Drain — Unblocking Swindon Work
The jet roared. Water screamed down the shaft at twice the speed of a garden hose. On the camera screen, Frank watched as the dolls were lifted off their feet and slammed against the brick walls. The one in the centre—the queen, he thought—opened its mouth in a silent shriek. Lace tore. Porcelain cracked. The bundle of wet wipes disintegrated into a cloud of grey pulp.
Bath Road, Swindon. Cause of blockage: four antique dolls, possibly haunted. Remedy: high-pressure water jet (3,000 PSI). Additional notes: invest in a longer hose. And maybe a priest. drain unblocking swindon
He lowered the camera again, slower this time. The doll hadn’t moved. But the singing had stopped. Now there was only the scrape-scrape-scrape, louder and closer. Frank panned the camera left. A second doll. And a third. They were lining the walls of the chamber, all identical: porcelain faces, lace gowns, dead eyes. And in their little ceramic hands, they held clumps of hair, grease, and congealed fat—the very stuff of drain blockages. The jet roared
“Fine, Mrs. Albright,” he called back. “Just a… tricky obstruction.” The one in the centre—the queen, he thought—opened
Silence. Then a low, guttural growl that seemed to come from the earth itself.
It was about two feet tall, dressed in a yellowed lace gown. Its painted face was cracked but serene. Its eyes, however, were wide open and wet. As the camera’s light swept over it, the doll turned its head.
He started the engine. The radio crackled to life with a late-night request show. Someone was asking for “Danny Boy.”