A Silent Battle

WARNING! Contains strong language, strong violence and political nature. Recommended for a mature audience and not for those who are ignorant of the NI Troubles.

Chapter 1
“Do you know what you did Danny?” Do you? Fucking answer me you fucking tout!” shouted Séan as he beat Danny. “Listen mate why did you go and tell that peeler about Eoin, we were friends all three of us, remember when we used to throw rocks at those peelers?” I said as I grabbed my pistol, Danny shouted “I had to Liam, I fucking had to alright” “Why then?” asked Séan in a raised voice as I proceeded to kneecap Danny “Sorry mucker, you knew this was coming”.

We left the flat and headed towards our car. “Hey Liam, we’re in Belfast we should pick up some girls and have some fun” Séan said to me as I opened the car door “You’re from Gweedore which is home to some of the best girls in the province, you live in Derry which is home to the best girls in the Six Counties and you want to fuck some Belfast slags?” I replied and Séan responded as I started the car and drove off “Good point, I heard AIDS is prevalent in Belfast anyway” which I said back “Nope just in loyalist West Belfast and the Village” and Séan said “You mean the place off the Deliverance right?” which I told him then “Nah lad that’s Mount Vernon”.

We arrived in Derry around half six in the morning. It was a sunny late July morning. “What are you going to tell Marié?” Séan asked and I replied “Well Sullivan, I told her I would be away at a party”. As I approached my flat I met Paddy Aiken, Marié’s cousin “How’s things McClusky” he greeted me, I said back “Ah not much, any word on Slate?” and Paddy said to me “Nah no word mucker but we heard that some bastard over in the Waterside knows where he hides”. As I opened my door I turned back to Paddy who was heading away and asked him “Who?” and he said to me “Some bastard, we don’t know yet man”. I got into bed with Marié and fell asleep.