Paddy and the Minotaur

Xander and Paddy came to the top of Rhymer Street, the cold winter wind nipping at their ears and seemingly unimpressed by their cheap, thin clothing. ‘It’s still frozen!’ Paddy said with an excited smile, immediately preparing to slide down the hill. The long slope of the street, which led to their secondary school, was indeed frozen as the Scottish winter kept its icy grip on the land. The pavement was coated in a translucent carpet of ice which was partly the result of an overflowing sewage drain...