Paul sat on the couch as his brother turned up the volume on the radio. The Sunday night chart show was a tradition in the Doherty household and both he and his older brother had listened to it for as long as they could remember. As the dulcet tones of Simple Minds sang ‘don’t you forget about me,’ Paul looked at his brother, ‘ye gonnae ask her the night?’ Tony Doherty, three years older than fourteen-year-old Paul, looked at him, ‘aye, but don’t build yer hopes up...
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