Chloe Hadjimatheou

Yeah.

Yeah.

But what it had done was cross a boundary with you. It was a new boundary that had been crossed.

But what it had done was cross a boundary with you. It was a new boundary that had been crossed.

Did you say anything? Were you shocked?

Did you say anything? Were you shocked?

And then the curtains of his memory fall on this scene and it ends there. He doesn't remember how, but he knows he and Miss Bowen get back to school. And he knows, however hard it is to keep his mouth shut, he can't tell anyone what happened. If all this went down as Gareth remembers, that incident with the porno mag has completely tilted his relationship with Miss Bowen.

And then the curtains of his memory fall on this scene and it ends there. He doesn't remember how, but he knows he and Miss Bowen get back to school. And he knows, however hard it is to keep his mouth shut, he can't tell anyone what happened. If all this went down as Gareth remembers, that incident with the porno mag has completely tilted his relationship with Miss Bowen.

Now, she's not just an attractive teacher. She's a woman who's given him explicit permission to think of her in sexual terms. She's invited him to. I'm not an expert, but I imagine this is probably what grooming looks like. And Gareth, he's hooked. The next day when they meet up after school, he tells her he loves her.

Now, she's not just an attractive teacher. She's a woman who's given him explicit permission to think of her in sexual terms. She's invited him to. I'm not an expert, but I imagine this is probably what grooming looks like. And Gareth, he's hooked. The next day when they meet up after school, he tells her he loves her.

And now he can't bear saying goodbye on the street corner, so one day he just keeps walking with her towards her place. That's when he clocks the other boy.

And now he can't bear saying goodbye on the street corner, so one day he just keeps walking with her towards her place. That's when he clocks the other boy.

Do you remember his name? No, I don't. It seems this Asian boy's been walking her home regularly. Gareth joins them. And this one afternoon, when all three of them get to Miss Bowen's house, instead of saying goodbye at the gate, she goes in, leaving her front door open. So Gareth wanders in, closing the door in the Asian boy's face. And Miss Bowen lets him in for tea and a cigarette.

Do you remember his name? No, I don't. It seems this Asian boy's been walking her home regularly. Gareth joins them. And this one afternoon, when all three of them get to Miss Bowen's house, instead of saying goodbye at the gate, she goes in, leaving her front door open. So Gareth wanders in, closing the door in the Asian boy's face. And Miss Bowen lets him in for tea and a cigarette.

The living room's pretty bare and nondescript. No personal touches. Probably because it's a shared house full of young professionals where Miss Bowen's renting a room. None of the other tenants are in.

The living room's pretty bare and nondescript. No personal touches. Probably because it's a shared house full of young professionals where Miss Bowen's renting a room. None of the other tenants are in.

The next day, when he walks her home again, they're alone. The Asian boy that was walking with them, Gareth never sees him again. And now it seems to be a given that he's going to come inside. But this time, halfway through their cup of tea on the sofa, Gareth stands up.

The next day, when he walks her home again, they're alone. The Asian boy that was walking with them, Gareth never sees him again. And now it seems to be a given that he's going to come inside. But this time, halfway through their cup of tea on the sofa, Gareth stands up.

It's a small box room. There's a cupboard and a cool-looking record player on a shelf. And they sit kind of awkwardly side by side, sipping tea.

It's a small box room. There's a cupboard and a cool-looking record player on a shelf. And they sit kind of awkwardly side by side, sipping tea.