On the Richter scale of bad ideas it was certainly up there with the cherry liqueurs. Unquestionably Clayton’s heart had been in the right place when he’d planned his surprise for Barry and Stacey, and if the outcome hadn’t been as it was, surely they would have seen the funny side of what he’d done. How Alice would have loved to have witnessed the shock on Clayton’s face when he’d seen the gigantic animal heads emerging from the back of the truck. Even funnier would have been his reaction when he’d seen them illuminated in all their eerie glory. If it had been a scene from a film or a TV programme the audience would have laughed out loud. Moreover, Clayton would have come across as a hapless yet wholly likeable and sympathetic character. Not for a single second would he have been viewed as the evil monster the press had since portrayed him as being. Alice had briefly thought that the best way for Clayton to defend himself, as well as repair the damage made to his reputation, was to go to the media with his side of the story.
What do You think about The Queen Of New Beginnings?
