true brits draft four

8/12/2019 True Brits Draft Four

1/39

[SUE CSI[^

cy

Xiogy Qgteb

![goig Jurst-Crdwo & Mebby Mogtnjcubb

^gybe ^nreeo

77 Lucibee Qbgne

Bdokdo

^V> >[K

t< +;; (1)31 6:3> >::>

e< tgoigAsgybesnreeo.nd`

mebbyAsgybesnreeo.nd`


2/39

Njgrgnters

Sgjub, tweoty-ve io 3173. Vebb spdmeo. Ghhgcbe. Ndosikerek.

Eifjteeo io 3115. Estugry gnneot. Cdisterdus. êgrnjiof.

[jis pgrt is writteo hdr doe gntdr cut ngo ce sjgrek cetweeo `dre.

Kgtes gre fiveo gs fuikes, odt oenessgriby td ce iokingtek kuriof perhdr`gone.

"Hbgfs gre cits dh ndbdurek nbdtj tjgt fdveroèots use td rst sjriom wrgp pedpbe's

crgios gok tjeo gs nere`doigb sjrduks td cury tje kegk."

- Gruokjgti Sdy

"Bdve hdr doe's nduotry is pgrt dh hgitj."

- Qrdpjet @djg`èk (Kisputek)

"[jis I wdubk sgy, stgokiof gs I kd io view dh Fdk gok eteroity, I regbise tjgt

pgtridtis` is odt eodufj. I ùst jgve od jgtrek dr citteroess tdwgrks goydoe."

- Ekitj Ngvebb


3/39

7

3173. Sgjub, 35, eoters, `gssgfiof jis rifjt jgok.

[je rdgr dh g nrdwk, je tgmes it io. Eveotugbby je cefios, njgrìof, wry, tje

ndohikeone dh go ghter-kiooer spegmer. Je kdes odt gkkress tje gukieone.

Sgjub I wgs steppiof dut dh tje @nKdogbks io tje Dby`pin Qgrm wjeo g `gowitj g ìnrdpjdoe, sgik je wgs hrd` tje CCN, tjis `go witj g

ìnrdpjdoe jilgnms è gok gsms "Kd ydu heeb Critisj4"

"Yegj, dh ndurse. ^tgokiof jere, jdw ngo ydu odt4" @inrdpjdoe @go

sìbes g cif db' CCN sìbe.

"Gok wjgt's tjgt ègo4 Ceiof Critisj4"

Sgjub `gmes go exgspergtek sduok.

I ùtterek sdètjiof gcdut tdbergone gok bdkfek `ysebh iotd `y Hibet D

Hisj. I wisj `y Frgokkgk jgk ceeo tjere, je wdubk jgve jgk g fregt

goswer, tjgt `go wdubk weep wjeoever je sgw g Uoido Lgnm hbyiof dver

g pucbin cuibkiof. Je ngè jere td ce Critisj.

Je ndosikers tjis stgteèot. ^tretnjes jis jgok.

I ègo tjgtgok td `gme gs ùnj `doey gs pdssicbe, cut ydu're gbbdwek

td wgot tjgt ih ydu're pddr.

Vjeo je'k spegm td è, I'k bddm iotd jis eyes gok I ndubk see tje grn dh

jistdry< Eifjt kengkes, tjree ndotioeots, twd iokepeokeone `dveèots

gok g Vdrbk Vgr, gbb sd I ndubk jgve g fddk bihe, sd I ndubk cebdof jere.

I'k see keneony, nd`pgssido, kifoity, sgnrihine, struffbe.

Bdve.

I vdw td tjee `y nduotry, wjgt's `dre Critisj tjgo struffbe gok bdve4

[jgt's tje Dby`pin spirit.

Kik ydu see goytjiof gt tje Dby`pins4 I doby fdt td tje jgokcgbb gok

tjgt's cgsingbby g njibk's fgè. I tddm ù`, sje kdeso't fet td fd dut g bdt

goy`dre, I'` sure ydu ngo i`gfioe, sd I'` tryiof td `gme go ehhdrt. It

wgs [eg` FC gok tje Ndpper Cdx wgs cuzziof. Ve were fettiof

gcsdbuteby tdomek cy ^wekeo wjd it turos dut gre quite jgoky gt

jgokcgbb, gok odt sgyiof I'k kd goy cetter, `y jgok's g èss, ngo't ngtnj

g tjiof, cut it kiko't `gtter. [je njeers, tje pgiotek hgnes, tje hbgfs

hbyiof, dj ydu ndubko't odt fet sunmek io.

Uobess ydu're ù`.


4/39

[rue Crits

3

^je nrdsses jer gr`s gok tebbs è tjgt odtjiof's kihhereot, odtjiof's

njgofek io tjis nduotry, we're stibb odt wgotek. ^je sgys sje'k regk tjgt

tjere were doby twd Critisj Gsigos io tje wjdbe squgk. I tebb jer tjgt

kdeso't see` very bimeby, sje's prdcgcby fdt tjgt wrdof, cut goywgy sje's

tdd juof up do tje hrgntidos. It's gbb gcdut tje `dèots. Odt tje ìx.

I tjiom hdr jer tje hbgfs dver Cunmiofjg` Qgbgne gre gbwgys fdiof td ce

tje does wrgppek grduok tje crinms tjgt wdubk hby iotd jer cekrdd`

wjeo sje wgs g mik. Dr tje does tgttddek dotd tje smiojegks tjgt wdubk

spit gt è wjeo I wgs bittbe, dr jgofiof io tje wiokdws dh tje streets

sje'k wgro è odt td fd kdwo.

Kdeso't jgve td ce tjgt hdr us.

Je sìbes g bittbe sìbe.

U`, I kik Fddfbe it tjdufj, tjere were doby twd Gsigos io [eg` FC.

Dut dh hive juokrek gok hdrty twd gtjbetes. Gok doe dh tje` wgs ngbbek

"Oeib [gybdr". Cut jey, wjdse hgubt is tjgt4

[jgt's od-doe's hgubt cut durs.

-------------------------

@IK @GSNJ 3115

Sgjub, 7:. Je spegms td tje gukieone.

Fdoog put it dut tjere. I kdo't tjiom g prdtest `grnj `gmes...

I kdo't tjiom g prdtest `grnj `gmes hdr g very fddk cirtjkgy. I'` odt

hussek gcdut sjgriof witj tje Irgq Vgr, cut it's doby twd gok I'`

eifjteeo sd sureby ìoe tgmes prenekeot.

^jdubk ce io g puc, oursiof `y hirst befgb piot. Iostegk I'` stgriof gt gcgooer tjgt sgys "@gme [eg, Odt Vgr" gok gbb I ngo tjiom is< 7) "Ngo't

ydu kd cdtj4" gok 3) "Vjere's `y cbddky piot4"

Cut Sjys's meeo do sdè firb, sd we're do tjis trgio. Gok je kik fet è g

cirtjkgy ngrk witj g `gssive hbgsjiof cgkfe, sd...

I gsm tje `dst i`pdrtgot questido

"Cet sje is."

"Od."

"Kehioiteby is."

"Od, I kdo't hgony ùoters, kd I4"

"@``. Fuess it's jgrk wjeo ydur ù` sets sunj g jifj stgokgrk."

Dw! Oever usek td jurt wjeo je jit è cut je regbby sjdt up bgst

su`èr, cit dh g uoit odw. ^tibb fdt tjgt Jdoey @doster cdwb-nut

tjdufj.

[jere's g cif frdup hrd` dur snjddb gok tje firbs' frg``gr pgnmek iotd

doe ngrrigfe, witj `dre ldioiof gt every stdp. Ve regnj Jitjer Freeo,

wjere tjis firb's ègot td ce gok tjdufj g njgtty fgffbe fets do, surprise

surprise, sje's odt witj tje`.

[jis oew bdt gre io hubb hbdw - spegmiof io turo, tryiof td sduok `dre

nbever tjgo tje bgst.

"Kd ydu reè`cer Sdcio Nddm's resifogtido speenj4 I oegrby nriek."

"[je keheone cukfet's prdlentek td tdp tjirty twd cibbido cy tje eok dh

tje kengke, it's g kisfrgne."

"Ydu jegr tjey kiscgokek tje Sepucbingo Fugrk4 [jgt's lust wjgt's

oeekek, ìbbidos dh kespergte ìbitgry trgioek èo witj odtjiof td kd."

Modceoks. Cut tjeo I jegr...

"[jis nduotry, we tdssek dut dur ioterogtidogb reputgtido bime Cbur tdssek

dut [jiom [gom. Vitjdut g sendok tjdufjt. Gok we're cdtj cetter tjgo

tjgt."

Ndotrdversigb. Vjd's tjis tgbmiof4

"Bet's sgy...Cbur is Cbgir. Oew Bgcdur '96 - hbgsj, everydoe bimes tje`,

jegkek hdr g kisgstrdus ìsstep. Dgsis gre @gldr's [dries io '95 - subbeo,

`dre jdoest, witj g pjeodèogb iostiont hdr iohifjtiof."

Fdt jer. Dj Lesus, tjgt jgir!

"[jgt begves tje Bic Ke`s wjd gre...wjgt4 Qubp! Fregsy, wdrsjippek cy

weirkds gok ydu suspent krufs jgve jgk g `gldr iohbueone do tjeir


6/39

[rue Crits

;

wdrm."

"Ydu g Oew Bgcdur hgo, tjeo4" I've sgik tjgt g cit bduk. Eyes gre krgwo

td `y hbgsjiof cirtjkgy cgkfe. Jdpe tjey tjiom it's irdoin.

[je firb frios. Hgirby tddtjy frio. Bdts dh ètgb.

"Odt tdkgy I'` odt."

[je trgio pubbs iotd Bewisjg`. Sjys tufs gt `y lgnmet. "[jis is cdbbdnms,

I'` fdoog cgib, `gte."

^gys tje fuy wjd put kdwo six pdbitins ndurses do jis UNG^.

"^d4 Kdsser's ndurse, tjgt's tje pdiot."

"Kdo't eveo wgot td preteok ydu're ioterestek4"

I see tje fegrs friokiof.

"Ogj, hunm it. Ndè do, wibb fet ydu tjgt piot."

[e`ptiof, cut...

"Senmdo I'bb stinm it dut gntugbby."

"Qht, suit ydursebh..."

Odw ngbbiof tjis g `grnj is cbgtgot hgbse gkvertisiof, it's odt g `grnj, it's

g ldstbe, I meep fettiof ldstbek, gbb tjese hunmiof pedpbe `dviof, cut odt

fdiof goywjere, we sjiht `gyce hive heet io tweoty ìoutes gok I heeb g

cit dh g cerm witjdut g sifo td jdbk sd I squgt kdwo io tje rdgk gok tunm

iotd tje sg`dsgs `y Frgokkgk's fiveo è.

Ih I ndubk fd gbb Lesus gok heek tjdusgoks witj g pgir dh sg`dsgs, I'k kd

it jere, 'nguse g bdt dh tjese fuys bddm `gbodurisjek, cut I'k oeek `dretjgo g tupperwgre cdx 'nguse tje nrdwk is hunmiof `gssive, g juokrek

gok hihty tjdusgok, tjey renmdo!

^dèdoe moeebs kdwo oext td è, gok jgoks è g sifo. Hrgomeocrgnes

hrd` tje trgio.

"^g`dsg4" ^je bddms gt è bime I've lust dhherek jer g pdd pukkiof.

"Od tjgoms."

I njdw it kdwo, tjis sjit's tdd fddk td wgste.


7/39

[rue Crits

5

"@y kgk tegnjes gt ydur snjddb, ydu modw."

"Kdes je4"

"Yegj, @r. Ndbbier."

"[je @efgCegrk4! Je's g hunmiof bef-eok."

"Is tjgt fddk dr cgk4"

"^drt dh io cetweeo."

I'` sukkeoby very wdrriek @r. Ndbbier is fdiof td gppegr gok five è g

keteotido hdr tgbmiof td jis kgufjter.

"Je's err odt up jere witj ydu, is je4"

"Odpe. Ngè io 311> tjeo fgve up bime everydoe ebse. Gt begst sdè dh

us stibb ngre gcdut tjis nduotry, ej4"

^je wioms gt è, regnjes hdr jer cgooer gok jdists it iotd tje gir. [je

suo spgrms dhh tje fbitter io tje pgiot, ngrehubby grrgofek bioes dh cbue,

wjite gok rek nd`cioiof td spebb dut "[SUE CSI[^ ; QEGNE." It's tje

`dst fdrfedus cit dh sifogfe I've ever seeo.

I turo ìoe dver. "CBIGS". ^ègrs dh freeo do cbgnm.

Odw tje firb is snregìof, snregìof g bdt, regbby fiviof it sdè, wjinj

hrd` wjgt I ngo tebb is wjgt ydu're ègot td kd jere. Jer pgssido is

vidbeot gok jdoest gok regbby, regbby gttrgntive. I fet tjis urfe td snreg`

gbdof.

Je snreg`s cut tgibs dhh quinmby, e`cgrrgssek.

Ngo't quite ùster tje sgè ioteosity dh heebiof. I wdoker ih I'bb ever

jgve tjgt. I wdoker jdw `goy dh tjis rgccbe jgve ndè jere lust tdi`press sdèdoe tjey hgony4

[je bifjt's krdppiof dut cy tje tiè we fet jdè, cut everydoe stibb

jegks td tje pgrm hdr g kriom. Ngo't hiok Hrgomeocrgnes goywjere. Jer

`gte tebbs è jer ogè's gntugbby Less gok tjgt sje gbwgys hunms dhh hdr g

nry wjeo sje's jgk doe tdd `goy.

It's hunmiof hreeziof, fettiof prdperby kgrm gok I've ceeo trgipsiof hdr

wjgt heebs bime g kgy. Vjd bets g frg``gr snjddb firb kriom tjgt ùnj,

tjgt's lust irrespdosicbe. I spdt g hifure dver tje jibb, sittiof jgbhwgy up


8/39

[rue Crits

8

tje pbgyfrduok nbi`ciof oet. Less4 Yegj, ngo tebb cy tje jgir - it's jer

`dst strimiof hegture. Gpgrt hrd` jdw tjio sje is.

[jere's g frdup dh fuys gt tje cdttd` dh tje oet, tgbmiof td jer, kdo't

rendfoise goy dh tje`, kdo't tjiom tjey're doe dh -

"Di!"

Uj dj.

[je s`gbbest doe's pdiotiof gt è. Gbwgys tje s`gbbest doe.

"Vjgt ydu bddmiof gt4"

"Er`..tje stgrs4"

"Vebb Qgtrinm Hunmiof @ddre, wjy kdo't ydu hunm dhh gok bddm gt tje`

dver tjere gok we'bb ngbb ydu wjeo we're kdoe."

^dètjiof's rddtiof è td tje spdt. Odt njivgbry dr uonertgioty. [jiom

I'` tdd sngrek td `dve, `y crgio's fdt tjis cgnmwgrk.

[ioy [i` cdwbs dver.

"Vjere ydu hrd`4"

Gj. [jis dbk njestout. Kuood wjy tjey cdtjer gsmiof, tjey kdo't

gntugbby ngre, ìfjt gs webb fet do witj it, regbby. I bdnm eyes witj Less,

gs I i`gfioe jdw it ìfjt fd ih tjey'k wgit hdr tje repby

"Ndè td kd `y exg`s, iooit."

"Od, I ègo odw, wjgt's gbb tjgt do ydur cgnm4"

"Gnmodwbekfiof `y rddts." Je odks gpprdviofby td ji`sebh. "Ve

sjdubko't hdrfet wjere we ndè hrd`, cruv."

"Yegj4 Vebb, 'cruv', tjgt's tje Ogzi swgstimg, ydu hunmiof kdomey, odt

tje Jioku doe."

"Vdt4 Od, it gio't."

"It hunmiof is. Egfbe. ^wgstimg. It's bime g Oed-Ogzi's lizzek up ydur

cgnm."

Je kdeso't cebieve è - wdubk ydu wgot td4 - sd I tgme g pjdtd dh jis

cgnm witj `y pjdoe, krgf ji` up td tje nd``do rdd`, sjirt stibb

jgofiof dhh ji` gok Sjys pubbs up tje rebevgot Fddfbe segrnj do tje

nd`puter snreeo.

@ijir kdes g tripbe tgme. ^nreeo. Qjdoe. ^nreeo. Qjdoe. ^nreeo. Jioku.

Ogzi. G gtter dh kefrees.

"Dj. ^jit. @y Kgk's fdoog mibb è." Everydoe's jdwbiof. Vjeo I tebb

Frgokkgk gcdut tjis je's fdoog bgufj sd jgrk, it'bb nut teo yegrs dhh jis

bihe.

"EZNUÊ @E, FEO[BE@EO!"

@r. Ndbbier cdd`s io. Fdt jis nrinmet cgt tie do tdkgy.

"[jis is odt g nd``do rdd`, it is g stuky greg! Ih ydu're odt jere td

kenike do ydur UNG^ dhhers, miokby vgngte tje nd`puters hdr tjdse witj

sdè prike gok g`citido."

@y uoi dhhers gre hgr gok freeo. Kgrt`ddr, tje Odrhdbm Crdgks, tje

Qe`crdmesjire ndgst, Grtjur's êgt, tje Qegm Kistrint, I'bb eok up oegr

doe dh 'e`. Gbb pbgnes I ndubk tgme Less hdr sdè seridus Ogtidogb [rust

sjit wjeo sje ndès up hdr tje weemeoks.

"Jej. UNG^4 U.NGO.HUNM.DHH."

Qiokrdp sibeone. Sjys's sgik tjgt rifjt td ji`. Vjgt's je kdiof4

"@r. Cevgo, wjibst I gpprenigte tjgt ydur iogcibity td gttrgnt goy dhhers is

upsettiof, bgofugfe bime tjgt is odt fdiof td jebp. Gnnd`pgoy è td


16/39

[rue Crits

7;

reneptido, pbegse."

[jis is oews td è.

"Ydu kiko't fet goy dhhers4"

"Ogj."

"Vjy kiko't ydu hunmiof tebb è, ydu kiv4"

Je sjrufs iotd ji`sebh.

"Sgjub, gre ydu bddmiof td hdbbdw4"

"Od sir."

"[jeo I'k suffest ydu fet do witj it."

Sjys sndhhs.

"Dj yegj, ydu bet ji` dhh, I wdoker wjy."

"Hunm dhh, Sjys!"

"Kdo't see wjy ydu fet gwgy witj sjit 'nguse ydu're fdiof uoi gok

fiviof doe td jis kgufjter."

@r. Ndbbier's pissek gok it's odt tje cegrk tjis tiè.

"Sjys!"

"Vjgt, je is! Vjeo ydu tjiom tjey're revisiof tjey're -"

"SENEQ[IDO, ODV!"

Ve gbb wgtnj gs je fet krgffek dhh. @r. Ndbbier tjrdws è g ogsty bddm

do tje wgy dut. Hunmiof Sjys. @ijir's sìrmiof.

"Kdo't tjiom je'bb ce cgnm, cruv."

@IK LUOE

I fet dut dh `y bgst exg` gok dh ndurse it's krizzbiof. ^tgokgrk. Cut I'`

pretty ndohikeot tjgt kespite `y eohdrnek sdbd revisido sessidos, I'bb ce

dhh td Odrwinj. [jeo I turo do `y pjdoe gok tje vdine`gib tdtgbby

tjrdws è.

Qissiof it kdwo odw, wegtjer kisrupts tje servine, gok cy tje tiè I fet


17/39

[rue Crits

75

td tje jdspitgb, je's g cgccbiof wrenm. @dst dh jis Eofbisj, jebb, `dst dh

jis ndosdogots, dut dh tje wiokdw....odtjiof cut g prdnessido dh vdwebs,

sd I lust jdbk jis jgok. Je ceg`s gt è gok I stgy lust bime tjgt, siomiof

iotd jis ìbmy eyes - je wgs fdiof td jgve g ngtgrgnts dpergtido cut -

I ngo doby cegr td bddm hdr g ndupbe dh ìoutes. Qgtjetin.

@u`'s lust jegrk tje prdfodsis. ^je's stgriof gt tje cio bime sje's tryiof

td set it do hire.

"Ydu modw wjy tjis jgppeoek4 Vjeo we fdt jere, bgst oifjt, I

nd`pbgioek gcdut ydur Frgokkgk's tregtèot, beht do g trdbby hdr tjree

jdurs. I nd`pbgioek gok sd tjey've puoisjek us. [jey puoisj us witj

tjis stupik cbgnm ourse, kdeso't modw wjgt sje's kdiof. [jey're ruioiof

tjis pbgne."

"Ndè dhh it, ù`..."

"Odt lust è, ydur Frgokkgk's sgyiof it tdd gok wdrse! Ceeo snregìof

it gbb `droiof."

Kdo't wgot td jegr tjis. I jegk strgifjt hdr tje kddr gok bef it tdwgrks tje

stgtido. I stgrt tgppiof dut g text td Less, tjeo reè`cer tjgt sje's bdnmek

jersebh gwgy hdr exg`s, kdeso't eveo goswer tje pjdoe gt tje `dèot.

I jdbk it tdfetjer hdr gbb dh hdur [uce stdps cehdre I curst dut cgwbiof,

ngo't jebp `ysebh. @dst pedpbe ifodre è, gs ydu wdubk, cut g fddk-

bddmiof ndupbe wegriof rufcy tdps uohdbk dut dh go e`crgne gok

ndospire td jgok è g tissue. Vjinj `gmes è heeb cgk hdr peffiof

tje` gs twgts wjeo tjey fdt do gt Nbgpjg`.

Gs tjey tunm cgnm iotd egnj dtjer, tje tjdufjt rises io `y ìok tjgt tjey

wibb kie, sd wibb everydoe I bdve, tjgt I stibb jgve sd `goy pedpbe td cury,

td curo, gok I hiok `ysebh wisjiof g strgofe tjiof, I hiok `ysebh wisjiof

tjgt gbb dh tje` wdubk fd gt done. [je sgè gnt.

[jgt I ndubk fet it gbb dut tje wgy io doe jit.

Kgkg. Cdro iotd Iokigo suosjioe, kies io Critisj kgrmoess. Lust bime Frgo,

lust bime Kgk. [jree feoergtidos dh `y hgìby odw jgve bivek gok kiek

sdutj dh tje [jgès, tje [jgès is dur bihecbddk.

Cut @u` stibb spregks jis gsjes io tje Fgofes.

EGSBY LUBY


18/39

[rue Crits

78

"Segbby oeek g jdb - wjd hgonies g bgst-ìoute Ndotioeotgb lguot4 Njegp

hbifjts ih we fd td`drrdw!" [jis is tje bdoebiest @Ô @esseofer stgtus

io tje wdrbk.

Od repbies. Less is do sdè pre-uoi ndurse io ^ndtbgok, we jgveo't tgbmek

prdperby io weems...

"Goydoe4 Lguot4" Kegk dut tjere. Mebby [gybdr's fdt godtjer pierniof.

[jgoms hdr tjgt vitgb upkgte, Meb. Lg`gb's' bisteoiof td C*Vitnjek,

ùst've hdrfdt je'k ndooentek it td Viog`p.

Gok @ijir's crgffiof gcdut hbdffiof jis @dtdrdbg Sgzr hdr g juokrek

quik. Fdt td gkìt, je's kdoe webb tjere.

Je èssgfes< "Jerk cdut ur Kgkg. U gbrifjt4"

Jis spebbiof iohurigtes è, cut I'` gcdut td repby, iovite ji` gbdof,

kespergte tiès, ngbb hdr -

"I'bb fd."

Sjys.

Hive exnbg`gtido `grms.

"Ve ndubk ngtnj up4!" Gbrifjt.

Odw tje tjiof gcdut tje sdutj dh ^pgio, tje sjitty Bgks do [dur, hubb dh

Crits strip, is tjgt tjdufj it's snu``y gok stinmy gok kepressiof gs gbb

jebb...tje gcsiotje is njegp gs hunm. Sjys meeps tryiof td kd tje hgony

sjit, witj tje sufgr gok wjeo ydu set it do hire, gok sgy g prgyer td ydur

gonestdrs dr wjgtever, cut je gbwgys ndnms up gok curos tje jgir dhh g

kihhereot pgrt dh jis cdky. @e, I lust tgme it strgifjt gok hiok s`gbb nguses

td kd sd. @gke snrg`cbek effs4 Gcsiotje. ûhher tjrdufj tje oew Dgsis.

Gcsiotje. Fd td g nbuc. Gcsiotje. Fet Sjys tgbmiof td g firb io g nbuc.Gcsiotje. Fet Sjys tgbmiof td g firb io nbuc gok odt tjrdw up dver jer4

Gcsiotje. Fet Sjys td gkìt tjgt je modws jis ù`'s g cit hit. Gcsiotje.

Fet g firb td strdme `y pdst-snjddb cegrk io g nbuc. Gcsiotje. Gtte`pt td

rdw td Ghring io g tweoty Eurd ruccer kiofy gok hgibiof cut odt fettiof

wgsjek dut td seg gok iostegk eok up cuzziof g cgogog cdgt bdgkek witj

cbdmes do g stgf kd4 "BGK^ DO [DUS!" [jgt's rifjt, `gte, ydu gre sd

do tdur. Gcsiotje. Hioisjek tje gcsiotje4 Gcsiotje. Gok io tje ìkkbe dh

gbb tje huo...

Ceep Ceep. G text. Hrd` Less. "^drry I've ceeo sd sjit, Kgk's ceeo do


19/39

[rue Crits

76

`y ngse. I ìss ydu". MissMissMiss.

^ìbey hgne. Jgj.

"[jgt jer, yegj4"

"Yegj."

"^tibb kdo't bime jer."

"I modw. It's gbrifjt, `gte."

"Cut I'bb `gme go ehhdrt. Jdoest, I wibb."

Sjys rgises wjgt's beht io jis fbgss hdr g tdgst< "[d ydur Frgokkgk, `gte.

I'bb gbwgys reè`cer tje pgmdrgs je `gke hdr Kiwgbi Kgy gt pri`grysnjddb, tjey curoek `y tdofue rifjt dhh."

[jree misses gok g sìbey hgne. It's tiè. I kd hive kihhereot krghts, gbb

pretty fgsj, cut io tje eok I jgnm it rifjt cgnm td...

"I bdve ydu, Less."

Ngo't cebieve I lust kik tjgt cy text cut...[dp. @y. Fbgss. Up.

Oext `droiof, g ceepiof nuts tjrdufj y gcsiotje kreg`. I've lust ceeojgofiof uokeroegtj g zeppebio, tryiof td bgssd g crgnjigsgurus kuriof g

tjuokerstdr`, cut odw `y eyes nregm dpeo gok I'` i`èkigteby jit cy

cdtj tje bifjt tjrdufj tje wiokdw gok tje `gfoituke dh `y jgofdver.

Ve'k ceeo nebecrgtiof. ^dètjiof cif ih I heeb tjis sjite, sdètjiof we

jegrk gcdut quite bgte io tje eveoiof...

DJ! [je Dby`pins! Ve fdt tje hunmiof Dby`pins, kiko't we4! VE.

GSE. HUNMIOF. G@G\IOF.

Je kdes g bittbe kgone.

Bdokdo, ydu ceguty! Ksdb Qgree, see ydu OYN, sjit cik @gkrik gok

gs hdr @dsndw4 It's tje û`èr Dby`pins, fuys...

Sjys stu`cbes io, witj jis pjdoe td jis egr, gok I tjrdw up `y jgok hdr

go Dby`pin Jifj Hive. Cut jis hgne is sdcer. ^dcer ceydok sdcer.

I njenm `y pjdoe. Oew èssgfe "@u`". ^gys "^jgve ydur cegrk dhh".

Ve hby io egrby tje oext kgy. I've oever seeo g `gnjioe fuo io regb bihecehdre. Doby do Qbgystgtido. [jey bddm...jegvy.


20/39

[rue Crits

7:

Sjys's ù`'s do ekfe io grrivgbs. @gyce 'nguse we're g cit bgte, tjey uj,

tjey put us tjrdufj tje sngooer twine gok tddm è gsike td gsm g hew

questidos. Odtjiof weirk, odtjiof ydu wdubko't expent, .

"Gre ydu cdtj dm4 Goytjiof jgppeo td ydu4" Goytjiof jgppeo td us4

Er, we kiko't lust fet cd`cek! Jdw issje4

"Everydoe jere's hioe, tjgom Fdk." Sjys jgrkby sgys g wdrk gbb tje wgy

jdè. Cut it heebs fddk td ce jdè.

------------------------

^tibb ndohikeot. ^trdbbiof gs je spegms.

I kdo't modw wjgt ydur dhhine jgs ceeo bime cut gt tje doe I'` te`piof

gt, iostegk dh fdiof hdr g cddzy buonj, pedpbe wdubk oip kdwo td see

wjgtever wgs fdiof do oegr us. I triek td ifodre it kuriof wdrm jdurs,

cut I hiogbby nrgnmek do tje 6tj.

Fdt `ysebh kdwo td tje pgrm lust io tiè td see tje Crdwobee crdtjers

steg` pgst, witj gbb tjgt bdve gok fddk heebiof ngrryiof tje` gbdof, it

bddmek bime tjey ndubk fd hdrever!

Je bgufjs. [jere's tje sbifjtest odte dh jesitgony io it. Je stdps, tgmes sdè

pibbs dut dh jis pdnmet.

I weot strgifjt cgnm td tje dhhine gok tddm up g hubb yegr's fy`

è`cersjip. Odt `gke it kdwo hdr tje iokuntido yet, cut tjgt wgs tje

`dèot tjgt iospirek è td bet fd dh tje @gnny Ks gok sdè dtjer cgk

jgcits. Kik ydu fet tjgt4 Kik g `dèot pbgot g kreg` io ydur jegk4

@y kreg` is tjgt `y miks wibb wgbm kdwo tje street, gok od doe wibb

questido, eveo hdr g sendok ih tjey're Eofbisj dr Critisj dr...dr...dr bdygb

dr wjgtever, rgtjer - Dby`pin espirit k'ndrps - it'bb lust ce. Everydoe wibb

lust modw.

Je odks td ji`sebh. [je sjioe cefios td ndè dhh tje ndohikeone. Je swgbbdws

tje pibbs. Je is very gwgre dh tje`.

[jey're. Hdr `y jgok. ^dètiès it hbgres...I ègo, I sjdubko't

nd`pbgio, dcvidusby it's odtjiof nd`pgrek td, it kdeso't nd`pgre gt gbb td

wjgt ydu...

[jiom I'bb frdw g cegrk io nebecrgtido.

Je heebs jis huture cegrk.


21/39

[rue Crits

79

Doe kgy's frdwtj hdr every crdoze, twd hdr every sibver, tjree hdr every

fdbk. Doe juokrek gok ebeveo kgys.

-------------------------

EGSBY GUFU^[

êe-tjrdufj cgnmpgnms - g sifo dh ndwgrkine, go gkìssido dh fuibt, dr

lust g pbgio dbk hgsjido kisgster4 êeo tje` gcdut io tje bgst ndupbe dh

weems, gok I ngo't kenike. I ngo't kenike hrd` wjgt's io hrdot dh è

eitjer, I kdo't modw Less' prehereone, sd I gsm tje njuccy hbdwer cbdme,

"Vjgt sdrt dh hbdwers kd firbs bime4"

"Io `y experieone, `gte" je sgys "goytjiof's hioe hdr firbs, gs bdof gs it's

hbdwers."

Vise. Hrieokby gok wise. "Cut try tjese."

[je steonj dh piss do tje cus jits è witj go uoexpentek wgve dh

odstgbfig. It `gyce g sjitjdbe, cut it's `y sjitjdbe gok I'` fdoog ìss gbb

tjis wjeo I'` gt uoi. G mik fets do gok sees è, sees `y hbdwers gok

snrews jis bittbe hgne up.

"Vjd gre tjdse hdr4"

"@y firbhrieok." It's stibb huo td sgy tjgt.

"Kdes sje bime hbdwers4"

Jgko't gntugbby ndosikerek tjgt. Cut everydoe bimes hbdwers.

"Ndurse. Everydoe bimes hbdwers, sd I'` fiviof jer hbdwers."

"Vjy4 Kik ydu try td cbdw jer up4"

Vdgj. I ègo, I bgufj, I kd bgufj, I bime g kgrm ldme gs ùnj gs goydoe,

cut tebb ji` tjgt it ìfjt ce g cit sddo. Je `gmes g hgne gok fdes cgnm td

wjgt I tjiom pgsses hdr g Fgè Cdy tjese kgys.

Vjeo I riof tje cebb td fet dhh, tje cdy stgrts td siof, gok je's fdt tjis

sweet sdprgod vdine...

[d tje tuoe dh "Ih Ydu're Jgppy Gok Ydu Modw It."

"Ih ydu're g pgmi gok uojgppy, hunm dhh jdè.


22/39

[rue Crits

31

Ih ydu're g pgmi gok uojgppy, hunm dhh jdè.

Ih ydu're g pgmi gok uojgppy gok ydu wgoog fd lijgki.

Lust hunm dhh bittbe pgmi, hunm dhh jdè."

Od doe sgys goytjiof. Ydu kdo't kd ydu, do g cus4

It's odt quite [je Uoiversgbcut it's gntugbby sdrt dh ngtnjy. I hiok `ysebh

siofiof it gs I modnm do Less' kddr cut stdp `ysebh wjeo sje dpeos it.

^je's jgk g jgir nut. Gok bddms. [jiooer. G bdt tjiooer. I nd`èot do tje

jgir gok five jer tje hbdwers. Vjinj sje bdves. Oine doe, njuccy hbdwer

cbdme.

Gs expentek, sje's fdt tjree Gs. [wd Cs gok go G hdr è cut it's eodufj.

Kiooer witj "tje iobgws" is gbwgys g tifjt rdpe, oever modw wjgt td sgy,

cut od prdcbe` jere, 'nguse Less is cgnm td jer dbk sebh, kdeso't bet

goydoe fet g wdrk io ekfewgys. ^je's exnitek gcdut uoi, sje sjdubk ce,

sje keserves it, gok gs we fet tjrdufj stgrters - webb, ih ydu ngbb g stinm

dh ^gioscury's fgrbin cregk stgrters - jer Kgk lust bets jer ruo do gok do,

je's jgppy td sit tjere, jis hgne stupik witj prike gok I'` fbgk we're gbb

kdiof dm.

Less pusjes jer pbgte gwgy, jgrkby egteo g tjiof gok sgys sje's fdiof tdfet sdè wgter. Gbdoe witj tje @efgCegrk. Hunm. Bunmiby, I've fdt `y

bioes prepgrek.

"Ydu see tje sendok test, Ndbio4" Expressido odtek. Kdo't ngbb ji`

Ndbio.

"Odt ceeo hdbbdwiof it tjis yegr."

"Dj ydu sjdubk, it's ceeo epin. ^nrgpek it cy twd ruos!"

Ndbio nuts gt jis ngrrdts.

"Jdw gcdut tje Dby`pins, ydu exnitek gcdut tje Dby`pins4 I`gfioe tje

cdrdufj'bb fd cif hdr it."

"[jgt's gbb g bdof wgy dhh. Vgy tjiofs gre fdiof, we ìfjt odt eveo fet

tjere."

I odk gok put hubby jgbh g pie iotd `y hgne.

"Gre ydu g @usbi`, Sgjub4" Qgstry hbgmes hrd` `y `dutj.


23/39

[rue Crits

37

"J-jey4"

"@usbi`. Yes4 Od4"

"I, u`...webb...wjy gre ydu gsmiof4"

"Gre ydu4"

"It kdeso't regbby `gtter, kdes it4"

"Ydu gre tjeo".

"Vdubk ydu preher it ih I wgs, dr ih I wgso't4"

"I kdo't jgve goy prehereone, dh ndurse I kdo't. I wgs lust nuridus is gbb,

ydu see` g cit evgsive gcdut it."

"Odt tryiof td ce evgsive, @r. N."

"Cut tryiof td `gme g pdiot4"

"Od pdiot, oever g pdiot, go eterogb crdmeo peonib, è."

"Vebb, it's g pdrm pie we're jgviof jere, sd...tjdufjt I'k njenm!"

Je sodrts dut g bgufj gok kives cgnm iotd jis veffies.

"Ydu ngo egt witj ydur jgoks, ih it'k `gme ydu `dre nd`hdrtgcbe."

[je rest dh kiooer is tdrture gok wjeo I fet io tje ngr I bet @u` modw

tjgt hdr done I'` frgtehub hdr tje biht. ^je tdsses è g see-tjrdufj

cgnmpgnm.

"Vjgt tje hunm is tjis4"

^je cebts è, prdper jgrk.

Gppgreotby tje wiokdws gt tje sjdp jgve ceeo sprgy pgiotek witj

sdètjiof dcsneoe. Gok @ijir's tdbk jer gcdut sdè Gsigo mik, g îmj,

fettiof cegteo up, hive fuys, hdrty tjree stitnjes.

"êe!" sje sgys, stgrtiof up tje eofioe. "Ydu ngo ce hrieoks witj tje

wjites, cut wjeo it ndès kdwo td it, tje doby does wjd'bb regbby ngre hdr

ydu wjeo it fets rdufj, is us, dur pedpbe."

Cet sje's ceeo wgitiof td sgy tjgt hdr yegrs.


24/39

[rue Crits

33

"^prgy pgiot's odt exgntby g crinm, @u`, gok pedpbe fet gttgnmek gbb tje

tiè, it kdeso't oenessgriby - I ègo, wjd's td modw4 Odt @ijir, je's g hgt

hunmiof `drdo!"

^je s`gnms è gfgio.

"Je wgso't eveo doe dh tje`!" ^je's odt bisteoiof td g wdrk I've sgik.

"Jey `gyce ydu'k ce jgppier io Iokig, @u`, cgnm io Fulgrgt. I ègo

tjey doby jgve ùrkerdus ridtsdver tjere, ùnj cetter tjgo g ndupbe dh

cegtiofs." Bdve td see tjgt, sje ngo't eveo spegm tje bgofugfe, prdperby,

oeitjer dh us ngo.

Ve're io Critgio, we sjdubk reset. I ègo ydu kdo't jegr tje Sdygb

Hgìby cgofiof do gcdut tjeir Fer`go rddts, kd ydu4 [jey kdo't ioviteydu td tje pgbgne fgrkeo hdr teg gok crgtwurst.

@u`'s g ndwgrk gok sje ngo fd wjerever sje wgots.

@e4 I'` stinmiof grduok, I'` `gmiof it wdrm.

I'` tje reset cuttdo.

EGSBY ÊQ[E@CES

Ngo't tebb ih I'` pgrgodik dr ih I've feouioeby jgk bess pedpbe ndìof td

`y tibb tjese bgst hew weems. I've sjgvek, I've ceeo extrg njeery. @gyce

it's g cit ùnj. @gyce it's puttiof tje` dhh...

Kdeso't `gtter, fgve `y odtine io tdkgy. ^gk td ce begviof, cut uoi's

ngbbiof gok tje Fddk ^jip Xirfio @efgstdre wibb jgve td sgib do witjdut

è.

Od biht tdkgy, odt tgbmiof td @u`, sd I wgbm jdè gok it's tgmiof gfes.

I've fdt@usin Is @y Sgkgrup bduk do repegt td meep è nd`pgoy, cutit stgrts hregmiof è dut gok it's bgte gok prdperby kgrm gok I hiok `ysebh

peemiof cejiok è every odw gok tjeo witjdut ègoiof td io ngse

goydoe's tjere. I odtine tje pedpbe wgtnjiof è gs I pgss gok I wdoker

wjgt's fdiof do tjgt I ngo't wgbm tjrdufj tdwo goy`dre witjdut ceiof

stgrek gt gok I'` quite hunmek dhh tjgt @u`'s fdt iotd `y jegk. I ygom

dut tje jegkpjdoes gok njenm `y texts, jdpiof hdr sdètjiof hrd`

Sjys, wdokeriof jdw je's fettiof do. Odtjiof.

Cut tjere's sdètjiof hrd` Less.

"Gre ydu gcdut4 Ve sjdubk tgbm." [wd misses. Od sìbey hgne.


25/39

[rue Crits

3>

Gt hirst, tjis kdeso't `gme seose td è, wjgt sje's sgyiof kdeso't `gme g

siofbe hunmiof cit dh seose. Cut tjeo I ngo jegr jer Kgk's vdine gs sje

fdes do. Je's gsbeep oext kddr, sd we're meepiof it kdwo, cut it's jis

wdrks sje's sgyiof.

[je hbdwers I fdt jer gre prdppek up io g g piot fbgss do tdp dh jer

cddmsjebh gok tjey gre kegk, very kegk, gok cejiok tjgt I spdt tje hgkiof

pgiot dh jer prdtest cgooer. I wgot td èotido sdètjiof gcdut tjgt

ceiof hittiof, sdètjiof gcdut sy`cdbis`, sdètjiof nbever tjgt'bb

i`press jer cut I modw sje wdo't gpprenigte it lust odw.

^je's `gmiof g hgne tjgt I ngo't regbby regk. I tjdufjt tjgt sje'k ce

wibbiof td, I tjdufjt we were...

G sibeone biofers gok td hibb it, sje gsms ih I'` juofry.

"G bittbe," I sgy. "Cut it's jgrk td egt grduok ydu." [jgt sets jer dhh.

Qgoin. Fuibt. Oeurdses.

^je sgys sje'bb `gme è sdètjiof, g risdttd, g hunmiof risdttd, gok

kisgppegrs. I nduot td hihteeo, tje tiè it tgmes td fet td jer mitnjeo, tjeo

sbip dut dh tje rdd` gok tjrdufj tje hrdot kddr wjinj I sbg` gs bduk gs I

ngo do tje wgy dut. Jdpe I wgme ji` up, I jdpe I wgme up tje wjdbe

hunmiof street!

I pef it td tje stdp doe gbdof hrd` jer jduse sd sje ngo't hiok è gok fet

tje oifjt cus jdè.

It's surprisiofby uoeveothub.

-------------------------

Oervy.

I hdrfdt tje gooiversgry tjis yegr, tjiom bdgks dh pedpbe kik. Dobyreè`cerek wjeo I sgw tje tricute io tje Dpeoiof Nere`doy. Doe

ìoute Kgvik Cenmjg`'s bddmiof sùf do g speekcdgt tjeo tje eoerfy

krdps gbb dh g sukkeo...gok tje pjdtds ngè up gok I wgs gsjgèk.

Je frdws gfitgtek.

Cut odt hdr bdof, ydu see4 Fgbvgoizeminmek io, tje gtjbetes stgrtek

pduriof dut gok I hdrfdt gcdut it gfgio! Vdubko't jgppeo io Gèring,

tjey'k odt bet ydu odt hdrfet, cut we're odt sd cgk gt it dver jere.

@dre gfitgtek stibb.


26/39

[rue Crits

3;

Ve kdo't turo everytjiof iotd go eterogb perhdr`gone dh frieh gok gofer

gok fuibt, td ce mept ghbgè gok pgssek kdwo, tjgt'sg cgk jgcit gok

`gyce...gntugbby...g bdt dh tjiofs gre lust cetter dhh hdrfdtteo. Sifjt4 Vjy

nd`è`drgte tje sgk, tje cgk, wjeo tjere's sd ùnj fddk, sd ùnj ldy

dut tjere rifjt odw, ydu modw, it's go dppdrtuoity td hdrfet sd -

^d I fuess wjy I wgotek td tgbm td ydu, wjgt I've ceeo tryiof td fet

grduok td sgyiof is. Vjgt jgppeoek cetweeo us. Ndubk ydu...kd ydu

tjiom we ndubk lust -

-------------------------

@IK ÊQ[E@CES

It's jdt hdr êpte`cer.

[je dbk bgky do tjis trgio is bddmiof gt è, stgriof gt è, sje's ceeo

kdiof it sione Oew Ebtjg`, I ngo heeb jer eyes do tje swegt dh `y oenm.

I turo td ngtnj jer dut, gok sje hbinms jer jegk cgnm td jer cddm, bime

sje's suctbe, cut sje gio't.

I'k rgtjer sje lust puonj è, y'modw4 [je puonj I ngo tgme, cut tje

bddm...gbb tjese hrifjteoek jgbh-stgres tjey...tjey lust...I heeb sd gbdoe.

I put do `y `dst rehioek gnneot, gok gsm sdèdoe1

"It's hdr dur pedpbe td `gme g kihhereone! Ve jgve td ce tje does td

questido!"

@y jegk is cusy gok cuzziof, cut `y std`gnj is, `y std`gnj is -

Curfer Miof. ^wgyiof io tje bioe. Wuite huo gntugbby. I jgve g `dèot td

`ysebh gok I regbise I ìfjt ce g cit pissek.

I regbise I ìfjt ce g cit jegrtcrdmeo.

[je crdwo fuy cejiok tje nduoter sìbes gt è. Qity4 Ydu're odt io tje

pdsitido hdr tjgt, five è `y curfer, kinmjegk.

Hew ìoutes bgter, gbdof [je ^trgok, we're hioisjiof up dur hries gok tje

@grtyr is sukkeoby cgof io hrdot dh us.

"Ih ydu're wibhubby cbiok td tjis ogtido's nriès gcrdgk, ydu're nd`pbinit

io tje`."

Je sduoks bime. Less.

"Ydu ceeo tgbmiof td Less4"

"Vjd tje hunm is tjgt4"

Yegj, dm very nbever, very nbever...I'` kdoe witj tjis. "Bddm, lust sjutup witj tje sduokcites, je's fdiof dver tjere sddo, td `gme go gntugb

kihhereone."

[je @grtyr sndhhs. "Ih ydu're hrieoks witj g wgoogce cgcy mibber, I

sjdubk ce sgyiof g wjdbe bdt wdrse."

Gok tjgt's wjeo I spit gt ji`.

Odw I'` odt sure wjd pusjek wjd hirst, cut it's odt è, nguse I'`

wgtnjiof tje twd dh tje` twist iotd tje gbbey oext td us. I hdbbdw tje`

io, lust io ngse, cut Sjys's fdt tje jgokbe do tjis, dh ndurse je kdes. Je's

fdt tje [je @grtyr's gr` piooek up gfgiost jis cgnm, lust jdbkiof, odt

jurtiof, gok je writjes gok squir`s bime go dveturoek ceetbe.

"Jey bet's ngb` kdwo, gbrifjt, ngb` kdwo!" Sjys's sbikiof tje gr` up

tifjter gok tifjter.

[je @grtyr swiofs jis dtjer gr` hree, swiofiof tdwgrks è, jis

hiofertips crusj ìoe. "Crdtjer, pbegse!" I cgt it gwgy. I'` odt jis

crdtjer. I modw wjy je tjioms I g`, cut tjgt kdeso't `gme it true.


33/39

[rue Crits

>7

Crdtjers kdo't hunm stuhh up hdr egnj dtjer kd tjey, sd I kdo't modw wjy

je, jis bdt, wgotek td hunm stuhh up hdr tje rest dh us wjd were tryiof sd

jgrk td `gme it wdrm, I'` tirek dh prdviof - I ègo, tdkgy is g kgy dh

nebecrgtido gok we lust hunmiof oeekek tjgt, ngo't je see tjgt, wjy kdes

tjis fuy jgve td ce sunj g nuot.

I frgc jis jgok gs je swiofs it dut gfgio.

^d quinm td wgve g cgooer, cut oever tje hbgf. ^nreg` dut sbdfgos, cut

odt tje gotje`, I wgoog rip jis teetj dut. Cut iostegk, I pubb jis tju`c

cgnm 'tib I jegr it sogp. [je sduok ngtnjes Sjys cy surprise gok je bets

fd.

I step io, sjdve tje @grtyr gfgiost tje wgbb, frgziof jis hgne up gfgiost g

frghhiti ndnm gok ygom cgnm go gr`. I twist, meep twistiof uotib it nrgnms,ruptures gok fives wgy, g njgio regntido, sogp sogp sogp, gbb tje wgy

gbdof. Je yebps gok tu`cbes cgnmwgrks. I ngtnj tje cgnm dh jis jegk gok

tgmiof g `dèot td gnmodwbekfe tje hegr do jis hgne, I rg` it tdwgrks

`y moee wjinj ndooents witj tje rikfe dh jis eye sdnmet gok I jegr it

nru`pbe.

^dèwjere, ùkkiek, kistgot, Sjys's snregìof.

Gs tje @grtyr jits tje frduok, I pbgot tje jeeb dh `y sjde iotd tje cgse

dh jis odse gok tje eruptido ìsts dver us bime go dnego sprgy.

Sjys's jgoks nbg`p grduok `y gr`s gok je bihts è nbegr dh tje ngrogfe.

[je cbddk hrenmbes dur smio.

[je @grtyr, seeiof jis dpeoiof, tries td snurry dhh sd I stinm dut g bef gok

je tu`cbes iotd sdè cio cgfs. I sjgme hree dh Sjys gok frgc gt jis

gombes. Je minms dut, tjrgsjiof bime g nrdndkibe. @y jgoks gre tifjt do

jis sjdes, cut je wiffbes dut dh tje` gok kdes tjis nji`py, do-gbb-hdurs

ruo dut dh tje gbbey, iotd tje bifjt dh tje street. G cregknru`c trgib dh

cbddk hdbbdws ji`. I stgok tjere, jdbkiof tje @grtyr's sjdes.

G pgir dh rdttek modnm-dhh Seecdms.

I spio td hiok Sjys, cregtjiof jgrk, jis suofbgsses dhh, bddmiof gt è bime

I'` g strgofer gok I heeb bime I'` seveo yegrs dbk gfgio, èetiof ji` io

tje pbgyfrduok hdr tje hirst tiè, tje sngrek bittbe cdy wjd ndubko't tie up

jis bgnes.

Krdppiof tje sjdes, I stu`cbe tdwgrks tje hrdot dh tje gbbey. Grduok tje

ndroer, io tje ìk-kistgone, Bgureb is jdbkiof @ijir up gs Jgrky bisteos.Jgrky peems up, nbdnms è gok stgrts gt g pgne io `y kirentido.


34/39

[rue Crits

>3

I kgrt cgnm gok sjdve Sjys jgrk io tje njest.

"Vjgt ydu kdiof4!"

"Hunm dhh."

I sjdve gfgio. Je kdeso't `dve go ionj.

"Hunm dhh, Sjys. [jey gio't fdoog bet ydu ldio tje Gr`y ih ydu fet

custek."

"Vjgt4 Vjgt gcdut uoi4"

"[jey bet goy dbk nuot iotd uoi tjese kgys."

"Sgjub, `gte - "

"Lust hunm dhh, Sjys, hunm dhh, hunm dhh, hunm dhh, hunm dhh, HUNM DHH!"

I sjdve gok gok sjdve gok sjdve 'tib je fets tje ikeg gok sbdwby trdts

gwgy, bddmiof dver jis sjdubker gt è gbb tje wjibe, gs je fegrs up iotd g

spriot.

Cgnm td tje hrdot dh tje gbbey, I cu`p iotd Jgrky gs je ndès grduok tje

ndroer gok see `ysebh pbgot `y hist iotd jis kdufjy fut. Jgko't pbgooek

tjgt. Je kducbes up gok wgkkbes cgnm g ndupbe dh pgnes. Sjys's

hddtsteps gre hgkiof cut odt quite fdoe.

I minm dut, sgè pbgne, witj bess purpdse. I'` hgkiof tdd. Jgrky frdgos.

Bgureb's do jis wgy dver, `gnjioe fuo io jgok. I fbgone dver `y

sjdubker. Od sifo dh Sjys.

Fddk. Eodufj.

Je rgises jis gr`s gcdve jis jegk.

Je moeebs.

Je wiones.

Gs tje nuhhs nbinm sjut, I tgme g bddm cgnm up tje ^trgok. Juokreks dh

pedpbe stgriof gok I kdo't ngre. I ngo tebb it's fdiof td ce g fdrfedus

eveoiof, tje jegt'bb meep up bdof iotd tje oifjt.

Je sits.

Je criofs jis gr`s kdwo.

It kdes.


35/39

[rue Crits

>>

[je wdrbk `dves do.

@IK GUFU^[ 3173

"@u`. @u`. @u`, @u`! @u`! Ydu're ìssiof tje cest cit."

^je bddms up hrd` tje pgper.

"Jey, it's @r Cego! I bdve @r. Cego!"

Ve're wgtnjiof tje Dpeoiof Nere`doy do iQbgyer. ^je wgso't gt gbb meeo

cehdre cut sdètjiof jddmek jer gt tje jgokcgbb.

"Dj, cehdre I hdrfet..."

^je jgoks è twd sjeets dh G; pgper. Qriotek tinmets td tje Nbdsiof

Nere`doy Ndonert. [inmets td Cbur!

"Vjgt's tjis hdr4"

"G bittbe tjgom ydu. Hdr tje jgokcgbb. Oine td fet dut."

^je kdeso't fet td ùnj tjese kgys. I jgve sdèwjgt keotek jer sdnigb

stgokiof.

"Kiko't tjiom ydu bimek Critisj ùsin, @u`."

"I kdo't. Fuess wjd's cgnm td bddm ghter jer Kgk4 Cu`pek iotd jer gt

^gioscury's yesterkgy."

Vdw. ^je bddms -

"Vebb."

[jgt vdine, tjgt bdw krgwb.

"^drry4"

"Ydu're fdiof td sgy I bddm webb."

^je kdes.

"Ydu kd."

Sduoker. Odt sd ùnj tje hgne, wjinj is dbker, io go ebefgot wgy, gok

sje's bdst tje crgnes, cut `dre grduok tje wrists, tje oenm, feoergb

ndooenty cits, wjinj I gkìt `gmes è jgppy - jer ceiof rduoker -`gke è jgppy td see tjgt, tjdufj I tjiom tjgt `gmes è g njguvioist.


36/39

[rue Crits

>;

"[jgoms. Gbb it tddm wgs yegrs dh tjergpy gok fettiof tje jebb dut dh

Bdokdo." [jere's od wgr`tj is jer speenj.

"Vjgt's witj ydur gnneot4 Kiko't tjiom Odrwinj wdubk `gme ydu pdsj."

"Kiko't tjiom tjey'k kd ebdnutido bessdos io prisdo!"....is wjgt I wgot td

sgy. I wgot td tebb jer tjgt speokiof g ndupbe dh yegrs io prisdo iso't gs

cgk gs ydu'k tjiom. Exnept hdr tje fuy wjd crdme gbb tje hiofers do `y

rifjt jgok. Vdubk `gme it jgrker td use g ketdogtdr, je sgik.

G cubbet-bgufj.

Cut sje kdeso't oeek td modw, sd od oeek td tebb jer.

^je's wegriof g cgkfe sgyiof "Kegtj td tje ogtido-stgte" gok sje's fdt g

Ndrdog io jer jgok. Less Ndbbier jgs stgrtek kriomiof ceer. [jgt `gmes

è jgppy tdd.

Ve wgbm io sibeone kdwo td tje stgtido. [jere's g hbgf io every dtjer

wiokdw, it's ionrekicbe, heebs bime `grnjiof kdwo g pgrgke rdute. Ve

pgss [je Ndgnj & Jdrses.

"Seè`cer tjgt, Less4"

"Yegj. Ogtidogb Hrdot pbgne. Vitj tje sifos."

"Od, I...fdt oew dwoers odw goywgy. Fgy ndupbe, tdp cbdmes."

"Ydu're jgviof è do."

"Odpe. Doe dh tje`'s Gbferigo gok gbb."

"Hunm è."

"I modw. Ndubk fet cgnm do ydur Grgcin."

Cbur. Jyke Qgrm.

[je hirst suppdrt gnt kdes odt iospire, cut tje snreeo hbgsjes up td tebb us

tjgt Gotjdoy Ldsjug's wdo fdbk io tje super-jegvyweifjt cdxiof, dur

hiogb fdbk, ou`cer tweoty oioe, gok I jgve od ikeg wjd Gotjdoy Ldsjug

is cut I'` sure fbgk je's kdoe it! @y nebecrgtdry hist pu`p `drpjs iotd g

Sdnmy `dotgfe dh lgcs gok jddms gok -

"Kdo't ydu tjiom it's gbb g cit ùnj4 G cit hdrnek4"

I krdp `y fugrk.


37/39

[rue Crits

>5

"Od, I kdo't."

"Ve've kdoe gbb dh tjis cehdre..."

"Heebs kihhereot tjis tiè. ^penigb. Odt lust go exnuse td fet pissek."

^je eyes tje e`pty cdttbe io `y fddk jgok.

"Od doe jere's prduk dh Critgio, tjey're prduk dh g hew exneptidogb

pedpbe io Critgio, pedpbe tjey kdo't eveo modw. It's egsy td ce prduk dh g

wiooer, preteok tje rest greo't g pgrt dh us. Od-doe's dwoiof tje Fregt

Critisj Qgekd, tje Sgpist, tje @urker, tje Sdccer, tje Cd`cer. "

I -

"Ih we lust bdst everytjiof, ih it weot wrdof, we'k ce fdiof gt egnj

dtjer's tjrdgts, odcdky'k ce prduk gcdut tjgt, wdubk tjey4"

I -

"Gok ydu tjiom goydoe dutsike dh Bdokdo fives g sjit4 [jgt tjey'k

rgtjer jgve tje Dby`pins tjgo x ou`cer dh jdspitgbs4 I speot g hew

yegrs wdrmiof io Beeks gok bet è tebb ydu - gok kik ydu jegr tjere were

doby twd Critisj Gsigos io [eg` FC4"

"Yegj, sd wjgt4 ^d tje hunm wjgt4! Cetter tjgo odoe! Cetter tjgo - !"

Vdgj.

"^drry. Cut tjere's stibb pbeoty td ce prduk dh."

I bgy cgnm do tje frgss, it's g perhent û`èr kgy, tje perhent Dby`pin

seok dhh. ^je bddms kdwo gt è, fegriof up td sgy sdètjiof.

"Vjibst we're kdiof gpdbdfies...twd tjdusgok gok hive. I sjdubk

expbgio." ^je sjuhhbes jer tdes iotd jer sgokgbs.

"Dj od, ydu kdo't jgve td."

"Od I sjdubk, I kiko't regbby heeb I ndubk sgy gt tje tiè..."

"Jdoestby it's - I uokerstgok, ydu kdo't -"

"Ydu were g cit nrgp io cek."

Dj.


38/39

[rue Crits

>8

"Cit hu`cby."

"Vebb. Hgir eodufj."

^je fives è g bddm sdgmek io sy`pgtjy.

"Ydu cebievek è! Ydu hunmiof ikidt." Gok tjeo tjere it is, tjgt bgufj gt

bgst. I've ìssek tjgt bgufj sd sd ùnj.

^je tebbs è tjgt sje bimek è, tjgt sje tjdufjt I wgs nddb, cut tjgt sje

wgs ibb, tjgt we were fdiof td kihhereot uois, tjgt we were lust miks tjgt

jgk dur tiè gok sje kdeso't refret wjgt we jgk, kdeso't refret goytjiof.

I tebb jer tjgt tjere's bdts I refret, gok...gok sje kenikes tjgt's g fddk tiè

td jegk td tje cgr.

Vjgt kd I refret4 I...

Cuotiof.

I refret odt iovestiof io cuotiof. Cetweeo tjis gok tje Lucibee, I'k jgve

`gke go gcsdbute pgnmet.

I refret tjgt `y frgokkgk kiko't fet td see gbb tjis.

Go dbk ndupbe wgbtz io hrdot dh è, tje `go's wegriof g pbgstin Uoido

Lgnm jgt, tjere gre cegìof miks dh gbb ndbdurs gbb grduok gbb spdrtiof

bioes dh cbue, wjite gok rek do tjeir hgnes, gok doe dh tje`'s fdt g cdwb-

nut gok it `gmes è tjiom gcdut Sjys, gok I jdpe sdèwjere je's fdt g

hbgf pgiotek do jis hgne, dr prdppek do jis jegk, odt krgpek dver jis

ndhhio. @gyce je wgs doe dh tje fuys pgtrdbbiof tje Dby`pin Qgrm ghter

tje F;^ hunm up, prduk gok gpprenigtek, `gyce I sgw ji` gok kiko't

regbise, cut rifjt jere I kd see, gs tje nrdwk huooebs hdrwgrk hdr tje `gio

gnt, I tjiom I...

I tjiom I seeydu, @ijir. Ih it is ydu, ydu've fdt oew sjdes, bddms bime regbSeecdms tjis tiè.

I modw ydu'k tebb è td "hunm dhh", ih ydu'k spegm td è gt gbb, cut ih

ydu'k lust bet è repby...I tjiom I ndubk `gme ydu bgufj, gok we ndubk

wgve g hbgf tdfetjer. Odt seridus, hdr g bgrm, we ndubk bgufj, wgve. îof

`gyce4

I ègo, bddm grduok ydu, heebs gbrifjt kdwo jere odw, kdeso't it4 Bess

"wjere ydu hrd`4" gok `dre "wjere ndubk we fd4'

Gok bime, hdr wjeo it wgso't, ngo we lust - . Qbegse. Lust -


39/39

[rue Crits

[je ûo stgrts td hgbb hrd` tje smy gs Cbur hires up gok tjdufj tjey greo't

goywjere oegr gs fddk gs I reè`cer tje` ceiof, witj tjis nrdwk it's g

tdtgb bdve-io gok I'` io tje swebb gok od-doe, gcsdbuteby od-doe is

bddmiof gt è. [jeo tjey stgrt pbgyiof `y hgvdurite sdof, gok wjeo

Frgjg` Ndxdo siofs "Bdve's tje fregtest tjiof tjgt we jgve" I lust...Ikdo't cebieve io Fdks, gok I'` odt sure I cebieve Frgjg` eitjer cut...

Je bddms grduok, je tgmes it gbb io< g `dèot dh ìodr rgpture.

I sgw tje Dby`pin Fgès io `y nity, io `y nduotry, io `y bihetiè! Gok

I ngo't jebp cut `grveb gt jdw bunmy I g` cenguse tjis bgok hrd` Odrtj

td ^dutj wgs ruo tjrdufj witj jdpe gok ghhentido. I hebt tjgt, hebt pgrt dh

sdètjiof ciffer gok cetter tjgo è, tje nbdsest tjiof I've hebt td bdve io

yegrs. Gok bdve ngo ce go Dby`pigo ehhdrt, pubbiof up witj stretnjek

sioews, cegriof tje spbit bips do tje ndbk `droiofs, tjrdufj tje kgrmest

eveoiofs gok it's jgrsj gok ndohusiof gok tiriof, I'` sd tirek, gok tjere's

stibb g wgy td fd cut io g `dèot bime tjis, hdr g `dèot bime tjis, kdo't

ydu tjiom it ìfjt gbb ce wdrtj...

^je's cgnm. ^je tgmes `y jgok.

It's jis cgk jgok. Je wiones - witj pgio dr pbegsure we ngoodt tebb.

"7, 3, >, ;, I kenbgre tju`c wgr."

true brits draft four

Documents