Category: Short Stories
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CREEPERS ( Part 7 )
Will had been on the hospital wing a week when he was sweeping the fourth floor landing, and an inmate Kenny Price looked out of his hatch as Will passed his cell. “Oi tea boy,” Kenny said. Will felt slightly irritated at Kenny’s tone and answered, “What,” as he looked through Kenny’s hatch. Kenny was…
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CREEPERS ( Part 6 )
Thirty year old Will had been sentenced to seven years, the day before. Five years for an aggravated burglary in Richmond, Surrey. And two years to run consecutively for an attempted burglary on a luxury penthouse flat in Knightsbridge, London. As soon as Will’s prison cell door on the fourth floor landing at Wandsworth prison…
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CREEPERS ( Part 5 )
It was May the 1st, 2005, when Will sat in the dock of The Old Baily, flanked by a prison officer either side of him. Will ran his hand over his cropped, dark hair, and his tall, thin frame was slightly hunched as he sat in jogging bottoms, a tee-shirt and trainers. The prosecutor Malcolm…
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CREEPERS ( Part 4 )
On the 14th of December, 2004, two weeks after Peters son was born, Peter appeared at The Old Baily for sentencing. The prosecutor, Nigel Smithers, spoke to judge Randel to outline details of the case. “Your honour, Peter Philips, 23 years old, of Garrett Lane, Wandsworth, South West London, committed an aggravated burglary at approximately…
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CREEPERS ( Part 3 )
The five prisoners sat together in a cell at Tooting police station. They felt an mixture of excitement and fear as they waited. 29 year old Will and 23 year old Peter were co-defendants who’d committed an aggravated burglary together. Winston was a Jamaican crack dealer. Scouse Joe was a skinny junkie from Liverpool who’d…
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CREEPERS ( Part 2 )
At 5 Pm, 29 year old Will and his 23 year old co-defendant Peter, were sitting in one of the cells with about 30 other prisoners at Lambeth holding cells. Several times a prison officer opened the door and called the names of small groups of prisoners, who were then taken to remand centres or…
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LILLY (Part 2)
Lilly was dressed for work. She was wearing a mini skirt, high heeled stilettoes and a low cut top that revealed her cleavage. In her handbag she had twelve condoms, a purse, a phone, door keys, sweet tick tacks, chewing gum, a packet of win gums and some folded tin foil for smoking heroin. It…
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CREEPERS ( Part 1 )
“Do you wanna come creepin’ tonight?” Asked Will, as he drove the stylish BMW. “Creepin’?” Asked Peter, then added, “I don’t do crime no more man.” “Don’t you need money?” “Yeah an’ no,” Answered Peter. Then Will said, “I just thought that if you earned some money with me you could buy yerself some camera…
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LILLY (Part 1)
Donna, a young black prostitute stood a moment at the entrance to an alley off the high street and lit up a cigarette. As she inhaled smoke into her lungs, she suddenly heard a low moaning sound, and feeling nervous she walked a little further into the darkness and suddenly spotted Lilly laying amongst a…
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STRANGER IN THE SHED
It was 9.15 Am when 7 year old Jane went into the large concrete shed at the end of her long garden. She grabbed her bike and was suddenly shocked to see George, a homeless man who was fast asleep in his sleeping bag. Jane ran back into the house and said to Grace, “Mummy,…
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