Ste woke up to a load bang on the front door. After the knocking kept going on for another 5 minutes, he decided he would go and see who it is. He got up and stormed to the front door, ready to moan at whoever was outside, knocking at 7 in the morning.
"Who do you think you are?!" He shouts as he opens the door, but his next words die on his lips, and he opens the door to find Declan there, with a suitcase, and a confused expression. "Where's dad?"
Ste didn't know what to say, he stuttered a lot "Erm…. Well"
After a second of standing there looking at each other Ste decides to let him in. After letting him in, they both take a seat, and sit there in silence.
"Ste, where is my dad?" Declan says, Ste sits there and stares into space, wondering how to answer Declan. "Well Declan, your dad… he.. well." Ste didn't know how to tell him. "What Ste?" Declan seems to know what is going to come. "He is in prison Dec. He has a life sentence" Ste said quickly. "What did he do?" Declan asked quietly. Ste looked around the living room of his new home, trying to find the right thing to say, " he killed someone, he killed a few people… but the got him when he killed Seamus". Ste turned to see Declan looking at him completely shocked "he killed my granddad!"
Ste wished he didn't have to tell him this. Declan was starting to getting up to walk out, Ste could tell he was angry. Before Declan got to the door, Ste stops him "he had a reason to kill him Declan, something horrible, Seamus deserved it". Declan looks confused, and askes Ste why, but Ste doesn't answer, he is not the right person to have this conversation with.
Instead he asks "what are you doing here Declan? Has something happened?" Declan sighs, giving up on getting an answer out of Ste. He walks back to the sofa, and sits down putting his head in his hands. Ste comes up next to him and sits next to him and asks "has something happened Declan, do you need something?"
Declan looks up at Ste, "yeah there was a reason I was here, I needed dads help. I have… I have gotten into trouble with someone back in Ireland. I need money, a lot of money, but I don't know where to get it from. That's why I was here; I need some money of dad." Ste looks at him, thinking. "What kind of person have you got into trouble with Dec?"
"I started doing some drug dealing, and it got out of hand. It turns out I owe a guy called Mickey £5000, this is why I needed dads help. He could get me the money" Declan says quietly, hoping Ste doesn't here him. Ste doesn't know what to say.
"Does he know you have left Ireland" Ste says after a couple a minutes of silence. Declan looks up at Ste, and tells him "no he thinks I am in Belfast and not Dublin".
Ste walks away with a sigh to go and get a drink, offering Declan one, which he refuses. Then he comes back, and sits next to him, "does your mom know you are here, does your mom know anything about what has happened?" Declan shakes his head straight away "no… no!" He gets up and starts pacing "she can't know Ste, she'll… she will kill me!" Ste looks at him, reassuring him "I won't tell her, but she will find out".
After another 5 minutes of awkward silence. Declan finally talks again "Ste will you help me." Ste looks at him with a confused look "I don't know how I can help Dec, I don't know where to get money like that from." Declan looks upset, he looks a Ste with pleading eyes "please I need your help, I need to get £5000 or he will kill me, mom and Paddy!"
Ste sighs "I will see what I can do, you can stay here for now, there are spare bedroom". Ste leads Declan to the spare bedrooms, and then closes the door, leaving Declan sitting on the bed, looking completely lost.
