Wings of a Sparrow by Dougie Brimson

Author:Dougie Brimson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: eBookPartnership.com
Published: 2013-08-25T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty Six

George Park was heaving, the atmosphere as hostile as anyone could ever remember.

To Jane, sitting nervously in the directors’ box trying her best to ignore the glares and the bank of cameras which were being directed toward the empty seat to her right, it reminded her of a scene from Gladiator, surrounded as she was by a baying mob obviously fuelled by hate and clearly desperate for blood.

‘Are you OK Mrs Cooper?’

Jane turned to find Keith Mayes smiling at her. She’d been quite taken with him when they’d been introduced and had immediately pegged him as both a charmer and a looker. Not short of female admirers either, she’d guessed.

‘Jane, please,’ she replied, smiling nervously in return. ‘Yes, I’m fine, honestly. I don’t know where my bloody husband is, though.’

‘No doubt he’ll be here soon enough. The teams are about to come out.’

Even as Mayes was speaking, the theme from Z-Cars began to play - the first chords resulting in a chorus of booing which almost drowned out the tune as the crowd voiced their obvious and angry displeasure. This turned fairly quickly into a roar of approval as the players and officials appeared from the tunnel despite each member of the home side looking decidedly uncomfortable in their new shirt.

But before anyone could make any comment, all eyes suddenly turned back in her direction and the volume increased ten notches. Clearly, her husband had arrived.

Jane turned to see Rob husband standing at the top of the aisle like some modern day Mussolini, surveying the scene spread out before him. Clearly, judging by the smug expression on his face, he was wallowing in the almost tangible chorus of condemnation which was pouring from every corner of the ground in his direction. Along with vast majority of the crowd, the first words to enter her head were what a dick.

Rob however, was immune to such thoughts. This was what he’d been waiting and hoping for and he was intent on milking every second. It actually felt even better than he had thought it would and he noticed with not a little satisfaction that even the small band of visiting supporters were booing him. Legend.

After about a minute he strode down the aisle toward where Jane was sitting and ignoring the incessant calls from the assembled press clan, finally took his seat just as the referee called the two captains to him.

‘Where the bloody hell have you been?’ hissed Jane into his ear. ‘You shouldn’t have left me here!’

‘I did warn you,’ he said, struggling to be heard above the noise. ‘But you insisted on coming. Now smile for God’s sake, the cameras.’

Jane glared at her husband, but then turned and fixed a smile to her face. The last thing she wanted was to have a picture of her scowling face spread across the back pages.

Rob meanwhile, was in full performance mode. He’d been a football fan long enough to know how to wind people up - and to that

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