Another short story so please no comments about that, also only comment on eddittiting if you are offering.
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Was I dreaming or was my phone really ringing? My eyes pretended to open and look at the clock, without glasses I struggled but it looked like it was about half past two or ten past five, I stumbled out of bed to find the phone in my trousers pocket.
Not sure if it was Tom or Toni.
"Hello."
"Oh Terry sorry to ring at this silly time but I'm out on a call out and I'm stuffed mate, it looks like a borrowed neutral or something but it's only just happened."
"Can it wait till morning?"
"No. I can't get any power on at all."
"Got to be worth at least a blow job."
"Reckon you could be lucky."
"Where?"
"Clarence house."
"Oh shit, I'm on my way."
I started dressing.
"What's the matter darling?"
"Go back to sleep, Clarence house problems."
"OK. Take care."
Clarence house is a kind of a clinic with some beds so a bit like a small private hospital for children; it's only about twenty rooms so it's quite small.
Tom is twenty-two fairly young for an electrician, his practical work is fantastic and can wire a big fusebox neater than I can but he hasn't done too much faulting work and can get unstuck on the unusual. A job like this was potentially too much for him and, although I say it myself, being nine years older I'm pretty good at finding some of the tricky problems.