Ronan Boyle and the Bridge of Riddles (Ronan Boyle #1)

Ronan Boyle and the Bridge of Riddles (Ronan Boyle #1) — page 9
I was in a profound coma The night before had been the retirement party of Captain John Fearnley Fearnley is a lovely man who had been like a father figure to me since the scandal Two years ago I was sitting on a metal file cabinet in his office as there are no extra chairs Fearnley prefers prefers that no one talk to him for a length of time that would necessitate them sitting down but he made an exception for me on my first day Gonna make a basket Awesome he said handing me half of his tuna sandwich his eyes filled with kindness He may in fact have said Gonna make the best of it aren’t you son but I couldn’t be sure Fearnley has the kind of country accent that is almost impossible to understand understand even for Irish people I took the sandwich and had a bite I’d never eaten a tuna sandwich before and the smell was intriguing Thank you sir I said as my face went flush and tears welled up in my eyes Sauron Lettuce Tall stout he mumbled tousling my hair and very likely saying It’s all right son Let it all out 2 THOMAS LENNON