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ordeal. I did think there was a chance he would like Top Gun though. Planes doing stunts and fighting at speed would probably keep him still, I hoped.
    “Colin, how do you know whether or not you’ll like it until you give it a go?” Joey reasoned.
    “It’ll be really good,” Nicky added, “everyone at school says it’s great.”
    “The boys or the girls?” Colin enquired.
    “Both.”
    “If girls like it, I won’t.” Colin reasoned.
    “Just try it,” I pleaded.
    “What’s the point? I don’t know whether I’ll like Top Gun but I definitely know I like cricket, so why can’t we just do that?”
    “Because it’s going to rain,” I explained although I wasn’t too convinced about that myself as I was squinting due to the power of the suns rays as I spoke. I wanted to go to the cinema. I wanted to sit next to Nicky. I could picture us sharing a bucket of popcorn.
    “Joey, you want to play cricket as well, don’t you?” begged Colin, looking for allies.
    “I’m not sure, Colin. I love playing cricket, but I want to go and see Top Gun, it’s meant to be dead good.”
    Nicky decided to go down the democratic route, possibly because she felt she was pretty likely to be in the majority.
    “Why don’t we vote on it?”
    “Fine,” Colin replied in a competitive tone, “what happens if it’s a draw though?”
    “Let’s just vote, Col and see if it is a draw,” I urged. I just wanted to get this over with. I fully expected Colin to lose the vote three-one and wasn’t sure how he was going to react. I knew there was a possibility that I may have to step in to avoid him doing a Jiu Jitsu move on Nicky.
    “OK,” Nicky said, “who votes for Top Gun? Put your hand in the bucket if you do.”
    Nicky made a circle with her arms at the front of her hips and pointed her own right arm inwards to show she was voting for Top Gun. I put my hand in there too, Colin and more surprisingly Joey, did not follow suit. Colin’s face broke out into a broad smile.
    “And who votes for cricket?” Nicky asked.
    Colin ran over and put his hand into the imaginary bucket, he looked over at Joey expecting him to follow suit, but he didn’t. Joey held his hands up to indicate that he would not be voting at all.
    “Come on, Joey,” Colin said with more than a hint of irritation, “stick your hand in the bucket for cricket.”
    “I’m abstaining,” Joey explained.
    “You’re what?” Colin asked.
    “Abstaining.”
    “What does abstaining mean?” a puzzled Colin asked. I was glad he did as I didn’t know the meaning of the word either but did not want to show myself up in front of Nicky.
    “It means I am exercising my right not to vote.”
    “But you want to play cricket!” Colin pointed out.
    “I don’t mind either way, Colin, so I’m not voting for either.”
    “Top Gun it is then!” Nicky said euphorically, she came over to me and gave me a high five, which I was pretty pleased about.
    Colin wasn’t having it. He had never taken defeat well.
    “That’s not fair! Joey cheated.”
    “No, he didn’t,” Nicky argued, “he just didn’t vote!”
    “Well, I’m not going to see stupid Top Gun! I hate Top Gun.”
    “You’ve never seen it,” Nicky was at lengths to point out.
    “I don’t care. I hate it.”
    Colin stormed off up the path, striding along with his head down.
    “Col, hang on!” I called after him, “where are you going?”
    “To call for Bez and Holmy, see if they’ll play cricket with me.”
    I ran over to him. I had promised to look after him.
    “Come on, Col. Please come to Top Gun with us. I’ll buy a box of Dolly Mixtures for you with my pocket money if you come.”
    “Why would that make it better? Joey’s Mum buys ice cream, popcorn and Kia Ora, but I still don’t want to go. Anyway, I hate Dolly Mixtures.”
    “Any toffees you like then.”
    “I want to play cricket, Muscleman. Please come and play cr icket. That Nicky’s a silly cow! Let her go to Top Gun with