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“Shall we play outside?” she said flicking

back her red highlighted brown hair.

Jay was startled by this question. He didn’t

play outside much. The last two times Abby

had come round they had gone on the play

station.

“We could ride bikes,” the girl said.

Jay didn’t have a bike though.

“Haven’t got a bike,” said Jay.

Abby wasn’t put off.

“You can try mine if you like,” she

suggested.

Jay wasn’t sure what to say. He had never

thought about riding a bike before and he had

never owned one. There hadn’t been anywhere

to keep one when they’d lived in the flat. He

looked at the shiny blue handle bars and

twenty five gears.

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