It’s open a few centimetres, so I can hear what’s going on. I had to wake Vinny up, but he didn’t need much persuading to go out there – he could see how terrified I was.‘What you doing here?’ he says. ‘Fuck off.’‘There’s someone in there I want to talk to.’ The sound of Adam’s voice twists at my guts.‘Yeah? Well she doesn’t want to talk to you.’‘I’m not going,’ he says. ‘I’ll wait.’I move a fraction so I can see. Vinny’s stopped a little way away from Adam. He’s gangly, but he looks like he means business.Come on, Vinny. Get rid of him. Frighten him if you have to, just get rid.‘Listen,’ he says, ‘I don’t want to get violent, but you shouldn’t go chasing girls through the streets. It’s not right.’‘Well, perhaps she shouldn’t chuck things at people and hurt them. I only wanted to talk to her.’I lean a little further forward. There’s blood all down his face, on the bit that was burnt. ‘Did she do that to you?’‘Yeah.’‘You’re the kid from the hospital, aren’t you?
