Larten thanks Brenda, then goes home.Next morning, him and Sylvia have a fight (I'd rather not specify over what) then they just give over and forget about it.Larten, being the one who started the argument, apologises and then suggests they go shopping, since the house was furnished but nothing else (like food,clothes etc.) were there, so they go out with the kids to buy some stuff.In one of the shops, Larten spots some cards and is delighted. (He loves playing cards and gambling and drinking, though he tries to be responsible since he became a father)
While looking at the cards, he meets a young man (19 years old), by the name of Leon, who is also a big card fan.They start talking and become good friends.Leon has spiky-fashioned, silver hair, a tattoo on his wrist and he also has a gang, so he's a bit of a punk.His mother is a prostitute so he doesn't know who his father is, or the father of his little sister Molly (10 and has a lisp) or little brother Carlow (not 1 yet).He's never been to school, so he's illiterate same as his little sister.Larten invites him over to his house for a game of cards, then all of sudden a little head of silver appears from behind Leon and asks if she can go too.It's Molly, and Leon tells her to go home and take care of Carlow and that he'd be home to tuck her in.Molly runs off home and Larten, Sylvia, Leon and the twins all go back to Shepherd's Field with all the stuff they'd bought.
At Shepherd's Field, the local kids had built a platform and are skate-boarding.Sylvia asks for a skate-board and does some amazing tricks on the platform, dazzling the locals, Leon, and her husband.She had been asked earlier on by Larten if she likes playing cards and she tells him Francesco tried to teach her but she didn't like it.He asked her who Francesco is and she almost says it's her brother, but then says he was her friend.Larten is suspicious, especially when she says Francesco's the one who'd taught her how to skate-board so well, but he just decides to let the matter drop and he'd ask about it some other time.
So him and Leon launch into a game of cards while Sylvia cooks and then suddenly, Sylvia curses loudly, so Larten goes to see what's wrong.She'd cut her finger, but she was alright.Just as Larten is about to leave, she asks him to take the children with him and take care of them while she cooks.He complains but sees her serious expression and decides it would be better if he obeyed.After their meal, while Sylvia is washing the dishes he tells Leon that he thinks Sylvia is bossy and loads of other stuff that upsets her.He didn't realise she could hear them.After Leon leaves, they have another fight, but then Larten makes it up to her and they have a good night, not knowing that the following day would be one of the most important days of their life......
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