Swidch on the radio.
Down’s World
A story by Patrick Hyde.
Read it here for fwee.
Book Two
Rockin’ Days Community Inclusion Centre
Monday
Approximately 9am
In the carpark, outside the building
Walk Tony and his helper
Out from the Ford Ranger
Then, by the mini buses that no one’s using
Tony smiles as the lock is breaking
His helper plies open the front door
with a crow bar
The sensor starts beeping
Tony: I love to be a burglar
Foxy: I need to find where the records are
The alarm starts screaming
Foxy to Tony: Well, do you remember?
Tony: Can’t you turn off the alarm?
Foxy: No I fucking can’t
Foxy shouts: Which door? Which one?
Tony is thinking
His mind is working
Tony: Behind the door that keeps the keys
They look down a corridor of
blank faced doors
Foxy: Well, which fucking one could that be?
Tony: I’m going back to the car
Tony sits in the Ranger eating
By the sounds of Foxy smashing doors
And the alarm bells screeching
Foxy rummages through the records
Walks out the front with two boxes in his arms
Chips. Says Tony
His paws all greasy
Foxy drops the boxes on the floor
He walks over to the Ranger
Foxy: I’ve got all the files with me
Tony: What did you do that for
Foxy: To find your cousin remember?
Tony: The boysh
Foxy unlocks a mini bus with a key
Tony follows him
They roll back the sliding door
Tony jumps in
Foxy opens the passenger door and puts the boxes on the seat
And goes around to the driver’s side
Tony: I’m coming my brosha
Foxy to Tony in one of the back seats:
What’s his name again?
Tony: Joel Tomato
Foxy looks through the files to find the ‘T’
Foxy: Are you sure Tony?
Tony laughs: You’re a fucking retard you know
Foxy: Just bear with me,
and don’t use that word again
Tony: C’mon let’s go
Foxy: Fuck, I’m going to have to look
from A to Zee
Tony jiggles: You are a fucking retard then
Foxy: Are you sure this is where he used to go?Tony: I know, trust me
Foxy: There’s fucking fifty addresses here from A to zed!
Tony laughing: Not my fucking problem Joe
Tony squeals: I love you honey!
As Foxy is seeing red
He goes through a list of 45 names
What they’re going to find out there
Foxy wishes he could know
If Tony could simply tell him though…
When Foxy asks him once more:
Where is this Joel Tomato?
But Tony just says: I already told you bro!
By the creek…
Tony says: He lives there…
Foxy: And Rockin Days is where he goes?
Foxy’s finger reaches ‘D’
Foxy: Fuck, I should have known
Tony: Whad you say to me?
Tony: C'mon gay boy! Let’s go!
Foxy says: This is going to be easy
As he picks out ‘Joel Donato’
You know, I used to be a pilot, Tony
But that was years ago
Tony: Swidch on the radio
Foxy: Fine then, don’t talk to me
They make their way down the road
Tony: You want a piece of me? Homo
Around and through the streets they go
They both get out and walk up to Joel’s house
They knock and look through
the front window
“Joel!”
They both take turns and shout
Foxy: Are you sure he lives here though?
Tony: Maybe he’s with Joe
Foxy: He’s probably gone out?
Tony: So…
Foxy: There’s others near abouts?
Tony: Yeah
Foxy: Well, we should look for them too
you know
The Subway
Approximately 12pm
Linda sits there drooling
Joel slurps up his extra mayo
Nick: Jowel, we don’t know what we’re doing!
Joel’s face messy: I know. I know. I know
The sounds of noms and lips smacking
Schubwaysh: The food they love the most
The four boys are usually quiet at this time
Why do you keep dying? Says Joe
Joel: We need to get past level fiiiiiive
Nick: But we don’t know where to go
Joe: Whe when you get to Costco
ye ye you always die
Jeremy: I love you Sporticus. Kiss me
They all laugh at Jeremy
Joe: You need to plan for what you’re doing
Joel: Yar but it’s safer at the karst ko
Linda says blankly: It’s a simple case of flanking
They all stare at Linda
Linda: You need to cut them off before they leave the goods depot
Then, one defeats them next door at the bank
Because the bank is connected to the Costco
The Costco is flanked by the bank and the goods depot
Her face still looks blank
Joel: What?
Linda: Trust me I know
Jeremy: No one cares what you thank!
Linda: Fine. But you’ll be stuck there though
Nick: To get past level five we have tried everythink
Pal Zee chimes in:
Boys you should give her a go
Joe: Girls can’t kill zombies Ni Nick
Nick: Yeah but we don’t know what to do
Palzee: It’s a good idea I think
Let Linda have a go
Jeremy: Hehe girls, slippery snails. Darlink!
Joe stares at Linda: Hehe she’s too sl shlow