key moment 5 - the fair w the gang

the wenches trying to appear older

‘shivering in a short denim mini skirt’

‘squeezed into a psychedelic mini-dress’

‘her lips looked wet and shimmery, like a goldfish’

flirtatious behaviour that’s really quite silly

‘pouted to attention’

‘flicking their hair’

‘digging eachother in the ribs’

‘short barking laugh’

‘falling upon the boys like puppies’

‘giggling uncontrollably’

meena being out of place

‘i took my anorak hood down and wiped my nose’

‘scabbed knees’

descriptions of the boys

‘eighteen or so’

‘bum-fluff upper lips’

‘boy-men’

‘puffed out their chests’

‘legs as wide as possible’

ingenuity of their actions

‘gathering in of the troops to discuss tactics’

meena not wanting to be left out

‘i sniffed something unfamiliar’

‘something forbidden and new’

‘i did not want to miss out’

spotty gary and fat sally

‘appearance had consigned them , inevitably, shamefully to each other’

‘miserable reflection in the other’s eyes’

covert racism

‘something about me so off putting’

‘I made Fat Sally look like the glittering star prize’

anita and meena’s naivety

‘he wanted to shag the arse of me’

‘he really really loves me’

teenage rebellion + danger and lack of control

‘slipped one expertly into her mouth’

‘lip gloss reflected the dying sun’

meena leaving them behind out of discomfort

‘I ran all the way home’

‘muttering my prayer’

‘desperate to be inside and anonymous’

‘“Fine” I lied’