Redemption

Glenn Skinner

Description

A story about a young man with a troubled past and a difficult relationship with his father. After learning of a very serious offence committed by his younger brother, he makes a brave decision to put his own life in jeopardy to try and protect his brother.

Sujets

• Redemption
• Rédemption (homonymie)
• Fiction

Informations

• Publié par: Xlibris NZ
• Date de parution: 08 mars 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669880387
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

REDEMPTION
Glenn Skinner

 
Copyright © 2023 by Glenn Skinner.
 
ISBN:
Softcover
978-1-6698-8039-4

eBook
978-1-6698-8038-7
 
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.
 
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
 
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Rev. date: 03/01/2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 1
It was spring of 1966 and Jimmy Harrigan was in a cold sweat.
“Tom! Tom! Wake up! You have to help me!”
Tom stirred and muttered “not now Jimmy, I want to sleep”.
“No Tom, wake up! This is critical”.
Tom half opened his eyes. “Alright. What is it that’s so important?”
“I’m in big trouble. At the party we were at last night, you know that young blonde girl I was with who got paralytic drunk? Well I found her lying on the bed in Barry’s bedroom, virtually unconscious. Being three parts drunk myself, I did something really stupid” replied Jimmy.
“Oh no, please tell me you didn’t” said Tom.
“Yeah I did and she has gone to the police and accused me of raping her”
“But if she was unconscious, how did she know it was you?”
“I guess she wasn’t totally out and because everyone else had paired off earlier, it was me that she had been with virtually all night’” said Jimmy.
“The police will still need proof it was you” said Tom.
“Well they have asked me to go to the station to answer questions Tom”.
“Deny it” Tom replied, “say it wasn’t you”.
“But……”
“Are you listening to me Jimmy? Deny it! Now calm down and pull yourself together, it will be your word against hers. Have you told father yet?”
“No”
“Well I think you should before the police do.”
Just then the door bursts open and their father walked in.
“James there is a police officer downstairs who is asking you to accompany him to the Police Station. Do you know what this is about?”
“I think I do father. I will come downstairs with you and explain”.
“Yes, that would be a good idea” replied his father.
They walked downstairs and found a police officer waiting. Jimmy’s father said
“Officer, this is my son James. Now tell me James, what do you know about why the officer wants you to go with him?”
“I believe I may be about to be charged with the rape of a girl.”
“I beg your pardon? Is this true officer?” said his father with a look of incredulity on his face.
“I’m afraid it is Mr Harrigan” replied the officer.