Colin stopped typing a letter to his sister, Melanie. Picking a sneaker from a pile of stuff on the floor, he heaved it under the bed. There, that should sound like he’s cleaning up.

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dedicated to pretty Ma'rica Over a million souls live there, not counting bear, lynx, wolf or hare; Aside from the fair and cultured mainland, there is many, many a quiet island

Mark starts his apprenticeship. It seems inevitable that he is going to get into a fight with Fat Raps, who delights in bullying all the apprentices. He is consumed with fear...

Mark was 14 years old. His school uniform got a bit ripped, his mum had shouted at him and locked him in his bedroom. He decided right then and there to go to Marseilles.

Basically the beginning of the end.

200 words.