Dave stared long and hard into Gaz's eyes, trying to control
his emotions. Finally he let go of Gaz and pushed him away. 'I
can't,' he said. 'I'm sorry, I just can't, all right?' Picking up the
stolen jacket from the ground, he turned and walked back into
Asda.
Chapter 9 In Trouble with the Police
Back at the steel factory, Horse's mother and aunts were
beginning to get impatient.
'Tell them there's been a bit of a delay,' Gerald told Horse. The
members of the group were disappearing - first Dave, and now
Gaz.
'Well, they won't wait for ever, you know,' said Horse.
Just then the door opened and Gaz came in.
'Dave's not coming,' he told them unhappily. 'It's all right,' he
continued, seeing the looks on their faces. 'We can manage
without him.'
Gaz quickly changed into his security guard's uniform. A few
minutes later, Nathan pressed the
Play button on the cassette
recorder and the men came out. Horse was first, then Lomper,
followed by Guy, Gerald and Gaz. They formed a straight line in
front of the women, and as Nathan turned up the music, began
to dance.
At first the men were shy, but soon they began to enjoy
themselves. They started to dance really well, watching each other
carefully and keeping in time with the music. They were too busy
remembering their steps to be nervous. As they danced, they took
off their jackets, shirts and trousers until finally they were wearing
only their red leather G-strings.
The women in front of them on the sofa watched the
performance in complete astonishment. They had seen many
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