Short Story: Running Home

Award Winning Short Story*

*winner of the “Lucky Escape” category at November’s Let Me Tell You A Story, Jack

Rated 15 for lots of fucking swearing.

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I looked both ways before crossing the street. Mum had always made sure I did that when I was a little kid, but back then the main worry had been cars. I was ducked down behind a burned out bus, it stank of piss. The smell had been increasing over the last few weeks so I guess a tramp was living in there, or at the least...