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‘Are you nuts? Are you completely round the twist?’ Marlon couldn’t believe his ears.
I didn’t answer. I bit back the smile tugging at the corners of my mouth.
‘You’re not going to do it, are you?’
‘What d’you think?’ I replied.
Marlon stared at me. ‘I don’t know,’ he said at last. ‘I... I’m sorry I reacted like that. It’s just that... you took me by surprise.’
I shrugged, then added quickly, ‘But this is between you and me, right?
You’re not to tell anyone, not your sister, not Rashid and Andrew, not even your mum and dad. Promise?’
‘I promise.’ Marlon raised his right hand. ‘What’re you going to tell everyone – after it’s over?’
‘I’ll tell them I had a heart transplant – which will be true.’
‘And what happens when people ask where the heart came from?’
‘Why would anyone ask me that? And besides, if they do, I’ll just say a suitable donor was found at the last minute. And I was lucky enough to get the heart.’
‘But from a pig!’
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