Chapter one: Knowing childhood of The Clerkenwell Kid.
In a place called Clerkenwell in London. The date was February 14,1791 people walking each one walking up and down streets of London and in a small and quaint house was a Couple living there with a small baby born was a baby boy. The two newly wedded couple wondered what to naming the little boy.
The Mother says " How about we name him Clerkenwell? It is the name of our town we live in here in London dear." The Father looks at her Drinking his moonshine and looks at her puzzled and replies "Well I suppose that be a decent name but why couldn't you name him after me or my father honey?" "Well just because I want him to have a unique name where we live and where he lives. I am proud on where we are living darling. I just want him proud of where he lives too." The Mother looks at him smiling more and very proud looking at her new son. "Well okay. He will be named Clerkenwell then, Welcome to our home son." The Father smiles and gently strokes his sons head.
Until That moment on Clerkenwell was finally born with a name from his own town he lives in by two parents who were young and in love as newly weds.
Years has past Little Clerkenwell wasn't getting so little any more he was starting to grow up into a young little boy instead of a baby any more. At The age of eight years old Clerkenwell's mother and father gotten into a fight that night of Clerkenwell's Birthday. Clerkenwell's Father Angry and drunk, lost his job and didn't want to find another one. While The Mother furious at The Father Got fed up and was cleaning after the Father night and day, being disrespected all time. Being called a Bitch all time. Clerkenwell just spent his time outside or in his Bedroom Singing or reading most his time alone when his parents were fighting.
The Father takes off and leaves without a word to Clerkenwell's Mother or Clerkenwell ever knowing where he went, what he was doing, not no say so's or good byes were even said too. Depression Fell on Clerkenwell's Mother hard. She had to look for work, Take Care of Clerkenwell all bye her self.
Clerkenwell how ever looked at this as a positive a Tad bit. Meaning he should never hear the yelling, crashing, beating or anything bad from both parents being together any more. Just peace and Tranquility is all he has with his Mother. One night he was still up and heard His mother crying in her bedroom singing a song about London when she was in love with someone. "Maybe she was singing about His Father that left them?" Clerkenwell thought to him self spying on her.
Soon she got done with her song place the wedding picture downwards of her and her husband, she layed down in her bed and slept from exhaustion and depression. Clerkenwell snuck in his bedroom. Went in his bed and laid in his bed, pulled the covers over his head as he began to cry, His own heart breaking knowing his own mother is hurting cause of his own father leaving her, Leaving their family, especially leaving him, His own son behind. Clerkenwell cried even harder knowing his own father is and never will ever be coming back in their lives. Finally crying his last tear, he passes out in a deep sleep that night.
Next day was school for Clerkenwell, The roughest time for him. His Mother kisses his cheek before she leaves to work and give him his lunch bag. "now have a nice day at school. Don't let bullies hurt you okay." Clerkenwell just looks at her and hugs her and replies "I will be okay, I guess. I will let teacher or anyone know I been bullied too okay mummy." She nods back and smiles, walking to out to work she turns and says "See you when I get back home later honey." "Okay mum see you when you get back." He replies back to her trying to smile.
Now walking to school he gets pushed by two of the meanest, roughest, toughest, bullies in school. Their names are Butch and billy, Both are twin brothers and both had a sister named Priscella. The both twins kept on shoving Clerkenwell back and forth to each other.
"Hey Knock it off you Hoodlums" Clerkenwell yelled. "Oh or what? You gonna cry to your mummy, You little bastard?" asked butch smirking evilly at Clerkenwell. Clerkenwell looked pissed off now at Butch. "Now look I don't know what your talking about butch but leave my mum out of it! Also I am not a bastard." Clerkenwell Yelled angrily. "I know what Butch is talking about Bastard. Your a Bastard Clerkenwell. You have no father! so that makes you a BASTARD!" Billy adds on to what Butch is meaning Laughing hard and smiling. "I am going. I am not gonna stand here and let you both call me a bastard all day. I got better things to do than to handle you bullies." Clerkenwell says while walking away to the school.
Then Clerkenwell feels his school uniform pulled from the shoulder swinging him around to have him look at Butch and Billy. Billy then clenches his fist and gives Clerkenwell a Swift Hard punch in his face, Knocking Clerkenwell flying and landing on his back on the hard ground making back of his head bleeding on the cement, Passed out the guys laughed and walking into school.
A man comes walking on the sidewalk where he finds Clerkenwell laying there unconcious he picks up the young boy and takes him into the school quickly to the principle's office. The Secretary gets the principle quickly as possible and he gets the nurse to look at the wounds as the strange man leaves quickly without anyone asking for his name. Clerkenwell now bandaged and still unconcious, His mother was called to the office to pick him up and take him to a hospital at once.
Clerkenwell's Mother arrives out of breathe and crying. "First my husband leaves me and Now my own boy can't stay in a school without him being half beaten to death! What school are you even running here!? Clerkenwell's Mother asks frantically and furious. "Now now. It's just bullies. They are known to bully anyone. I mean I am sure we use to have them too. I was in same class as you were." The Principle says in a civilized manner. "The Hell we do! Its our rights for the bullies to get the punishments hard, than just a smack on the wrist Principle Hines." She replies stern. "well Clerkenwell has no fatherly figure to show the fighting routes I found out through rosey." Principle Hines says smiling. "Now that just crossed The Gosh Damned line Principle Hines! He will never Be at this school again! I Am talking him out of here and homeschooling him my own damn self then! I won't have people saying he don't have a father figure or calling him a bastard any where and hurting him even more!" She yells in the office pissed off. "Also to just add I am Sueing This school for the bullies who hurt my boy and Rosey needs to mind her own damned business of what happens in my own family! GOOD BYE! She yells and slams the door behind her carrying her son out of the office.
Now going to the Hospital with Clerkenwell. Clerkenwell's Mother signs him in to make sure he is signed in and Clerkenwell gets checked out in about two hours later and headed back home.
Clerkenwell's Mother lays him in the bed tucked in, She leans in and kisses his forehead looking at his black eye sadly and worried. His Mother now goes to the kitchen and making dinner that evening. She goes up to Check up on Clerkenwell. Clerkenwell Wakes up his head hurting but his eye hurting worse. Clerkenwell's mother putting a package of a frozen steak on his eye. "I am so sorry Clerkenwell. Today just wasn't your day and yesterday wasn't either with your father leaving on your eighth birthday. I just wish things get better." She sighs and frowns telling him more. " Also Clerkenwell. You won't be attending that school no more. I am gonna homeschool you at home. its just too much for you to handle at such a young boy age of yours." She adds. "Mum I see what you mean. The bullies keep on bullying and You know what they said to me?" Clerkenwell asks "What they say to you honey?" Clerkenwell's mother asks back. "They called me a Bastard for not having a father any more and they heard that he left." Clerkenwell frowns trying to not cry. "Well can you tell me what the bullies names are then?" Clerkenwell's Mother asks. "Butch and Billy..." Clerkenwell frowns while answering back to his mother. "Okay. I know their mother's number and she better be prepared. so the school. mummy is gonna sue.." Clerkenwell's mother says back at him. "No mum...its not worth it...We mise well live our own life and just stay out of trouble mum." said Clerkenwell in a serious voice. "Okay honey. we won't. But We must get you homeschooled in mornings and some times at night, in evenings I can't do it, I have to work to keep our home." Clerkenwell Nods in agreement of his Mother.
"Also Clerkenwell. You need to do chores around here too so I will teach you to clean too. I can't do all this by my self, Mummy needs your help at most." said Clerkenwell's mother looking at him with kind eyes and smile. "Okay mum I will help you. You have been doing so much since father left. Its time I be man of this house." Says Clerkenwell serious and reasonable. Clerkenwells Mother smiles and kisses his cheek. "Thank you my lovely son. now off to bed we have a big day tomorrow" She says smiling more. "Good night mum." said Clerkenwell While yawning kissing his mother's cheek and heading upstairs.
Clerkenwell's Mother is cleaning up kitchen and diningroom, putting up the left overs including the steak Clerkenwell needed for his eye back in the freezer. Before going to her bedroom upstairs, She locks the doors and windows. Goes upstairs now in her bedroom and goes to bed. Both sleeping away in the night.
The same thing went on and on through out those years of Clerkenwell's life. when turning eighteen Clerkenwell decided to get jobs to help his mother out next. So he was looking in a newspaper one day and saw a night club needs a Crooner who can sing so handsomely. So he calls the number up and applies for the job. They told him auditions start at evening at four o'clock sharp.
That day Clerkenwell's Mother smiles and gives him something special. when she got home from work. She gave him His Father's suit and a new hat she bought for him for his first day of a interview and audition of singing. They both share a hug and Clerkenwell gives his mother a sweet kiss on the cheek. "Good luck my son. I love you." She says smiling. "Thank you mother and I love you too." Said Clerkenwell Smiling wide and goes out the door to the audition and interview, the very first one he goes to.
He finally arrives to the night club and his name gets called to the Stage. "Clerkenwell?" They call out. "Yes." Clerkenwell says. "Sing any song you writen or heard before thats all you got to do also If you get the job we must change your name a stage name a matter of fact." Said the manager serious. "yes. okay then." Clerkenwell replies back. Clerkenwell Gives The pianist the song to him singing.
The Music now starts up and Clerkenwell Starts to sing "I loved London." the song his mother was singing when his father left when he was only eight. Standing there in the middle of the stage nicely dressed in his Father's suit and the hat his Mother bought him. Singing the best he can and really meaning it.
Clerkenwell gets done with his song and looks out and speaks in the microphone. "Thank you for having me here and thank you for letting me sing for you all. That song was my mother's when my father left us... good day..." He left the stage and meets up with the manager waiting for him in the backstage. "Kid You got the voice I was looking for in a crooner! I want you to work for me! now your stage name kid! WAIT! The Clerkenwell Kid! Thats it! That has a ringer to it! Kid I am gonna make you a star!" Clerkenwell smiles wide and excited. "Alright deal! I love the stage name and that shall be my famous star name! The Clerkenwell Kid." Says Clerkenwell smiling wider than ever. "Okay another thing. My name is Craig Morrsey. But call me Mr. Morrsey for now okay." Shaking Clerkenwell's Hand while talking. "well see ya tomorrow evening kid." waving Clerkenwell good bye. "Okay see ya tomorrow Mr. Morrsey." Clerkenwell gets so happy goes home smiling wider as ever.
Now Home Clerkenwell gets in and tells his Mother good news. Goes in her bedroom."Mother I got the job I always dreamed for." Clerkenwell says full of excitement. "Thats great my loving son." Said Clerkenwell's Mother coughing. "Mother? Are you alright." Asked Clerkenwell worrying "Yes love I am fine. mummy is just sick deary. Not feeling very well and I called off work tomorrow and I'm going to see a doctor tomorrow about it honey." says Clerkenwell's Mother "Okay mum. I start my job tomorrow mother. but your sick I can't go. I need to care for you." Clerkenwell replies to his Mother."No, no, no. You need to do this for the both of us. Especially you. You can't screw this up love. Clerkenwell's Mother replies with a cough hard. "Okay Mother I will go. but you need your rest. so good night." He kisses her forehead and tucks her in. "Good night Clerkenwell." Clerkenwell turns off the lights in her bedroom and locks the doors and goes to his bedroom and gets ready for bed and goes to bed.