The Wrong Coloured Coat, a Brand New True Story from Simon Morrell

The Wrong Coloured Coat

Bullying can create such trauma that sometimes a person never gets over it, but sometimes they do.

The Wrong Coloured Coat, a Brand New True Story from Simon Morrell

I sat on the train home very happy with both myself and my purchase. A lone trip out from North Wales to Manchester, to the semi-famous underground market where I parted with my hard-earned money, my wage packet from my father’s factory slightly bulging with overtime, but soon to be emptied in exchange for my return ticket, a small coffee and my new pride and joy. A leather jacket, the type I had had my eye on for some months and now, this sixteen-year-old, sometimes lonely, always anxious youth could finally afford it.

There was no hesitation, no haggling with the stall owner over the price. I knew a good deal when I saw one, and, in any case, I was just in a hurry to get back on the train, reach my hometown, and finally put the jacket on, ready to meet the only friend I had these days.

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