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let  this  stuff  bother  you.  Think  of  it  as  poison.  That’s
          what it is! So don’t drink it, don’t let it get inside of you!’
          She  squeezed his  hands.  ‘Do  you  understand what  I’m
          saying?’
            Neil  nodded  slowly.  ‘I  understand  –  but  it’s  –  ’  he    5
          began.
            ‘It’s what?’
            ‘It’s – hard.’
            ‘Of course it’s hard to hear things like that about your-
          self. But you’ve done the right thing in telling me about it.   10
          And I’m telling you that there’s nothing wrong with you,
          with the way you smell or the way you dress. Nothing
          at all. You hear me?’ She paused and squeezed his hands
          again. ‘Someone is trying to get at you. Someone who’s
          jealous of you or angry at you.’                  15
            ‘So I don’t need new duds?’
            ‘Your clothes are just fine. Besides, new clothes now
          would only be a signal to your anonymous friend that they
          have got you under their control.’
            Neil forced a smile to show his mother that she was   20
          right. Inside, the hurt remained, but he wasn’t going to let
          her see it.















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