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something that he had said earlier. ‘Well I told ya, there are druggies everywhere.’
    â€˜Yeah,’ Matthew replied, ‘but this guy was a creep and I was tired and I wasn’t in the mood for geezers like that.’
    As they continued to walk, Martin’s dance routine became the main topic of conversation. ‘I wasn’t sure of that place at first,’ Martin confessed as if no one had known. ‘But it’s OK – I’m into those rap beats.’
    Natalie was pleased with herself. ‘I knew you’d like it,’ she said as she linked her arm into Martin’s. ‘I had a great time – I’ll be back.’
    When they arrived at the top of Natalie’s street,Mark and Matthew waited on the corner while Martin walked her down a little. He had to make sure she got home safe but he also had to make sure he got his goodnight kiss. At a convenient spot he stopped. He had done this before but he still didn’t know what to say, so he said the first thing that came into his head. ‘Where do ya mom and dad think you are?’
    â€˜Well, I told them I was going to the Unity with some girlfriends, ’ she grinned.
    Martin wasted no more time. He reached round the back of her head, pulled her towards him, and kissed her. But it wasn’t a real kiss. All he was doing was putting his lips against hers and pushing. There was no tenderness at all.
    Natalie tolerated it for a few seconds and then pushed him away. ‘I told you, you can kiss me if you ask first.’
    Martin was panting. He had been holding his breath while kissing, now he was out of breath and overexcited. ‘OK, OK den, gissa kiss.’
    He kissed her again. This time she took control and put her tongue in his mouth. Martin started to run his hands through her hair, then up and down her back, and then his hands headed in all directions as if desperately seeking lost flesh.
    â€˜Ouch,’ Martin shouted down Natalie’s throat. Natalie had stamped on his foot. Martin spoke, even though they were still connected at the lips. ’Whatdid you do that for?’
    â€˜Stop ya from going too far.’
    Mark and Matthew were on the corner, observing the ritual whilst trying not to be caught looking. Natalie and Martin struggled on, but it was too much for Martin. Soon the tongue went to his head and off went his hands again.
    â€˜OUCH!’ This time it was the other foot.
    Natalie pulled away. ‘I’ve got to go now. I’ll ring ya tomorrow.’
    Martin pleaded, ‘Gissa nother kiss.’
    â€˜I’ll give ya a kiss tomorrow if ya teach me some of them dance moves.’
    â€˜Yeah, it’s a deal, ya got yourself a deal there, girl.’
    He kissed her hand and watched her open her front door and enter before he moved off up the road where he found Mark and Matthew acting as if they had seen nothing.
    The Gang of Three decided to cut through the Monega Estate in order to get back on to Green Street. It was now one o’clock and the big boys were out.
    The Gang of Three knew this estate well. In the 1970s it used to be a good-looking estate where people wanted to be but now it needed some attention. One of the high-rise buildings had no entrance doors on either the front or back. Like thousands before them, the gang just walked straight through. Martin glancedat the stairway as he passed and in a split second he noticed condom packets and glue containers on the steps. As they came out of the rear door space, used needles left by drug addicts lay on the floor. Martin crushed one under his foot.
    Matthew was disgusted. ‘I wouldn’t even step on one of them – say if one went through your sole? Could give you AIDS.’
    As they walked through the centre of the estate, they heard the sound of screeching tyres, the sound of a car being raced. It was just a block away and they could smell the burning rubber. The sound moved away from them but