I’m in the back of the shop and I hear a women say to a man and a child “You two could do better than that.” The other day I could hear the bingo caller upstairs.
Elaine walks past. I wonder if she wonders where I am.
I felt, sensed, a red dot on me, moving around. I followed the movement and trace it back to a couple of kids sat on the bench outside B n Ms. One of them is pointing a toy gun with a “laser sight” at me. I watch him pack it in the back of his trousers.
I sat in the shop window and watch the world go by.
Unrelated anecdote #1: A friend of a friend has a restraining order against her ex-husband. The ex confronts and threatens them, they report it to the police. The police say, it’s his word against hers and do nothing. What’s the point of the restraining order?
Unrelated anecdote #2: A friend of a friend is walking along the promenade at Blackpool. A guy with a Staffy off its lead walks past. Their is a couple with a Jack Russell puppy walking past. The Staffy attacks and kills the puppy. There is a crowd present, aswell as the Police. Many of the crowd are in tears, the Police do nothing.
Sunday used to be a day of rest.
