Jordana is in the umpire's highchair. I walk under the rugby posts and on to the tennis courts, stopping a few metres in front of her, in the service box. Her legs are crossed. I wait for her to speak.' I have two special skills, ' she says. She pulls a sheaf of papers from under her bum. I recognize the font and the text boxes. It's my pamphlet.' Blackmail, ' she says. She holds up her Zippo in the other hand. I can tell that she has been practising this.' And pyromania.' I am impressed that Jordana knows this word.' Right, ' I say.' I'm going to blackmail you, Ol.'I feel powerless. She is in a throne.' Okay, ' I say. . Joe Dunthorne
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