Mikey's trainers are box-fresh Nikes. They're as white as new snow. White leather, white laces, white soles. But something on the right shoe catches my eye. It's a tiny circle. The size of a five-pence piece. It's bright, bright red. Blood.[...]
Andy Cope is the school hard man, always in fights. When the Head sends him to work off his aggression at a boxing club, Andy thinks it's a chance to lamp a few people without getting in trouble. But the hard man learns the hard way that he's not as tough as he thinks. With his reputation in shreds,[...]