One hour later, the water rushed out with a guttural groan. The cellar floor reappeared. Sid handed the tap to Becky. “Sell it on eBay. Call it a piece of Darlington’s underbelly.”
His phone buzzed. A new message: “Blocked drain, Haughton Road. Toilet bubbling like a Jacuzzi.” drain unblocking darlington
Sid sighed, turned the van around, and disappeared into the wet Darlington dark. One hour later, the water rushed out with a guttural groan