Chapter 33: Football Hooligans (Part II)
Don wasn't afraid to face these impulsive guys. The closest person to him could have punched him in the nose with a fist thrown forward, but Don didn't take a step back in front of the anger of those men.
He forcefully threw the torn flag in half at Hodge: "Michael's son is dead, and the murderer is you!" ”
The Colosseum-like bar, which had been noisy just a moment ago, suddenly fell silent, and everyone looked at Don in amazement, allowing the banner they regarded as life to fall to the ground.
Hodge was also taken aback, and he asked, "What are you talking about!" ”
The door behind Donn was pushed open again, and Kenny, sweating; Burns appeared in the eyes of everyone. "Tony is right. Your guys knocked Gavin down as you fled, and you stomped over him along with the milwall bastards......"
Hodge's eyes widened, he couldn't believe what he was hearing, he hadn't drunk much, he was clear.
Donn stepped forward and forced his gaze at Mark; Hodge, "Glory is my life" was trampled under his feet and lost his golden brilliance.
"Football hooligans?" He scoffed, turning and leaving the dead bar. "Fuck you!"
Everyone watched him leave in silence, and Hodge's eyes widened in disbelief at all this. Burns looked at a stunned Hodge and his men, and then turned away with Donn.
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Kenny...... Did you know when I heard that Gavin was ...... I really wanted to kill those bastards. Walking out of the bar, Donn said.
Burns nodded: "I understand. ”
But when I saw them, I suddenly felt pitiful for them. I can't say why, but I suddenly felt pity for them...... It feels weird, I should have rushed up and punched Hodge, why is this happening......" Donn muttered as he stood on the side of the street with his head bowed.
"Tony, even if you send them all to the hospital for half a year...... Gavin won't be able to come back. Burns pat him on the shoulder and reassured.
Don looked up at Burns and nodded, "I know, I know...... That's why I feel angry. It's like...... It's like watching the team lose and there's nothing I can do about it...... Failure, Pain...... Fuck! ”
He suddenly punched the phone booth next to him, and the glass shattered to the ground.
"I had a chance to save this! I could have prevented Gavin's death from happening! I called Hodge a murderer, but I knew I was! My dog-called murderer......" Donn crouched down with his head in his hands, blood running down his wrists and dripping on the ground.
Burns didn't stop him, just watched him quietly from the side.
The passers-by cautiously bypassed them, looked at the two men with frightened, sympathetic eyes, and thought in their hearts that they must be in the same group as the group at Robin Hood's Bar.
Cars drove past them, splashing the water on the side of the road, but the two of them did not dodge, allowing the dirty water to spill on their bodies.
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The next day, the Nottingham Evening Post first reported on the clash between Nottingham fans and Millwall fans in the final round of League One, and then other major media outlets reported accordingly, including major newspapers such as The Times.
Fan brawls are not uncommon in the UK, and the media and the public have long been familiar with them, and there is only one reason why so many media outlets can draw attention to a fan brawl after a League One - dead people.
“…… After yesterday's final match between Nottingham Forest and Millwall in the final round of the English First Division, groups of fans from both sides gathered in an alley to fight...... An innocent 12-year-old boy was tragically involved in the clash and died after rescue efforts failed......"
reported on Gavin; Bernard's message is only two lines, with nothing but age, no name, no surname description. People won't know how smart and cute this innocent dead child was, how likable, and how ...... Not damn it.
The cold report was so objective and fair that it disgusted Donn. But when the media dug deeper into the boy's death, Donn didn't want to read the newspaper anymore, because looking at the photos of Gavin that reporters had dug up from the school, and watching them describe how Gavin died, Donn felt as if he had experienced what happened that night again.
He was angry, but he had nowhere to vent.
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As a fan leader, Michael has a good relationship with many players in the Forest team, such as Michael; Dawson, Andy; Reed, Malone; Halewood, Ian; Jess...... Wait, everybody knows that he has a smart and lovely child, Gavin; Bernard.
So when they learned from the media that Gavin Jr. had died in a fan conflict, they almost didn't have the heart to train. The coaches aren't yelling at them on the training pitch either, and Don isn't asking them to concentrate anymore...... The whole club was immersed in a kind of sadness.
Since Gavin's mother could not admit the pain of seeing the child's body, Michael decided to bury it early. The date of the funeral was chosen on May 9. At the end of the training session on August 8, Donn told the players about the funeral and hoped that everyone would go and send off the poor child when the time came.
No one disputed Donn's decision, with the coach, team doctor, assistant coach, and even the chairman, Mr. Dogerty, agreeing with the decision. All of them...... Don himself, including Donne, may have forgotten that a day from now, they will face a strong opponent at home for an important game.
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