bashing, with Benny’s arms clearly hurting with each bash of his loose boot.

S.O.S., S.O.S.

Charles didn’t have the puff. He was still heavy breathing from having to tread down and then up from the bathroom area that morning. Benny hadn’t been able to accompany him, of course. Sweet as she was to offer, it hadn’t seemed appropriate for Megan to go.

“Come on then, Charlie Boy,” said Giles. “I’ll help you down, but I’m not sticking around for the action. You can call me when you’re done.”

When Charles had recovered from the effort of his toilet visit, he spoke.

“I might suggest, we write a letter? Or several letters, perhaps? We might write them, then leave them as far up the stairs as we can.”

“We can?” said Giles. “Seems that’s just me and Megan now.”

“We can all write them, though,” he said. “And then, if you would be so kind…”

“Sure, Charlie Boy. I am forever your humble servant.”

Charles was bored with Giles. Just like the boys on the back row at school, taking every opportunity to have a poke at him. As if he couldn’t understand the meaning behind their gestures. The disrespect they showed him by flinging balls of paper around the room whenever he turned his back.

The young man thought he was so funny. So above everyone else. But he was nothing more than the show-off bullies in each of his history classes, from the day he started teaching to the day he left his last job.

Revise that. There were idiots like Giles in the Navy, too. Attention seekers. Time wasters. They thought they’d make life easier for everyone cooped up in the tiny spaces of the submarines by playing the fool. Really, it made most others miserable.

And that same behaviour was getting on his nerves right now, even though they all had far more space to move around. Giles you’re a fool. And the worst thing is, you don’t know it. But sometime soon, you’re going to learn one huge lesson.

“Well, I’m going to write my letters,” said Charles. “In case there is someone up there. In case I die. In case of, well, whatever.”

He pulled out his notebook. “Anyone want a page, just ask.”

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