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Slave to the Hammer: Chapter 5

Chapter 5

  Marco

 Marco drove straight home after dropping Fran at the pub.

‘Ah, fuckin’ lifts. Hate these piece of shit lifts.’ He looked at the ‘Out of Order’ signs with dismay, then grumbling to himself began the long climb up the eighteen flights of stairs.

‘It was working when I left. Not fuckin’ goin’ out again today. Get home, that’s it.’

When he got inside he was in a lather of sweat. It…

-by Dane Johnson. 506 words.

Music and singing are my favourite things of all. I live on the street. I’m not sure how long I’ve lived there. I know it’s more than two years but it’s not more than four. My memory is not very good for some things.

I can sing really good. My favourite song is ‘Nessun Dorma’. I can sing all the high notes. My name’s Gavin, but everyone calls me Gavarotti after the…