A young boy arrives home from school only to find his tea unprepared and the fire out. He waits patiently for his mother and father to come home - and wonders what will happen if they never walk through the front door again. One of a selection of stories from one of the UK's master storytellers.

Read by Philip Jackson
Written by Alan Sillitoe
Abridged by Fiona McAlpine

Producer: Clive Brill
A Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4. Show less