This Chapter is based on Series 8 Episode 16 when Barry is talking to Kacey about finding the gun in the shed and Neil giving him a beating for it.

Chapter 8 – The Gun

It was a Sunday morning and I woke up and went downstairs and then spend a good hour playing football with Kace as usual.

The football net we had was years old and the string was ripping of it so I decided to go to the shed in the garden where I knew there was spare string to fix it with.

I walked out the back door, it had been raining heavily the night before so the mud in the grass was wet and I knew mum would be annoyed at my muddy shoes later but I still continued to walk until I reached our shed.

The shed was old, it had been there since before Dynasty was born, the paint was peeling off it and the door always got stuck. We hardly ever went in the shed as we don't keep a lot in it.

I opened the door and used a piece of wood to bolt it open so I didn't get trapped in the shed and then fiddled around for the light switch, I turned on the light and screamed, the place as usual was covered in spiders and I have always hated the things but especially when they are right above your head.

I started looking for the string but it was still quite dark even with the light on, but eventually I found some at the back of one of the shelves, I was just about to leave and go fix the net when something caught my eye at the back of the shelf. I didn't know what it was but it was wrapped in yellow cloth and looked suspicious. I lifted it of the shelf and was surprised at the weight of it, curious I started to unwrap the cloth and that was when I found the gun.

Being a child of 11 it was fascinating to me, so I picked it up to see if it was real and saw not only was it real but it was also loaded, I started to touch it noticing how cold it was and wondered how it had got here as it looked like someone was trying to conceal it, because it might of had fingerprints on.

I then wrapped it back up in the cloth and along with the string took it inside, telling Kacey I was going to the bathroom I then took it to my room and left it there to look at later. After fixing the net for Kacey I ran back up the stairs to have a look at the gun but stupidly didn't think about locking the door.

I was just looking at it when dad suddenly burst into my room and let's just say caught me red-handed.

'WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GET THAT?'

'I found it in the shed'

'SO YOU JUST TOOK IT?'

'I'm only looking at it, I wonder how it got there though as it was well hidden'

'YOU MORON IT'S MINE'

'Erm why do you have a gun? it will be best to hand it to the police'

He didn't answer and then walked up to me and snatched it out my hands before I could object.

What will your mum say if she knew about this?'

'Mum doesn't know?'

'OF COURSE SHE DOESN'T FLAMING KNOW'

His eyes were black he always looked like that just before he attacked me and now hI was in trouble as he was ARMED.

I grabbed the pillow on my bed and hid it over my face, but I removed it when I heard a loud clang.

Dad had dropped the gun on the floor and was walking toward me he started to beat me talking about how I could have got him send to jail.

He carried on hitting me and then once he had finished he grabbed me by the collar and shouted

'DON'T TOUCH MY THINGS AGAIN GOT THAT?'

I nodded as tears ran out my eyes; he then picked up the gun again and walked out of the room.

I don't know why dad had the gun but I did know that now he had a new way to threaten me and from that day I hated guns.