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what he means.

"Yes, if anyone saw anything down at the docks last night."
Janokovic gives George a pat on the back and continues: "Look, get your jacket. I

want you home as soon as possible. I’ll stash your money, so you don't have get

in trouble with your dad. Take these coins though. This small amount isn’t
suspicious.”

He hands George a large handful of coins. George puts his hands together like it

was bowl, and puts it in front of Jano, staring at the tiny mountain of coins that’s
being piled up. He looks as if he doesn't know what to do with them. “Right, but

you can't carry them home like that. You can borrow a small shoulder bag from
me that you can hide under your jumper. Your father won’t notice shit.”

Shortly thereafter, the boys are walking out of the front door and into the

garden. They stand for a brief moment, thinking, before they eventually start
walking again.

"Come on, Georgie. Let's go!"

Fortunately, there is no need to carry or support George this time around.
Although George looks awful, the tea and breakfast did manage to help him a bit.

Hopefully it will enable him to march the 4 miles through town, to the apartment
complex where his father lives.

"When we get to Burlington Street, you walk the rest of the way by yourself,

okay?"
Janokovic is determined. He really doesn’t want to talk to The Painter right now.

"It's cool. Glad you bothered walking me home," George replies.

"I need to make some purchases, that I promised Mom and Jack to take care of,
before they come home. And I need clean up the house as well."

The boys are walking down Baker Street now, which is one of the small

commercial streets leading into Brighton city. It’s also the street where many of
the locals do their shopping, when they’re not at the mall or inside the city-

centre, where everything is much more expensive. Baker Street's business world

consists of two greengrocers, a butcher, an ironmonger, a shoemaker and a
discount clothing store. But the street's biggest “attractions” are the two

minimarkets, which literally work as shelters and gambling dens with lottery
tickets and renting video.