Lucky shoelace
"Hey, guys, wait for me, won't you!"
They wouldn't wait though. They knew I had to tie my shoelace, but they wouldn't wait. My two best friends were racing to the point, way ahead of me. John had his dad's airgun to do some target practice but they started without me. I couldn't see what John was shooting at, but they couldn't stop laughing.
"They could've waited for me. Hope they hurt themselves!" Along with ear damage, I've carried the guilt of that day all my life. I'm still here, but like the shrapnel, they were here, there and everywhere!
- Category: General / Misc
- Tags: WW2 unexploded bomb. Truant schoolboys.
3 comments add one below
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Christopher over 8 years ago
And now you've introduced a character that wasn't even in the original. It's a fascinating POV series, Neville. Maybe one now about the little hooligans' parents in the aftermath of the incident? See who blames whom for leading their otherwise straight-as-an-arrow child off the beaten path?
And kudos to D.M. for suggesting this.
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Neville Hunt over 8 years ago
Thanks, Christopher, a good suggestion. Watch this space.
Agreed, many thanks to D.M.
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D.M. over 8 years ago
You've taken it much farther than the comment! I may explore this at some point
myself!
