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at, close yu eyes and I’ll start.’

‘Close my eyes. What’s the matter, boy? Don’t you want me to see you? Look, everyone else is watching, I wanna see too!’

The laughter got louder and now the crowd, girls and boys, started to shout encouragement.

‘Do it, man, and do it good.’

‘Teach him a lesson, girl!’

‘Come on, Mark

desperate to try and be like Martin

three also had a reputation for chasing girls.

Turner and his mates –

about it. Think yourself lucky, lad, I got bigger fish to catch than you tonight. Let me tell ya something, if you ever come my way again I’ll nick ya, even if I have to nick ya for spitting. I’ll lock you up quick, geezer, now move!’

Martin’s face was expressionless. He wasn’t frightened, in fact he was tempted to laugh to show the other two how in control he was, but he didn’t want to upset the officer too much. Matthew looked worried and Mark looked impressed. At this point a small group of onlookers had began to gather and a higher-ranking police officer joined his colleague and asked if there was any trouble.

‘No, Sarge, just a kid messing around.’

Matthew grabbed Martin by the wrist and pulled him away. ‘Let’s go.’

she had once been used in a hair commercial because of her Mediterranean looks and her long black hair.

r. She had been going out with Martin for five months now, which was the longest Marti

. She had been going out with Martin for five months now, which was the longest Marti

She had been going out with Martin for five months now, which was the longest Mart

he had been going out with Martin for five months now, which was the longest M