Chloe Hadjimatheou

Brazen as hell. And somehow he walks out with these five mags without any trouble.

The CAF was a little Italian deli. Gareth used to go in there with his mates, not to eat, but to hang out. His lunch money was already spent on a ten-pack of Benson and Hedges. Miss Bowen was often in there too. Did you clock her as soon as you got in? Yeah.

The CAF was a little Italian deli. Gareth used to go in there with his mates, not to eat, but to hang out. His lunch money was already spent on a ten-pack of Benson and Hedges. Miss Bowen was often in there too. Did you clock her as soon as you got in? Yeah.

So the boys all come in laughing because they've just pulled off this heist in the newsagents. And Ben's really excited about it. He's opening up the porno mags and waving the pictures around for everyone to see. And he's trying to get Miss Bowen's attention, sticking the mags under her nose and saying, what's this then, Miss? What's this? And it feels like it's getting all a bit out of hand.

So the boys all come in laughing because they've just pulled off this heist in the newsagents. And Ben's really excited about it. He's opening up the porno mags and waving the pictures around for everyone to see. And he's trying to get Miss Bowen's attention, sticking the mags under her nose and saying, what's this then, Miss? What's this? And it feels like it's getting all a bit out of hand.

She didn't react?

She didn't react?

What Gareth does remember is that the action sort of dissipates and Ben and the other boys get bored and leave. Sir Gareth slides into the seat opposite Miss Bowen. The porno mag he grabbed off Ben is tucked away somewhere inside his blazer pocket or down the back of his trousers.

What Gareth does remember is that the action sort of dissipates and Ben and the other boys get bored and leave. Sir Gareth slides into the seat opposite Miss Bowen. The porno mag he grabbed off Ben is tucked away somewhere inside his blazer pocket or down the back of his trousers.

Gareth thinks she's going to confiscate it. But instead, she opens it up under the table so it's out of sight. And she starts flicking through the pages.

Gareth thinks she's going to confiscate it. But instead, she opens it up under the table so it's out of sight. And she starts flicking through the pages.

And at that moment, what was going through your mind?

And at that moment, what was going through your mind?

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.