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5 10 15 20 25 30 10 “I can’t tell you. I’m not allowed to tell anyone.” I said qui- etly. “You don’t know what happened!” Tina looked at me with her clear blue eyes. She was wear- ing a blue dress with lace trimming on her neckline and her dark hair hung past her shoulders. “But I am your friend.” she said. I did not know what to do or what to say, but then I started: “Well, when I walked across the footbridge over the river yesterday.” “Go on - what happened?” Tina looked at him. I started to explain: “I was coming from my German lesson, and suddenly Andy and Fabio stopped me on my way home. They took away some of my books and threw them into the bushes, can you imagine?” “Why did they do it?” Tina asked. “I don’t know.” I said, “Well, they told me I had to give them 10 €. They will wait for me every day and if I do not give them the money they will punch me and throw my things in the river.” “Did you tell your parents?” Tina asked. “No, I can’t talk to my father. I know exactly what my fa- ther would tell me. He would say “Fight them!” I answered. “And if you tell your mother?” Tina asked. “My mother would tell me “Go to your headmaster!” I said. “Well,” Tina said, “today we are walking together, ok? We’ll see what happens.” I felt terrible. Now it would become worse. Why did I talk to Tina? Why did I tell her? I did not want her walking with me – walking home with a girl! Then all of a sudden Andy and Fabio turned up and said: “Come over here!” I said bravely: “What do you want? Just leave me alone.”