“I’ve not heard of half of these.” he replied before listing a few that he knew; Bring Me The Horizon, Busted and McFly.
“I don’t really listen to that stuff any more.” Carol claimed. She removed a CD and asked if he’d heard it.
He read the title. “Standing On A Beach… no.” he replied. “Is it good?”
“You tell me.” she said as she put the disc in her player and pressed play. They returned to their perches on her bed. “So what are your friends up in Butterworth like?”
“OK.” Peter replied, describing a handful. “I’m gonna ride out to Alan’s house on Friday if the weather’s OK… he’s in the proper sticks, his parents have stables.”
“Horses?”
“Yeah.” Peter said as he routed his phone out of his pocket and told her that he’s going to have to swear her to secrecy again. “This is Alan, that’s John, that’s Keith…” he said, showing her a group photo.