We Giants (The Neva Aton Collection) by Unknown
Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Chapter 20
6th August 1987
Mathew had just watched the chisel slide onto the floor from pretty much the middle of his workbench. His expression twitched, and his fingers drummed against the wooden surface like he wasnât sure if he should react or not. Then his features set with determination, he picked the chisel up, placed it back where it had started, before picking up the chair leg he was supposed to be working on.
âIf youâre clocked in, you should be working, not messing about,â his voice was strangely level.
âI told you it wouldnât work,â I sighed.
âYouâre not seriously giving up that easily, are you Simon lad?â Vince sounded almost scolding.
Then, before I had a chance to respond, the chisel slid across the workbench and straight onto the floor again. Mathew gave this impatient sigh, bent down, and reached for it. But before he could grab it, it slid across the floor. He went for it again, and it slid back out of his reach.
âStop it, right now,â Mathewâs voice was low, and half hissed in anger. âIâm trying tuh work, and Sly should be doing the same.â
âTell him I know, but I ainât giving up till he admits Iâm here,â Vince sounded serious, as he moved the chisel further out of Mathewâs reach.
âVince says heâll stop when you admit heâs here,â I translated.
Mathew made a less than happy noise and shot me a look like this was all my fault somehow.
âFine Vince, I believe youâre here,â his voice came through heavily gritted teeth. âNow fuck off so I can work. And thatâs tuh you as well little brother.â
âOkay,â I nodded, backing slowly away from him. âSorry.â
âYeah, Iâm sure you are,â he rolled his eyes, retrieving his work tool, and turning his back on me.
âIâm not so sure weâve really won your brother over on this one,â Vince sounded thoughtful, as I made my way to the workbench I shared with Joe. âStill I feel like weâve tackled a difficult first hurdle, without him seriously insulting your little friend. So that has to count for something, doesnât it?â
âYeah, thanks, and sorry for using you like that,â I made my voice as low as possible in the hopes I wouldnât be overheard. âJayâs still learning tuh do stuff, and Mathew gets seriously spiky when I mention him.â
âHe knew your little friend before he died though, didnât he? That can make a difference in situations like this.â
âOh⦠yeah, I guess I didnât think about that,â I sighed. âBut even soâ¦â
âNow that your brothers know about your gift, you want them to embrace all parts of it. And for you that means them acknowledging and respecting the presence of someone important to you,â he finished my thought so well it felt like he was almost reading my mind. âAnd, after giving the lad a chance, I can honestly see why. Maybe he is part demon, but heâs clearly all heart. And a good heart at that. So Iâm truly sorry for any bad word I said against him.
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