How Late It Was, How Late: James Kelman

Sammy`s had a bad week.

Most of it`s just a blank space in his mind, and the bits that he can remember, he`d rather not. His wallet`s gone, along with his new shoes, he`s been arrested then beaten up by the police and thrown out on the street - and he`s just gone blind. He remembers a row with his girlfriend, but she seems to have disappeared; and he might have been trying to fix a bit of business up with an old mate, he`s not too sure.

Things aren`t looking too good for Sammy and his problems have hardly begun.