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“I can't believe you've dragged me into this Marvel hell hole.” Tao grumped at his best friend.
Charlie was dressed in his favourite skinny jeans and his coolest looking jumper and the pair were currently hiding behind a rack of comic books.
“And we are in here because…?”
“Because of the cute boy on the till!”
“And hiding here because…?”
Charlie couldn't think of a good answer to that.
Tao peeked out. A big ginger lump in some kind of sporty-looking top was smiling at him.
“He's looking in this direction.”
Charlie grabbed Tao and pulled him back into their hiding spot.
“Tao!” Charlie hissed. “He'll see us!”
“Isn't that the point?” Tao hissed back.
Charlie considered things. It was time to stop hiding and be brave. He pulled down nervously on his jumper and stepped out from behind the comics.
He walked with false confidence towards the counter.
“Hi,” he said, smiling shyly at the handsome boy behind the counter.
“Hi!”