Thursday 26 June 2014

Bob's Boxes 26 - a feature of the year.




H was a big guy, fat maybe. Some people called him that even to his face, but that didn’t trouble him, what made him unable to sleep at night were the voices that jeered him for being scared. And tonight, he couldn’t sleep.

  He understood; a big guy shouldn’t cry, a big guy should know how to stand up for himself and a big guy should be able to climb up to the top of that wall even if he was fat.
Peter Paul had and he’ a skinny prick, why can’t i? He lay there in the dormitory whilst everyone slept and however he tried to block it out the same thought kept breaking in. It had been like this for over a month now; he had to do something.


  It’s not easy to look back and say precisely when a decision is finally made; the doubts and hesitations, false hopes and new dawns all contribute and lead to the moment that can not exist without them. But as the night broke and the first light of day edged carefully through the window H made his and left the bed. He tip toed to the wardrobe, observant not to make any sound and eased the door open. Of course, he chose his uniform – if he was going to do this he was going to do it with style. He struggled into the trousers…..

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