Chapter 33: Football Hooligans (I)
Don never thought of such a scene in his mind:
The clever little Gavin lay quietly on the cold cart in the hospital morgue, covered with a single white cloth, and the room was dark except for the light that came in from the hallway at the door. This environment does not match Gavin's image at all, the child should be sunny and lively, sometimes deliberately pretending to be mature and frowning, but as soon as he speaks, he is exposed.
Michael said he had good grades and was smart, and Donn agreed that he should have a bright future. Maybe you will become a banker and a barrister in the future...... Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
But Gavin said that if he is really that rich in the future, he must buy the Forest team, and then sign a lifetime contract with Donn, and the liquidated damages between the two sides are as high as one trillion pounds. No matter what kind of player Donn wants, he will not hesitate to pay for it and never bargain with the opposing club. But Donn must take Forest into the best team in the world, win all the titles, surpass Manchester United and Liverpool to become the most successful club in the UK, and surpass Real Madrid to become the most successful club in the world. As a token of gratitude, he would invite Donn to drink at Uncle Burns' bar for seven days and seven nights in a row.
When Don heard the child's strange ideals, he laughed and was overjoyed. As a result, Michael yelled at him: "Don't laugh at my son's ideals!" ”
Thinking of these past events, Donn took a step forward, he wanted to see Gavin one last time. But just as he put his hand on the white cloth, a hoarse and tired voice suddenly sounded in the corner of the room: "Don't look at it, my face is trampled on......"
He was startled by the sudden sound, then paused and retracted his hand. Then Donn looked up and followed the voice, and in the dimly lit corner, he saw Michael sitting on the ground with his back to the corner.
The chair in the room for resting, he sat on the floor, with his back to the wall. His hair was messy and his sweat had been dried by the hospital's air conditioner, but his face was still dirty and Don couldn't see clearly, but he could guess what was on it. He seemed to have aged twenty years overnight, and his eyes were dull when he looked at the door.
The messy white coat was also stained with large patches of blood, which was shocking.
It was not the first time in Donn's twenty-six years of life that he had faced such a thing - a life close to him had suddenly disappeared, like a magician's trick, and with a bang, the dove had been turned away.
But he still doesn't know how to comfort the living who have lost their loved ones.
He stood in front of this painful man, and could only be silent, pursed his lips and could not say a word.
On the way to the hospital, John gave him a rough account of what had happened, but he was not alone at the time, so he was vague.
Mark; Hodge's club and Millwall's club Bushwackers engaged in a fierce "battle of honor" at the agreed place, with the winning Forest fans shouting at Millwall, and Millwall fans returning with their fists. As a result, Hodge's club could not withstand the onslaught of Millwall's football hooligans, and they began to rout, followed by a small city chase......
Mark; Hodge's men ran into Gavin, who was waiting on the side of the street for his father to buy magazines; Bernard then carried him to the ground, and neither the fleeing Forest fans nor the Millwall hooligans screaming and chasing their opponents noticed the emaciated figure lying on the ground, and the crowd trampled over him, screaming and running away......
Don didn't want to think about the specific plot, it was too cruel.
The room was quiet again, save for the slight hum of the air conditioner. Don suddenly felt that the atmosphere in this room was oppressive, and the spirit of little Bernard seemed to be wrapped around him, making him breathless.
Glancing at Michael, who was sitting in the corner as if his soul had been drained, Donn quietly retreated.
The hallway was empty, and the pale light couldn't shine into the morgue, and Don felt a fire burning in his chest, surging upward. The oppressive feeling did not lessen at all, but became tighter and tighter.
He decided to leave the place.
As he walked near the hospital gate, he saw a taxi parked on the side of the road, and a panicked woman ran out of the car and stumbled into the hospital building. Then Walker got out of the car and chased after him quickly.
Don hides himself in the shadows, he doesn't want others to see him. When the taxi was about to leave here, he hurried up and reached out to stop it.
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The Forest Bar, which is usually bustling with activity, was quiet tonight, with few customers, and the people who remained here were drinking with their heads down and talking in low voices. It doesn't look like a fan bar at all. Kenny, the owner of the bar; Burns sat behind the bar, wiping a wine glass repeatedly, but it was clear that his mind was not on wiping the glass, his eyes were on the door, but he seemed to have no focus.
The door opened, and his eyes changed. But it wasn't Tony who came in; Don or Des; Walker, but Bill, who is often with Michael and John.
Bill, who entered the door, looked up a little strangely, today, after the Forest team played a season's regular season, everyone must have come to the bar to drink and chat and celebrate, how could it be so quiet? He looked up at Burns and saw that Burns was also looking at him, so he raised his hand to say hello.
"Hey, Kenny. Do you know what's going on? Where has everyone gone? ”
Burns replied, "They didn't tell you? ”
"Nope. I came after dinner...... Oh, yes. I met Tony on the way in. ”
Burns stared at Bill.
"He asked me Mark; Hodge, where they usually get together, I don't think his face is very good...... Uh, Kenny, what the hell is going on? Bill was halfway through his sentence when he noticed that the guests in the bar had all risen from their seats, and the way they stared at him made him shudder.
Burns got up, leaned out of the bar, and grabbed Bill's clothes: "He's alone? ”
Bill nodded, he was frightened, what the hell was going on today? All of them are weird.
"Bastard!" Burns scolded in a low voice, "Bill, if Tony has anything...... Damn it! Pull him back! What a fuck! ”
After he finished speaking, he ran out first.
Bill looked at the strange scene and was confused.
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