John Horlick

The sound of steel smart shoes hitting against the wooden floor fills the area as Mr Horlick walks down the hallways dressed in a full 3 piece, navy suit tailored to fit perfectly on his figure. The smoke emitting from the cigarette in his right hand begins to slowly surround the halls as people begin making way for him to get to the room.

His pace begins to increase as he hears screams echoing towards him from the other side of the door. Unable to help himself, he begins walking faster and faster almost breaking out into a jog.

“I’m sorry Mr Horlick you can’t go in there yet” says a man wearing a large white apron and gloves as he attempts to stand in front of him.

Taking no note of what was just said, he simply barges the man to the side causing him to hit the wall and fall before stepping over him and continuing on his way.

As he reaches the door, he reaches for one final puff of the cigarette before throwing it to the side and exhaling the smoke as he places both hands on the large wooden doors and pushing them open only to reveal a miracle.

His heart begins to fill with joy as he sees a woman laying on the bed covered in sweat and tears holding an infant baby wrapped around a blood stained towel.

“That’s your son John...” she moans before handing him the baby and collapsing back on the bed whilst breathing heavily.

“Arthur... his name’s Arthur...” says John with a large smile plastered against his face. He then sees a woman approaching him clearly dressed as a nurse.

“Sorry Mr Horlick I need to take the baby” she says as she reaches for the baby. Immediately, he loses his temper as soon as her hands are placed on Arthur.

“Get your fucking hands off of my son!” He shouts as he grabs her arm and raises it whilst squeezing clearly harming the woman.

He keeps on squeezing in anger causing the woman to fall to her knees and start screaming in pain.

“John... John!” Shouts a familiar voice as a figure runs in and pulls him off of her causing him to snap back into reality and form a shocked look on his face at what he’s done to the nurse. He looks to the side and sees a man in his early 30s like him. This is Kenny, John’s most trusted man.