Border Secured (A Scenario) Section 4 - Part 5

“Choo-Choo! Choo-Choo! Chuff-Chuff!” It was the train pulling into the train station. Charles said he had no idea why the sound of the train was so appealing to him. All he knew was that he had a burning desire to get on board the train. He ran towards it and was about to climb aboard when the Conductor stopped him and asked him if he had a ticket. When Charles said no the Conductor told him to go and purchase a ticket at the ticket office. Charles ran to the ticket office, purchased his ticket and ran back to the train boarding it just as it began to pull away from the station. When the Conductor saw him he told him that he was glad he got back in time because the Train Driver had decided to leave the station a bit earlier than usual. He took Charles’ ticket and noted that he was going to Kingston. “You don’t look like a

Border Secured (A Scenario) Section 4 - Part 4

Yippee! I said, as I flung myself across my bed. No migrants! Yippee! No work! Yippee! I reached for Charmaine’s diary and just as I was about to turn the pages to where I was at last I heard a knocking on my bedroom door. It was Maud. “Do you want any breakfast?” she asked. I really did not feel like eating as I was still upset about my crotons but I knew that if I told her no she would get upset, so I told her to just make me something light. I also told her that I would be eating in my room. She was back in half an hour with a cup of coffee and a plate of scrambled eggs and toast on my

Border Secured (A Scenario) Section 4 - Part 3

I was not too surprised when I heard the news about the demonstration that was taking place in Spanish Town. Judging by the reaction of the mob at the hospital I knew that they were not going to accept what the police said about the shootout. There were too many stories of persons dying while they were in the custody of the police. Too many stories of young men 'pulling a knife' at policemen and then being shot. It was strange though, that Rajah

Border Secured (A Scenario) Section 4 - Part 2

Charles Whitmore jumped to his feet when Stanley Wharbucks, Charmaine and Florence entered the study. He looked hesitantly at Charmaine as if he wanted to reach out and hug her but when he saw the look on Stanley Wharbucks’s face he thought better of it. Stanley Wharbucks went and took his seat around his desk and beckoned to Charmaine and Florence that they should sit down. Before sitting down, Florence went and stood before Charles Whitmore and looked him up and down. She said