Chapter 27

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by the-write-stuff

by the-write-stuff

They headed downstairs to Michelle at the bench. She quickly dried her eyes as she saw them approaching.

Erin sat down beside her: "I'm sorry Michelle, for what I said about Niall. He's your brother, he's family. It's not like you can turn off your feelings and stop caring. I shouldn't have..."

"No, in fairness you had a point, Erin. Do you think I am proud of what he did? Did you think any of us are? We never talk about him. My ma and da barely mention him. We never go to see him. I know he writes but my ma never lets me see the letters. But he's still my brother and I know it might not happen, but I would love nothing more to see him get out and make a new life for himself and move on from all this shit. All of us move on from this shit. Because I don't want to spend my life at checkpoints, or with bomb scares or watching the news and being scared shitless that my ma and da or you one of you lot are caught up in another bombing or another shooting. We have a chance to stop it. Stop it happening to another man. Stop another kid growing up with their da. Stop kids like our Niall from getting caught up with all the violence and hatred. Do you not think it would be all be worth it for that?"

"Of course, it would be worth it," said Erin. She just wanted life to be normal for once. Well as normal as it could get living in Derry.

"Do you know what girls?" asked Michelle.

"What?" replied Erin.

"Can we please get the fuck out of here?" said Michelle.

Erin stood up and pulled Michelle to her feet.

Michelle pulled her in to a hug: "I'm sorry I missed your birthday"

"You can still make it Michelle, come on" replied Erin.

They made their way out through Jenny's massive house.

As they reached the gate Erin looked around: "Shit where's Clare?"

Suddenly everything went dark. All the fairy lights that had lit up the garden went dark. They could only see each other from the light of the moon.

Then they heard her. Screaming like a banshee.

"Run girls!!" yelled Clare as she dashed past them.

"Oh, my fucking god Clare" said Erin as started running after her.