Dena Misses out on at least £5!
Things looked to have made a change for the better for George, Phoebe and Thunder this week as they were taken in by a kindly stranger however events took a turn for the worse when Phoebe’s worst fears were realised and her escape tactics were pushed to the max.
The week already hadn’t started well for the two as they were thrown out of their squat by two students dressed as homeless people. I assume the guys were on their way onto some wacky fancy dress theme night and were playing the method actor to get into the mood. Whatever happened they did a good job in assuring the young student that his time was up in the squat and it was time to move on to pastures new.
The situation was taking its toll on George who found himself getting into rows with both best friend Maddy and boss Frankie. Maddy had a particularly bad way with words when she claimed her friend looked like a ‘tramp’ and naturally George took umbrage at this bursting into an aggressive retort that left the queen bee in a state of shock. In between being fed rotten sandwiches a shift at the shop followed where he asked Frankie for an advance. She didn’t seem keen until she sensed there was some gossip to be heard. Her curiosity however bought the worst out of George as advised her that she should keep his nose out of his business before escaping from the shop.
The week wore on with the two homeless teenagers looking more and more desperate for a little salvation. Normally these stories evolve into one of the characters getting into drug abuse and meeting a nasty end and the dark rings around George’s eyes made you think that might have been happening already however it appeared that the story was set to go down a different route due to the arrival of a mystery woman on the scene.
The event that changed the scope of the story took place in the middle of the week as Phoebe was attacked by a mystery man with his hood up. It wasn’t really clear why he had decided to attack her however one thing that was clear was that for all the talk about her beloved dog Thunder didn’t seem particularly bothered looking the other way before exhaling a few insincere barks whilst tied up.
The rescue came in the form of a woman that had walked past the pair earlier in the day. She told the hooded man that the police were on their way which forced the assailant to make an exit. What he was after Phoebe for remained a mystery. I expect he offered her a toffee crisp or something. I don’t imagine she would take kindly to an ‘outsider’ offering her a toffee crisp.
The mystery woman asked the pair if they had enough money for a hostel that night to which George and Phoebe confirmed that they were on the streets. With this in what at the time seemed like a sheer act of kindness the woman named Dena offered the two a shower at her place. They reluctantly accepted the offer – a little strange I thought what with George’s constant refusal to entertain the idea of something similar from one of his friends – and followed Dena to her modern looking property.
Even Thunder (getting much more coverage than the under-used Terry at the moment) was treated well as they arrived at the house being fed a bowl of food from where Dena’s former pet used to eat from. I dread to think what that dog is up to now. She probably sold him to some sex mad slightly peckish Korans.
Dena coerced the pair into staying the night rather than out in the cold streets however Phoebe was still reluctant to trust following her long stint on the streets and was eager to find a reason to show George that he should also not be so quick to take kind strangers at their word.
She seemed to have found confirmation that her fears were correct when she found a book filled with pictures of young men one of which she recognised from her time on the streets. The viewer had already realised that that Deena was indeed a bad egg following a conversation with a mystery male during which she confirmed that she would be able to ‘get a good price for them’ and intimated that George was a virgin.
The revelation of the photo’s kicked Phoebe into survival mode. Checking the windows and doors she realised that her only realistic chance of escape was to pretend that all was well and appeal to the apparent dog-caring side of Dena. Her idea of taking Thunder for a walk seemed to be vetoed following a conversation with George during which she told him all about Dena’s plans for them and revealed that in her opinion ‘pimp’ was a nice word.
Once her friend had been convinced Phoebe became keener to make an escape and seemed to have been rumbled when Dena revealed Graham to be the man that had attacked her earlier in the week – it had all been a plan! Genius!
An epic escape followed with Dena really not pulling her weight as Phoebe smashed a window before wriggling free of Graham’s grip with the help of George. The campest homeless man in Chester managed to somehow block his assailant’s path to make it out the front door however could not find his friend and found himself hiding in a bush to escape more attention from Graham.
The next day after seemingly a night spent looking for Phoebe, George called Callum and was ready to report his missing compadre to the police. These plans were however put on ice when he found the friendship bracelet he had given her in the shop front where they had previously stayed. This made George believe that she was safe. But was she or will things take another turn? In the interim George agreed to stay at Callum’s house along with the lie that his place was being fumigated. A likely story.
Elsewhere Jacqui and Rhys took in a lodger who might be gay or might be straight depending on who you trust more out of Amy and Ste, Neil failed his driving test however pretended to the gang that he passed and Jono and Ruby reignited their relationship before the sixth former denied his involvement with the school girl to the rest of the gang. Unlikely.
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