![]() ![]() Holly needed milk for cereal and I couldn’t even manage that.’ Karyn had stopped crying and was kneeling behind her, quietly brushing her sister’s hair. When he got back to the flat, Holly was sitting on the carpet in front of the TV, eating Cookie Crisps from the packet. He yanked up his hood and crossed the road back to the estate. ![]() He breathed in deep, trying to smell the sea, but the air smelled of fridges – something to do with the fans blowing warm from the shop behind him. Outside, the rain was still going, a fine mist falling into light from the fluorescent strip above the door. Still, he managed a quick nod of thanks, grabbed the bag and legged it. ‘Don’t be daft, take it.’ Ajay put a couple of Kit Kats in the carrier bag with the milk. And here, take some chocolate for your sisters.’ ‘Take the milk and pay me tomorrow, it’s all right. ‘I’ll have to leave it.’Ījay shook his head. ![]() Behind her, a bloke coughed impatiently.Īnger stirred Mikey’s gut. A woman in the queue behind him shuffled her feet. And here was Mikey, scrabbling for coins among the old receipts and bits of tissue in his jacket pocket. Here was the milk on the counter in front of him. ![]()
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