The Ghoul Page #3

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Running. Seriously, mate, it works.

Endorphins. Get yourself a good woman.

Or even better, get

yourself a bad woman. Yeah?

- All right, man.

- How's Kathleen?

Yeah, she's good, yeah. We're good.

I mean, we've had

a few problems, but, yeah

Yeah, it's good.

- Drinks soon, yeah?

- Yeah.

Get up!

- Ta-ra.

- See you, Jim.

"What do you think

about when you're walking?"

"Just, er daydreams and stuff.

"Dreaming I'm someone else."

Who are you in your dreams?

A policeman.

Like a-a

Like a police detective.

Is that something you

would've liked to have done?

Yeah. Yeah, I suppose.

And what have you done?

For a living, I mean?

Bits and pieces.

Catering and Signing on at the moment.

But in your daydreams you're

someone more exciting.

It's like I'm a policeman.

And I've taken the blame for something.

Something wrong someone else has done.

So I-I-I'm off the force, but I

still s-solve crimes.

It's really detailed in some ways

and really vague in others.

Dreams are like that.

Daydreams, too.

Chris!

Chris. Hey!

- Hi.

- That's so funny.

That's, like, the second

time in this park.

What are you doing? You're not

a kiddie-Fiddler, are you?

Are you out on your morning rounds?

No, no. I come, er I come here a lot.

- Do you?

- Yeah.

Don't you live three miles

away or something?

Mm how's work?

Erm, it's good, yeah.

I've changed schools.

So it'sIt's better.

It's slightly better, yeah.

How about you?

Oh, you know, I'm, I'm

er, in between things.

Is that the same bracelet you had at uni?

Yeah, it is. What a strange

thing to remember.

Oh, I should get going.

- It's good to see you.

- And you. Definitely.

- I'll see you soon.

- Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

F***!

"Sometimes I daydream that I'm

undercover in real life.

"Like when I'm here,

I pretend I'm undercover,

"and it's part

of an investigation, you know?

"When I'm walking I I pretend

that I'm trailing someone

"and it's part of a case.

"It's harmless, I think.

"I-I-I know it sounds weird, but I, erm

"I should probably stop."

Is Kathleen in these daydreams?

Yeah, she's like a profiler,

like a psychological profiler,

like forensics.

Yeah. I mean, in real

life, she's a teacher.

Anyway, she's, she's really

smart, so it suits her.

What about other people? Like Jim?

Yeah, sometimes he's

I mean, he's another cop.

But in real life he works

for a drinks company.

Erm, I-I know it's not real.

I mean, it-it's nice, but

I know it's not real.

Hello, old chap.

If I was a suspicious fellow,

I'd say you were following me.

Er, no. I Well, I just

Er, I've just seen you at the therapy

center a couple of times.

I just thought I'd say hello.

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