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Оглавление‘So you let him get away?’ A young voice broke into Raphie’s thoughts.
‘What’s that?’ Raphie snapped out of his trance and turned his attention back to the young teen who was sitting across the desk from him.
‘I said, you let him get away.’
‘Who?’
‘The rich guy in the flash Porsche. He was speeding and you let him get away.’
‘No, I didn’t let him get away.’
‘Yeah you did, you didn’t give him any points or a ticket or anything. You just let him off. That’s the problem with you lot, you’re always on the rich people’s sides. If that was me, I’d be locked up for life. I only threw a bloody turkey and I’m stuck here all day. And it’s Christmas Day, and all.’
‘Shut your whining, we’re waiting for your mother, you know that, and I wouldn’t blame her if she does decide to leave you here all day.’
The Turkey Boy sulked for a while at that.
‘So you’re new to the area. You and your mother moved here recently?’ Raphie asked.
The boy nodded.
‘Where from?’
‘The Republic of Your Arse.’
‘Very clever,’ Raphie said sarcastically.
‘So why did you leave the Porsche guy so quickly?’ he finally asked, curiosity getting the better of him. ‘Did you chicken out or something?’
‘Don’t be daft, son, I gave him a warning,’ Raphie said, straightening up defensively in his chair.
‘But that’s illegal, you should have given him a ticket. He could kill someone speeding around like that.’
Raphie’s eyes darkened and the Turkey Boy knew to stop his goading.
‘Are you going to listen to the rest of the story or what?’
‘Yeah, I am. Go on.’ The boy leaned forward on the table and rested his hand under his chin. ‘I’ve got all day,’ he smiled cheekily.
