I Am Hooligan

L. Flint Emma

Description

Seemingly trapped in the vicious circle of council estate stereotypes, Justin finds himself battling between right and wrong. As he transgresses further and starts to lose his self identity, he soon spirals out of control, with no obvious way back. Can he save himself from the inevitable danger he faces or is it too late?

Informations

• Publié par: Andrews UK
• Date de parution: 23 août 2016
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781785385537
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Conens

Tîe Page                         î Pubîser ïnormaîon                  îî ïnormaîon                       îîî

Proogue                          1 Caper One                       4 Caper Two                       8 Caper hree                      18 Caper Four                      25 Caper Fîve                       34 Caper Sîx                       39 Caper Seven                      47 Caper Eîg                      53 Caper Nîne                      58 Caper Ten                       64 Caper Eeven                     69 Caper Tweve                     77 Caper hîreen                    85 Caper Foureen                    91 Caper Fîteen                     95 Caper Sîxeen                     102 Caper Seveneen                   107 Caper Eîgeen                    113 Caper Nîneeen                    119 Caper Tweny                     124 Epîogue                         131

I AM HOOLIGAN

Emma  Fîn

I Am Hooîgan Pubîsed în 2016 by Acorn Books wwwacornbookscouk an împrîn o Andrews UK Limied wwwandrewsukcom

Copyrîg © 2016 Acorn Books under excusîve îcence rom Emma  Fîn

he rîg o Emma  Fîn o be îdenîIed as e auor o îs work as been assered în accordance wî e Copyrîg, Desîgns and Paens Ac 1988

hîs book îs sod subjec o e condîîon a î sa no, by way o rade or oerwîse, be en, resod, îred ou or oerwîse cîrcuaed wîou e pubîser’s prîor wrîen consen în any orm o bîndîng or cover oer an a în wîc î îs pubîsed, and wîou a sîmîar condîîon beîng împosed on e subsequen purcaser

A caracers appearîng în îs work are Icîîous Any resembance o rea persons, îvîng or dead, îs purey coîncîdena

Noveîsatîon by Emma L. Fînt

Based on te im by Steven M. Smît & Crîs Be

Based on te story and screenpay by Crîs Be, Steven M. Smît & Crîstoper Joey

Prologue

RuLed urned up corners luered as a îg breeze danced roug e open wîndow, e sot lîcker aced wî e înerocked, dîued smes o e esae, eîr everyday îves conînuîng on as norma wîe e ay ere on îs bed, sarîng banky a e ceîîng, os în a wîr o ougs a soked deep emoîons îke a sîck prods a a growîng Ire One sîp and e sîck îs engued, e lames reacîng wîsed îgs, eîr dancîng coours îckîng a unouced wood As e deîcae sound o e poser crînkîng reaced îs ears, e urned îs aenîon oward îs bedroom wa, adorned wî sporîng îdos and acîon packed bockbusers, e proagonîss eyes gazîng back a îm, e bankness o eîr sare as unnervîng as ey were ypnoîsîng he sudden rus o magazîne papers lyîng open on îs desk caused îm o ook ongîngy owards e wîndow, e gus o wînd amos empîng îm o escape rom e conInes o îs ome, o avoîd e du noîses a ecoed rom downsaîrs A deep, îngerîng sîg eaved îs ces îg as e avered îs eyes back o e ceîîng, e peeîng paîn and cracks raer more îneresîng an e unpeasanness unodîng beow Despîe e coo, seemîngy poweru exerîor o îs bedroom door, e barrîer beween îs word and eîrs dîd îe o mue e sous o ury as îs aer raged a îs moerTuesday… ît must be uckîng Tuesday… e ony reay goes or ît on a Tuesday.Jusîn wasn’ sure wa was worse a îs poîn: avîng o îsen o e ranîc vocas o îs dad, or e ac a e coud e e day o e week by îs dad’s beavîour Dîsearened and uncomored by eîer, e reurned o îs ougs, îs mînd now seeîng, e rus o anger buîdîng în îm; wîe no mac or îs aer’s î sî ad a ury a o îs own As e momenum buî so oo dîd e ensîon în îs body, urnîng îm îno a Idgeîng mess as e rîed o sît o a more comorabe posîîon he bed e îke ead, î ad no sotness or warm, î was

a la sab urer agîaîng îmI can’t remember a tîme wen e was nîce. I can’t ever remember a tîme wen anytîng was nîce.Hîs jaw robbed a e paîn o beîng încessany cenced, e orce o îs grîndîng ee vîbraîng deep însîde îs ead, mîxîng în wî e încreasîng argumenLîe îs ard. I’m not compaînîng, I’m not te sort to compaîn. But î you want to know te sort o person I am, you’ve ony got to ook at wo my uckîng Dad îs.he raîsîng bea o îs ear loods îs ears, ye anoer nîggîng sound addîng o e oncomîng crescendoAways starts wît te uckîng Dad. WHACK! he orurous sound o skîn coîdîng wî skîn snapped îm vîoeny rom îs înner urmoî A momenary sîence ung în e aîr, e ack o anyîng somewa more paînu an e sound o e î îse And ere î was, îs moer sarîng o cry as e reaîsaîon o anoer beaîng sunk în as se nursed er red we o bruîsed skîn ïnsîncs coursîng roug îs veîns, Jusîn eap up of o îs bed, îs ee andîng wî a îg ud on e carpeed loor Bu en e roze – wa was e acuay goîng o do î e wen downsaîrs and conroned em? Even oug e înenîon o good was ere, e knew î woud cause more arm în e end, and en ere was e paînu ru a e dîdn’wanto ge învoved ï wasn’ a e dîdn’ wan o ep îs moer, e dîd more an anyîng, bu î was more e ac a e dîdn’ wan o be near îs dad He dîdn’ wan îs dîry emper o ouc and aîn îm Camy, cînîcay, e sepped away rom e orebodîng eer o îs door and waked owards îs beaen up bu rusy sereo; e needed e um o musîc, e deaenîng sounds o saey a woud keep îm sane roug e darkes sorms Wîou even a oug o weer îs parens woud apprecîae e sudden appearance o poundîng musîc, e cranked up e voume, ony e grîp e ad on e dîa reveaîng e ensîon sî cargîng roug îm Sood în ron o e înrusîve abuse o e drop bass and e crasîng o drums, Jusîn remaîned sî, a soîary îsand însîde îs persona orress and aowed e sounds o was over îm, enveopîng îm în a cocoon a drowned ou everyîng

ese A peasan way o drown Fînay, wen e regaîned a îe bî o se awareness, e wandered over o îs bed and rew îmse down ard, e maress gîvîng ony a îe upon împac

Caper One

It was a batteied o încomparabe vîoence, an unreentîng orce drîven by te most maîcîous întent, ueed by acoo and a deepy mîsguîded sense o deendîng wat was teîrs. It was teîr amîy, teîr îe. Sometîng tat precîous deserved to be protected at a costs, and agaînst any wo dared to say oterwîse. here was no ear, no esîtatîon, just te need to urt. To crus and break. One we paced punc, a kîck, a broken botte – teîr arsena was watever was to and, a deady combînatîon o înnovatîon tat was as rîgtenîng as împressîve. It was a antastîc dîspay, but or a te wrong reasons; umanîty was dead ere în tîs caotîc sea o aceess ooîgans. O, ît was a war, but not te ones ougt over gods and kîngs but over a popuar pastîme. Footba. In some ways a ot more o a damnîng reîgîon tan any oters ound în te word, or te passîon ît ueed burnt as brîgt as te sun and stung deep în your musces, red ot pokers drîvîng you to act. Atoug no pysîca sots were ired, te urîng spîtte and drops o bood gave te efect o a massacre avîng taken pace. Wat a sorrowu sîgt to beod, and tere was no ettîng up. hey woud consume everytîng în teîr pat, or ow dare anyone stop teîr ove o teîr sport. A las o cured up dîgîts rused towards te burred vîsîon o an angry partîcîpant, îs senses barey regîsterîng wat was comîng îs way beore te ist and te assaîant e away and te word turned to back.

he orrors o ooba warare, wîe encompassîng a wîde area, adn’ managed o reac ere Here was ranquî, peaceu and ree, e sîence înerruped ony by e wees o bîrds and e odd purr o a car drîvîng în e near dîsance ï was quîe beauîu în îs own way Jusîn scanned e ground, îs eyes movîng over e course, enjoyîng e ack o presence save or îmse and îs rîend, Eddîe Anyone wacîng woud sîmpy see a coupe o dos în e dîsance roamîng e green, e enîre go course or em and em aone on îs day He breaed în a ungu o res aîr, a

sîg sîng prîckîng aong îs roa as e resness wîpped e sensîîve les ere A cear o a roa rom besîde îm broug Jusîn back o e ere and now, and e ba paned by îs ee awaîîng o be projeced roug e aîr o îs ar lung desînaîon ïn a reaîvey luîd moîon, e cub î e ba squarey on e sîde and sen î lyîng skyward, wîzzîng roug e aîr a grea speed As e waced î go, Jusîn was sîeny anku or e ack o peope a e course oday “No bad” Eddîe cu în, ensurîng a îs rîend sayed umbe în e ace o vîcory a avîng successuy anded a good î Unîmpressed by e ack o eeîng beînd îs so caed compîmen, Jusîn urned o ook a îm, a raîsed eyebrow sîgy crînkîng îs brow “No bad? ï jus sen a uckîng ba o Mars!” As î î woud ampîy îs poîn, Jusîn sreced îs arm ou beînd îm, poînîng a e empy aîr, e ba a ad receny rockeed across e green avîng anded Eddîe gave a srug, bu a sy smîe sared o cross îs ace, a ow joyu aug roîng of îs ongue “Yea… bu î beas you akîng cunks ou o e green” Roîng îs eyes up owards e sky, e sepped asîde o e Eddîe ake posîîon ready or îs nex so Wî îs back now o îm, Jusîn quîey muered “Suc a smar arse” as e waced îs rîend îne up îs body and pracîsed a ew swîngs Even oug e coudn’ see î, e knew a e oer boy was wearîng a bîg grîn as e eard e mumbed words “ha’s me” în response as e Inaîsed e îne up o e ba on e ee, concenraîon eced on îs eaures “So wa you up o îs weekend?” Tîîng îs ead o one sîde, mîmîckîng a dog ard o earîng, Jusîn responded noncaany, as î î was aready obvîous wa îs pans were – “ï was goîng o see Kevîn” Noîng Sîence beween e wo as Eddîe proceeded o Idde abou wî e ba, as î e was Iney unîng a vas macîne raer an posîîonîng a go ba Under norma cîrcumsances Jusîn woudn’ ave mînded