It’s weird
cos
I thought that
getting nicked
would be one hundred per cent
horrendous.
And I guess it is at home,
with Terry going on about it all the time
and Mum tearful.
But at school it’s not like that.
At school
everyone looks at me
like I’m some big celebrity.
And since I started the scheme,
I haven’t had to queue for lunch
once.
It’s like they’re all afraid of me.
Like getting in trouble with the police
is a shield –
or a weapon.
And it actually feels
pretty good.