Second Coming Page #3

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his mother's child.

Nah, he needs to eat somethin'.

He needs to eat somethin',

and he needs to come in.

Jax, man.

- Oi! Make sure you wash your hands good.

- Not over the kitchen things.

That's it. The boy... - leave it.

Leave him. Leave it.

I'm not havin' him comin'

in here... nah, Jax.

Mark. Come on. He'll come round.

He'll come in.

Hmm? I don't want him in.

Jackie.

Come on.

Just let him care for the thing.

Let him try.

We all did them sort of

thing when we was younger.

I never did deal with

no dead bird in no box.

It ain't dead.

- How you know?

- It ain't dead.

You been by it? Nah, Jax.

You been by it? Not everyone's

like you, you know.

He's just trying to care

for the thing, that's all.

I never did play no vet when

I was a youth neither. Mmm.

We know what

you was playing instead.

And it was you

I was playing it with.

That's right.

Now you wanna be nice.

I am nice.

Treat you like you treat me, innit?

Treat you good.

You think?

Treat you better.

Don't think so.

He won't.

He's cold.

No, no. He won't.

He's gonna come in.

Mark...

Jax, man, where you been?

What?

What?

Mmm!

You all right?

Yeah.

On or off, dad?

Off.

Huh? Off. Keep it calmer.

Foxes would have got it.

Laws of nature, boy.

Clean up when you're done, yeah?

So what are you gonna do

if it don't get no better?

Ich wei nicht.

Dad... and you know it's your

job to clock in with it...

Every few hours, yeah? Dad...

Without waking up

the whole household,

'cause I ain't running up and down.

Dad?

Hmm? Do you want it to

be a boy or a girl?

What, the bird?

The baby.

You're the type

who'd phone up and vote.

- I was just sayin'.

- You phone in?

I was just sayin' I thought the

girl in silver did all right.

F***in' foolishness.

You too busy watching documentaries

or some other bollocks, that's him.

Only you can think that watching sh*t

that ain't your sh*t is a problem.

And I never said I phoned in,

so all of you can kiss it,

spin on it and piss right off.

She leavin' you?

What, she dealing with a next man?

F*** off p, man.

No, she's not.

She ain't a bad mother.

No, she's a great mother.

Well, you got nothin'

to worry about then.

Nothing worth worrying about.

They can be sometime-ish,

you know that.

Nah, wait. Wait.

- See that?

- Yeah.

All right?

You been...

You been through what you've been through.

We've been through this before.

Yeah, three times before.

I know. Four.

Four times.

Four times before.

You understand?

Which is why she might not wanna drag

your arse through it again, huh?

She 'fraid. She nervous.

And what? I ain't?

Settle down now, please.

Okay, class, come on.

Start to settle down.

I hope you've got

your science books open.

Pages 12 and 13.

"Studying animal cells."

Jerome.

Jerome!

What, sir? Come on, paying

attention now, please.

- Are there birds in them?

- No.

No birds.

Am I in them? No, not you.

- Is dad in them?

- No.

Are they always the same?

Are you scared in them?

You know, if you was scared,

you could come dream me

in them... and do what?

Put you in my dreams,

be a nightmare.

Lucky I ain't scared

in 'em, huh?

Wish I had dreams like yours.

Can't remember mine.

So this is where I

should look you, right?

You shruggin' me, boy?

You think you can sit there

and give me a shrug off?

How's German?

Didn't have it.

Geography's boring though.

Don't care how boring it is.

Trust me, you'd be bored.

Work's boring.

Not as boring as geography.

'Cause you know?

You're gettin'

good trainin', boy.

Sometimes I come here.

You got homework?

You got homework.

Soon come.

Where's Jj?

Jj's all right.

Ain't askin' if he's all right.

Asking where he is.

Think I wouldn't know

where he is?

He's by your mum's.

You leave somethin' for him?

He's eating there.

Leave him a little

somethin' though.

He won't need feeding.

You know he likes

a little leftovers.

He ain't comin' home hungry, Jax.

How you know?

So what,

tonight's all about him?

I don't know what tonight's

meant to be about, mark.

I really ain't into him bein' out without

askin'. Your mum's fine with it.

I told her that we just... you

been chattin' our business?

Your mum loves havin' him. You know that.

I'm just sayin' that...

I know. You know?

I know.

Night, mum.

Come.

Nice time, huh?

Nana spoil you?

Dad gave me the leftovers too.

It's late.

Sweet dreams, yeah?

Can I say good night

to the baby?

Night.

See you soon.

It's small.

You were small. Look at you now.

Go brush your teeth.

I know you know.

I know you're shittin' yourself.

I'm shittin' myself too.

But better we be

brickin' it together.

You got a way with words.

Nah.

Got a way with you.

Which?

Jj, which one?

I'll do it.

Sorry.

You still vex with me?

Are you?

You're too heavy-handed.

That's what my mum says.

You told your mum?

You told yours.

Your mum still sick?

She ain't sick.

She's just pregnant.

Told you.

She know you know yet?

You'll be a good

big brother, Jj.

My brother's an idiot,

but you'll be a good one.

Who's doing the doors?

You in 'em?

Some.

Doing what?

They all the same?

Nah. Yeah.

Sort of different, but...

Bad dream-sleeping.

They're worse.

"Than dreams," you said.

And I ain't asleep.

Hallucinations.

Visions.

Dream-sleeping.

Visions.

Told you.

You're meant to be

reassuring me.

Who's reassuring me?

It's a bit mad.

One minute you couldn't have more,

and two-twos you're tellin' me...

They thought it would be

difficult to have a next youth.

They said you

couldn't have no more.

I was there, remember?

Me and mark, both.

You never even

told me you was tryin'.

I weren't trying.

Glad you never done

what I did though.

I'm not.

What's mark saying? You know.

Excited. Nervous.

You know?

Making a mess.

Do I make it over?

Everyone's made a mess.

I think I'd want a boy,

you know.

Hmm.

Hmm-hmm.

You would be a hard act

to follow though, son.

Hard act.

I mean it.

Michael, don't.

Why are you defending that for?

You nervous?

Ain't you nervous?

If I was you, I'd be nervous.

I'd be shitting myself.

Fifth time lucky, innit?

Jj's where I got lucky.

Luck ain't got nothing

to do with this.

Mum and dad know, you know.

We all know.

Ain't saying nothing

till you announce.

Knowing what's happened before and all.

So we're waiting on you.

Got us all playing

your little game, innit?

"Ah, yes, hello. The French guy.

Why don't you sit up quietly?"

Now, I think that's...

Don't f***in'... don't you

f***... I'm gonna take this...

As your hormones goin' mental.

Take it how you like.

Or your lack of sleep messin'

with your mind. Whatever.

I'm not gonna stand here and watch you

smoke through your bomboclaat mistakes.

Mistakes?

What is said in the bogs, stays

in the bogs. You understand?

I didn't... I don't...

I didn't hear what you was...

At least you made the effort to do sh*t

right when you lost the other ones.

F*** you. Yeah, Bernie?

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