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Hi Jim, a pint of bitter? Aye please. Christ it’s busy
What’s going on?
It’s for Tracey –there. Who’s Tracey? One-three five
Please –Tracey Jamieson –her there – it’s cancer
Oh.
For Treatment? No – it’s too far gone – a holiday,
before she gets too bad – a year they reckon.
Christ, how old?
Your change –fifteen.
Fifteen –Oh.
Hi Jim, how’s things , good time in Scotland? Yeh
Good turn out eh?
Huh what? For Tracey. Yeh –fifteen.
Good spread eh? Sure, food, to feed the body.
then some drinking to be done. There’s
not much time. Oh no – extended licence
here today.
Some drink
to go.
Hi man, how you doing? Pint for Jim, Dave.
Pour it now?
No. when I’m empty. Right, that’s in.
Bad day for Hearts eh, beat four -
Nil. Yeh man,
Don’t remind me – fifteen games unbeaten.
No. I’ll have that pint now, Dave
Right oh.
Yeh aye, fifteen
and one to go.
She stands before me, after hours, this
pretty pale waif girl,
just smiles, looks happy, I don’t know her,
not at all, she smiles, I didn’t know her,
I smile back,
Bad day for Hearts, extended license. My eyes
feel moist, look down, I know her now,
she’s just
Fifteen and
One to go.
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