One Night Only (156 page)

Poll
y
coul
d
fee
l
he
r
bloo
d
reall
y
boi
l
no
w
.
Antics?
That
’
s
al
l
h
e
coul
d
thin
k
o
f
i
t
as
?
Antics
?
H
e
didn
’
t
giv
e a
shi
t
i
f
they’
d
ha
d
th
e
tim
e
o
f
thei
r
live
s
o
r
th
e
wors
t
night ou
t
i
n
histor
y
.
H
e
wa
s
s
o
caugh
t
u
p
i
n
hi
s
ow
n
we
e
world tha
t
h
e
jus
t
didn
’
t
wan
t
t
o
know
!

“
Y
ou
really
are
one
ignorant
pig
these
days,
you
know
that!
”
sh
e
sai
d
t
o
him
.
“Wh
y
doe
s
everythin
g
hav
e
t
o
be riddle
d
wit
h
sarcas
m
o
r
els
e
silenc
e
wit
h
yo
u
lately
?
I
am thi
s
clos
e
.
.
.
thi
s
clos
e
.
.
.
”

Jame
s
stare
d
a
t
he
r
an
d
the
n
shoo
k
hi
s
head
,
making he
r
fee
l
a
s
patheti
c
a
s
h
e
alway
s
did
.

“
Y
ou’r
e
onl
y
hom
e
an
d
you’r
e
a
t
i
t
again,
”
h
e
said. “A
t
wha
t
again
?
I
onl
y
aske
d
yo
u
i
f
you’
d
lik
e
t
o
come
t
o
m
y
mum
’
s
t
o
visi
t
an
d
yo
u
thre
w
i
t
bac
k
i
n
m
y
face.
”

Jame
s
stoo
d
up
.
“D
o
yo
u
kno
w
what?
”
h
e
sai
d
in
defiance
.
“
W
e
ha
d
suc
h
a
lovel
y
tim
e
las
t
night
,
jus
t
me
an
d
th
e
kids
.
I
t
wa
s
peacefu
l
roun
d
her
e
fo
r
a
change!
”

“Peaceful
?
Wha
t
th
e
hel
l
ar
e
yo
u
saying?
”

“
I
jus
t
don
’
t
kno
w
wh
y
yo
u
alway
s
ge
t
s
o
stresse
d
about
everything,
”
h
e
spat
.
“Th
e
simples
t
thing
s
ar
e
turne
d
into thi
s
grea
t
bi
g
dea
l
ever
y
minut
e
o
f
ever
y
da
y
.
I
don
’
t
know
wha
t
goe
s
o
n
i
n
you
r
hea
d
bu
t
i
t
isn
’
t
healthy
!
There
’
s
alway
s a
fuckin
g
issue
,
isn
’
t
there?
”

Poll
y
coul
d
fee
l
hersel
f
wel
l
up
.
Sh
e
wante
d
t
o
ru
n
out throug
h
th
e
doo
r
,
jus
t
lik
e
sh
e
ha
d
fel
t
th
e
nigh
t
befor
e
she
left
.
Wh
y
di
d
h
e
mak
e
he
r
fee
l
thi
s
way
?
Wh
y
couldn
’
t
h
e
be
a
bi
t
lik
e
Ro
b
sometimes
?
T
es
s
wa
s
treate
d
lik
e
a
quee
n
no matte
r
wha
t
sh
e
did
.
N
o
doub
t
sh
e
ha
d
tol
d
hi
m
abou
t
the
incident
s
o
f
las
t
nigh
t
an
d
ha
d
hi
s
ful
l
suppor
t
fro
m
the outse
t
–
bu
t
James
?
Al
l
h
e
coul
d
d
o
i
s
belittl
e
he
r
an
d
make he
r
fee
l
s
o
worthless
!
An
d
no
w
h
e
ha
d
tol
d
he
r
tha
t
the
y
had
a
lovel
y
tim
e
withou
t
her
!
Sh
e
ha
d
t
o
ge
t
awa
y
fro
m
him
befor
e
sh
e
sai
d
somethin
g
sh
e
woul
d
regret
.

“I’
m
takin
g
th
e
twin
s
nex
t
doo
r
t
o
se
e
i
f
Gin
a
i
s
oka
y
,”
sh
e
said
.
“Mayb
e
yo
u
coul
d
knoc
k
yoursel
f
ou
t
b
y
serving
lunc
h
sinc
e
you’r
e
s
o
goo
d
a
t
thi
s
domesti
c
shit
?
No wonde
r
i
t
wa
s
al
l
suc
h
a
wal
k
i
n
th
e
park
.
I
ha
d
i
t
al
l
laid ou
t
fo
r
you
.
I’l
l
b
e
bac
k
i
n
hal
f
a
n
hou
r
.
”