Far Horizons: Tales of Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror. Issue #18 September 2015 | Page 78

backside and get down here!” Sharon yelled up the
stairs. “I know you’re just reading again you idle sod.
You’ve got about ten seconds before I come up and
get you.”

boring really. The excitement tonight was almost
tangible—there was a job on. “Hey, here comes our
little Ferret,” Joe said, standing up as they got closer.
He was around fifteen, big for his age, one of life’s
natural leaders. He called to the others, “Come on you
lot. It’s time.”

“I’m coming; you don’t hav H