Run, Lily, Run by Martha Long

Author:Martha Long
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781473510326
Publisher: Transworld

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I MADE EASY towards the room an stopped outside, hearin the quiet hummin comin through the open door. They’re sayin prayers fer the dead Delia, gettin the rosary. I could hear an old woman’s voice givin it out, sayin, ‘Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art Thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.’

She sounded like she was tortured but so tired an weary she just kept goin, because that’s all she could do now, an she was a martyr te the cause a livin, sufferin the constant fear an the constant worry. Now havin te pray all these prayers, but it had te be done so just keep goin.

As soon as she finished the last word a the prayer, people were in wit their answer, ‘Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray fer us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.’ They answered wit a long keenin moan soundin like it was a warnin, somethin terrible is comin along the road, so be ready.

I looked down at me half-eaten sambidge sittin in me hand, an the rest a me grub held tight under me other arm. I didn’t want te go in lookin an eegit wit this stuff. Anyway, they would tut tut at me, sayin, ‘Get out, young one, don’t be comin in here te show disrespect.’

No I better keep easy an do nothin. I moved meself away keepin very quiet an stood in the dark at the next door wit no light showin. Oh, this is the room where I slept, but only the once in here, then after tha everythin got bad an people disappeared, my Ceily did. She went missin an Delia got kilt, an Mister Mullins shrunk into an old man tha doesn’t look at you no more, an now he sees nothin an no one. I wanted somethin of tha time back, when I slept here an Ceily was still alive, or not gone missin. I want te be warm an te sleep an not be hungry or afraid all the time. I’m at the mercy now of everythin an everyone. The monsters can get me now, I thought, givin a look around seein all the corners wit the dark hidin them. No it’s OK, everyone is in the house, so all I have te do is shout.

Oh Mammy, I want te sleep. I’m so tired, I thought, lookin at the door then down at the handle. I slept here, I told meself again. I could feel me chest buzzin, gettin somethin good comin te me. Then it hit me. I know wha I will do!

I put me mug a drink on the floor an shoved the sambidge grippin it inta me mouth, an held me other stuff tight under me arm. Then I got me two hands an turned the handle, lettin the door push in.

I listened te see if someone was comin. No! I grabbed up me drink an made me way inta the dark room seein the bed starin straight ahead a me.

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