So how old were yous when yous met obviously you met each other in school but when did yous like how old were yous when yous became friends

Well

(interruption) Think it was year eight wasn't it

I think so 'cause I don't think we really kind of [realized as 'kinda'] (pause) got on (laughter) well in year [laughter ends] seven

I don't think it was the case that we didn't get on well we just didn't (pause) talk -- were -- (interruption) we weren't in the same classes

(interruption) Didn't get didn't get to know each other no

Weren't in the same classes and I think the only time I ever seen you (pause) like clapped eyes on you was like (pause) PE (interruption) and then

(interruption) Clapped eyes on us in PE (interruption) did you

(interruption) (laughter)

'Cause like PE was then like PE I hated everyone I hated everyone in PE so

Mm

I was just like don't look at me

(laughter) mm-mm [laughter ends]

Yeah so I think it was like year eight so how old were you in year eight (interruption) about

(interruption) Year Eight

twelve Thirteen

Like yeah you like twelve thirteen

Well that's when we met (pause) stuck with us ever since can't [realized as 'cannit'] get rid of her (laughter)

Hey some of the stuff you used to like convince me (pause) ee (interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) (laughter) Remember that time when I told you [laughter ends]

(interruption) Aw

(laughter) I was a secret agent [laughter ends]

No [realized as 'nah'] it wasn't a secret agent (interruption) you were like aw what like

(interruption) No it was it was

The thing that made it convincing was you were like aw what like

(interruption) I was like

The thing that made it convincing was you were like 'aw I'm working like with the police but it's not like a proper job what it is is to like help (pause) stop bullying' (pause) and I was like 'aw right' like I'm sure I seen like a thing on TV (interruption) like they're starting like trying to

(interruption) (laughter)

Get kids to like tell the police when it's like severe bullying I was like (pause) I knaa a couple of bullies in this school aye it'll be true (pause) and then she fucking strung us along making me look like a tit

She (laughter) sh- she went home to her dad and she went 'aw like dad I've made a new friend today she's called (NAME) she works for the police (pause) and she's an undercover agent' [laughter ends]

You wonder why my [realized as 'me'] dad hates you (pause) or hated you for so long

Aw I can't believe you (interruption) believed us for like a year or so

(interruption) My [realized as 'me'] dad was like 'why -- why do you always make friends with people who just take advantage' (pause) I was like 'dad I don't I really don't it's just'

You should have known from the start (NAME) (interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) Should of

Aw

Have you got any other (pause) you know any you know any other stories that

W- W- Was it (interruption) you that I convinced that em I could see em what's he called em

(interruption) Loads

Jack?

F- Frank

Aw Frank (laughter)

The rabbit off Donny Darko

No [realized as 'nah'] it was bloody (NAME) what's her [realized as 'a'] face

No aw no it -- it was (NAME) 'cause

Aw

Remember I was standing there and I just put my [realized as 'me'] psycho eyes on and I was geet like 'he's behind you stop moving he can see me' and she was proper like [informant makes screaming noise] '(NAME) stop it' (laughter)

Remember Jack the skeleton?

(laughter) (interruption) Well you [laughter ends] were involved in that as well

(interruption) Well (pause) (NAME) (pause) 'can she really?' (unclear)

'Can she really see the skeleton' I'm like 'there's a skeleton on my head I can see it' (laughter)

What was what was the story behind it like?

Aw I don't know [realized as 'dinna'] I think it was off a film or something

No I don't know [realized as 'dunno']

And (NAME) was like [informant whispers] 'what's she going on about' I was like 'you not heard it?' and she's like 'what' like 'a hau- like her house is haunted (interruption) and it's following her' (pause) and she was like 'but why's it a

(interruption) Aw that was it

Skeleton?' I was like ''cause that's what she sees she doesn't see a person she sees this skeleton and it follows her around and it's like starting to follow her to school (interruption) and it's like (pause) and it's like creep- creeping her out now like'

(interruption) And it's like sitting on her head and stuff

and (NAME)'s like [informant whispers] 'really?'

(laughter)

(laughter)

like (pause) 'does that (interruption) really happen?'

(interruption) You started to believe it as well (interruption) you were like 'is it there?'

(interruption) No [realized as 'nah'] like you were all the time no I was like

(interruption) 'I can see it too (NAME)' (laughter)

'I can see it' (NAME) was like 'really!' I was like 'well I s- s- stayed the night at (NAME)'s right and honestly you can't just you can't stay there anymore' and she's like 'ooo! She asked us to go over (pause) will I go?' 'No (interruption) you can't'

(interruption) were you there when we did that seance (pause) em and we I think it was me and (NAME) and we were em I had a big like er full length mirror in my [realized as 'me'] room at the time (pause) and er we were sitting doing it and she was just like 'oh my God oh my God what was that?' and I was just like 'what' she's like 'something's just shot across the room and reflected in your mirror' and I was like 'it's the little girl (NAME) there's a little girl in my (interruption) [realized as 'me'] room did she have a

(interruption) (laughter)

white dress on and dark brown hair?' she went 'yeah!' and just like (pause) 'she's a psycho she stalks us all the time' do you remember? (laughter)

God (pause) see -- see! all the shit you tell people and you wonder why if you say anything now we don't believe you

Excuse you the shit I told people in school I'm completely different now (laughter)

Aw (laughter) yeah (laughter)

(pause) Aw good times

Good times

(laughter)

So

(interruption) Ee remember Mr (NAME) (interruption) mm

(interruption) Wow! sexy Mr (NAME)

me and my bit crush on the swimming teacher and Mr (NAME), the PE teacher, and you were like 'ooo! Mr (NAME)'

(laughter) The nerdy art teacher (interruption) he was lush

(interruption) Yeah I remember '(NAME) are you coming' (pause) 'no' 'why' 'I want to show him (interruption) something'

(interruption) No [realized as 'nah'] that's not the case at (interruption) all

(interruption) Aye it was (pause) aye it was

No it wasn't it was 'cause I had got put on report for wearing trainers em in school so I had to stay behind and I had to tell I had to explain why I was wearing trainers (pause) and er (pause) and then and then you were geet like 'aw why are you staying behind?' I was just like 'aw I have to give him my report' and you were just like 'mm-mm' that's (interruption) how that was

(interruption) Can you remember how after school activities? (pause) going to young carers

I didn't know what you were going to [realized as 'gonna'] say there (laughter)

(laughter)

(laughter)

Yeah (pause) like

When you got caught er wanking somebody off on cam (laughter)

(laughter) did you? [laughter ends]

as if you've brought that up!

(laughter) dirty bitch [laughter ends]

no [realized as 'nah'] like (pause) (interruption) (laughter) the whole story about (pause) young carers

(interruption) I think this is going to [realized as 'gonna'] a bit X-rated

is [laughter ends] my dad was in a wheelchair and my mam has got MS so I used to look after both of them and they sent us to this place called young carers (pause) like after school like once a week and it was to help you like try and like relax and like take your mind off shit and I

(interruption) Stupidly

Stupidly took (NAME) with us we both ended up with a boyfriend that were brothers (pause) mine was

(interruption) Ugh they were disgusting

Yeah he- hers was quiet and vile and all he cared about was Scooby Doo (interruption) and -- and mine was just

(interruption) (laughter)

A ferret literally

Mm-mm

Well that was his nickname

Yeah

He was a really squirmy little cock eyed little thing (laughter)

Ee what did we used to

(interruption) Do you remember when we were (interruption) playing when we

(interruption) No!

Were playing pool and what was it

(interruption) We -- we I wasn't playing pool (interruption) I was

(interruption) No aw no (laughter)

Sat down and you bounced the ball off the table and it smacked us in the head [realized as 'heed']

(laughter) And then you started crying [laughter ends]

It hurt! (pause) here I'll wack a ball (interruption) off you

(interruption) (laughter) And she had [laughter ends] you had like a lump on your head (laughter)

Like massive (interruption) bruise

(interruption) Ten foot lump

A lump a bruise and then like I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] like 'my [realized as 'me'] head I've got a headache' and she's like 'shut up it's only (pause) bloody ball off a pool table' I'm like (pause) 'you know how heavy these things are?'

Mm-mm

Do you remember when we got caught what was her name (NAME) or something when we had Pink's em hooker song (interruption) on and I had my [realized as 'me'] geet

(interruption) (laughter) (pause) (NAME)

Massive Pink er Dr Martens and my fish nets (laughter) and I was em what -- what were what we're doing we were like (pause) doing like sexy (laughter) dancing at stuff [laughter ends] and I was mid dance and she walked in with like (interruption) a pile of people (laughter) behind her and I was just like [laughter ends]

(interruption) She's like (pause) she's like 'what's this'

(laughter) I was just like I'm just showing (NAME) my [realized as 'me'] dance (laughter)

(laughter) Aw remember when they er brought them dance em the drumming instructors and every week we like there on time

Yeah

And (pause) aw what was his name (NAME) (interruption) and he was so

(interruption) Aw yeah

Gorgeous and then there was the other one that was a guitar teacher (interruption) me and you used to like

(interruption) The sweet potato I (interruption) like potato

(interruption) I like me and her bloody eight weeks of drum lessons we still can't drum 'cause we used to just stare at him and like 'aw he's (interruption) so cute' like

(interruption) 'I can't do it sir' (laughter)

Like '(NAME) you (interruption) need to'

(interruption) 'Get behind us and hit and (unclear) wack it'

Yeah 'he- help my [realized as 'me'] hands guide my [realized as 'me'] hands over the drum'

(laughter)

(laughter)

(laughter) (pause) things we did at fifteen and sixteen

Do you remember when we were waiting to get the bus home from carers and em this car of like lad charvs just pulled up in front of us [realized as 'we'] and the

(interruption) 'Do you want [realized as 'wanna'] lift'

Aye and they were geet like pulled up and we were geet like (pause) 'fuck' (laughter) and they thought we like well they were making jokes that we were hookers and stuff (interruption) you know

(interruption) Like 'do you want a lift how much do you charge' we were like

I was like 'she's free I'm fifty quid' (laughter)

Joking then I was like '(NAME) what the fuck are we going [realized as 'gonna'] do if they get out the car and try and put us [realized as 'we'] in the cars' (interruption) aw help

(interruption) (laughter)

What was em (pause) do yous have any kind of memorable birthdays like together with your friends like you know sixteen or like eighteenth

Well! (laughter)

Aw here we gan [equivalent to Standard English 'go']

On (pause) l- like I had a joint sixteenth birthday with two other friends and (laughter) I was when was it I think it was just be after we had sang happy birthday or just before or something (interruption) like that

(interruption) Just after it was at the end of the night

Just after and I walk downstairs to go towards the bar (pause) and then in the corner of my eye guess what I see (pause) I see (NAME) here all over a boy (laughter)

Yeah

Sucking his face! (laughter)

Yeah (pause) nothing trumps the fact of (NAME) going 'mam mam (pause) look what (NAME)'s doing'

(laughter)

(laughter)

Ee -- (interruption) ee (interruption) (NAME)

(interruption) Were only sixteen (NAME) were all innocent and didn't know what it was (laughter)

Aw yeah lies (pause) massive lies

Save that for later (laughter)

(laughter) Save it [laughter ends] for later ee right well (pause) I'm trying to think of like the most memorable (pause) my eighteenth howay we all went to Leeds

Mm-mm

I got trashed (interruption) by nine o'clock (NAME) had to help

(interruption) Aw yeah

Us walk down the street and then all of yous had to help us walk back to the hotel

Do you remember when we got in the hotel and me and (NAME) were on our beds and you were like sat on mine then gradually you just emerging on the floor and her hands were on the side of our beds like (interruption) 'get us up' (laughter)

(interruption) I remember (pause) I remember like going in my [realized as 'me'] room right a lay down for like ten minutes I was like I want [realized as 'wanna'] go back out I'm sober I'm sobered up no (laughter) w- [laughter ends] I was like tapping on your door [informant whispers] '(NAME) do you want [realized as 'wanna'] go back out' and she's like (interruption) 'yeah'

(interruption) We were like me and (NAME) were like [informant whispers] 'pretend to be asleep' (laughter)

And was like and then you answered the door and you were like 'yeah but I'm in my pyjamas [realized as 'jarmies'] now a can't be arsed to put my [realized as 'me'] dress back on and I'm not going out in my pyjamas [realized as 'jarmies'] (pause) next bloody thing you know [realized as 'yana'] (NAME) comes in (interruption) scratching at the

(interruption) Scratching at the door

Four o'clock in the morning he's geet [informant makes scratching noise] at the door (NAME) is geet 'what the fuck is that is that you snoring' I was like (pause) 'it's (laughter) not me snoring I [laughter ends] swear down I'm awake' (pause) she's like 'what is it' I was like 'probably those firemen like 'cause we said we'd (interruption) meet them' and they were like (pause) she's like

(interruption) Aw those sexy guys

'Ooh! Ok I'll go check the door' there's (NAME) like falls into the room and he comes '(NAME) I'm drunk' I was like 'I've sobered up now' (pause) ee that was funny

Your nineteenth was quite good as well with em (NAME) and (NAME) and all that from Reading (interruption) coming up

(interruption) Yeah when we dressed up as Doctors an- well some of us dressed up as Doctors and Nurses

I wanted to look nice for the boys (laughter)

(laughter) And then (pause) we went then after it like a couple of weeks later we went down to Reading

Yeah we did yeah

And like celebrated there

That was rather good too

Yeah

What was that like was that like your kind of [realized as 'kinda'] first (pause) well was that like a holidays for you

Kind of [realized as 'kinda'] it was like a weekend like (interruption) yeah it

(interruption) Visiting friends

Was like a weekend away I mean like we've been on holiday together once before when we went camping

Mm

Which was er (pause) funny (pause) her (interruption) her in a tent

(interruption) Interesting

'What's that' '(NAME) it's the wind' 'you sure' 'yeah (NAME) we're a field full of caravans do you really think they're going to [realized as 'gonna'] steal a tent?' you were like 'I can hear something' '(NAME) go to sleep' 'can I have the airbed?' 'no!'

Well what do you expect you crammed us in the corner while you like lazed about taking up the whole tent and I was geet practically lying on a puddle

(laughter)

(laughter) So what was em what was Reading like?

(laughter) it was really good [laughter ends]

Yeah apart from like you know (pause) we got there twelve hours after we set off

(interruption) Oh my God (interruption) we set off what time was wor [equivalent to Standard English 'our'] bus? We left Sunderland at like

(interruption) Was the longest journ-

We (interruption) left Sunderland at like

(interruption) We no [realized as 'nah']

Ten past seven we didn't get until when?

No [realized as 'nah'] we left yours we -- we were up at five o'clock in the morning we left yours at like twenty past six or something like that to get the Metro (pause) we got the Metro then we had a bit of a wait in Sunderland (pause) so we waited in Sunderland then we had to get a fucking coach

(interruption) That's what I'm saying our bus arrived at Sunderland at like ten past seven (pause) and then we didn't get to Reading like

Half four (interruption) five or something

(interruption) Half four five o'clock

In the afternoon?

Yeah

Yeah

Really

Yeah so we spent all day on a frigging coach we -- we like [interview coughs] stopping everywhere to pick everyone up it gets to Middlesbrough

(interruption) (laughter) you got chatted [laughter ends] up by that guy kept (interruption) turning round every two minutes 'hello'

(interruption) (unclear) Bloody some guy got on gets on at Middlesbrough and he's like (pause) me (interruption) and

(interruption) you should have known (unclear)

(NAME)'s like lounged on the back seat me and hers lounged on the back seat just like getting comfy like trying to relax and this guy's pure like (pause) smiling and turning around all the time and you're like (interruption) God

(interruption) That's when I decided to get my book out and ignore him (laughter)

Aye she gets her book out starts ignoring him and he's just like smiling at me I was like right headphones headphones where's my [realized as 'me'] headphones! Like plugs in right next thing he goes he goes he goes like that and I'm like aw does he need the toilet and I was like 'aw yeah it's empty' thinking aw he's going to the toilet next thing I know he frigging plonks himself in between me and (NAME) puts his arm around us and she's like 'I'm reading my [realized as 'me'] book get off' he's like 'hiya what's your name' I was like (pause) that's (NAME), I'm (NAME) and he was like 'aw where you going' and I was like Reading he was like 'this is this is em

(interruption) 'It's so far away'

This is the coach for London' and I was like 'yeah we're getting on a train straight away' (pause) he was like 'so far so far' he's like 'so what do yous do?' and I was like (pause) 'she works (pause) I'm at college' (pause) he was like 'aw you going to [realized as 'gonna'] stay in London for a little while' I was like 'no going straight away' and he didn't get the hint I was pure like trying to like turn away from him and she's like

I'm like pushing him on her (laughter)

She's pushing him on us she's like turned her back reading her book and just get away so then he's like 'aw I'll go sit back in my seat' and he keeps turning round smiling then he like 'you on Facebook? (interruption) add us

(interruption) Didn't I give him your number as well

Yes

(laughter)

(laughter)

And then there was another guy got on the bus and then he just kept turning around smiling at me and (NAME) and like whenever we were talking he was like proper like ear wigging (interruption) like head hanging over the thing

(interruption) oh my God I remember that like we were talking then he'd just like randomly turn around and be like (laughter) and we were just like (pause) stop listening into our conversation you weirdo

I know I remember like everyone looking when you the flash of your camera was going off 'cause we were like photos! (interruption) photos on the bus

(interruption) Aw God I know (laughter)

I remember getting to London and we were like we were like right I'm knackered now got to find a tube station

I had a massive bag to carry as well and no-one (interruption) would help us

(interruption) I know

Then that cab driver kept like pulling up 'want a [realized as 'wanna'] lift?' 'no' 'do you want a [realized as 'wanna'] lift!' 'no' [realized as 'nah'] (laughter) do you remember [laughter ends]

I know [realized as 'anar'] and then like we go to the tube station right 'how much is a ticket how do we do the ticket (unclear)

Do you remember when I was asking the guy about the train and I was just like 'can we just get on at any time like can we just go over there at any time' meaning can we go to the station bit at any time and he's like 'no you cannot just get on any train at any time don't be silly young girl!' and I was just like (pause) huh? (laughter) (interruption) not what I meant

(interruption) (laughter) and like and I was like right when is the next train leaving from this train station to Reading 'cause we've got a day ticket we can get on any one he's just like 'oh it leaves in a minute' and we were like (interruption) what!

(interruption) Shit!

He was like 'it's six platforms down' me and her are running across the train station trying to get there on time (pause) and then her 'we're going to [realized as 'gonna'] miss it we're going to [realized as 'gonna'] miss it' then the whistle goes and we're like diving onto first class and shuffle our way through (pause) we find a seat we leave wor [equivalent to Standard English 'our'] bags in carriage B we were sitting in carriage F

G or something (laughter)

And then like we were like twenty minutes later like 'next station Reading' we were like 'fuck I thought it was going to [realized as 'gonna'] take longer (interruption) than that'

(interruption) Honest to God it was like running a marathon trying to get back to wor [equivalent to Standard English 'our'] bags

We were like get to the bags

And then we were waiting at the door and there was a geet old woman behind and she's like 'ooo! Is that a Newcastle accent I hear?' and I'm just like 'yeah' (laughter)

Then remember like me like pushing the door it's not opening. (NAME) -- (NAME)'s like 'you've got to stick your hand through the window like open it from the other side'. I was like for God's sake man! nowt's easy then fucking pulling my [realized as 'me'] bag off the thing 'cause it was on wheels then the handle like smacks us in the back of my legs I'm git ooo- ouch! cringing

But then when we finally got out the bloody tube station in Reading be- bearing in mind we travelled ten hours plus to bloody get to em Reading from Sunderland an- and (NAME) is bloody late picking us [realized as 'we'] up (interruption) he only had all day

(interruption) Ring him 'where are you' 'aw I'm on my way' 'have you just left yours' 'no' '(NAME) where's (NAME)?' 'he's on his way' 'why couldn't you just come and get us' [realized as 'we'] 'I'm busy' (pause) when he gets there (NAME)'s mam 'hi'

Aw she was lovely

You were like (unclear) 'hello Mrs (NAME) right this is your room and there's this room' and I was like right I ran upstairs to the room (interruption) I was like right

(interruption) She bloody took like the best room

'This room' then she's like 'or this room' 'I'll have the first one'

(laughter)

Yeah she got an actual bedroom I got a -- a camping bed in the middle of a library (pause) (laughter) in a study

Well it was good (pause) and then (pause) soon as we get there they were like 'right what do you want to [realized as 'wanna'] do?' and I was just like (pause) 'I want to sleep and she was like 'I want to [realized as 'wanna'] sleep and all' we were like 'what time is it?' 'it's like half five now'

But we went to ASDA though didn't we

And we were like right so we went to ASDA got like pop and pre-drink stuff and some like and a bit of food

Sambuca!

And then next thing you know like we get back from ASDA we have our food and it's like 'it's half seven' I was like 'we've got to start getting ready like now'

(laughter)

Did yous go out on the night like?

Yeah (interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) Uh-huh we went out that night rushing around to get ready then her 'pre-drinking games' I was like 'oh God here we go' I got so drunk I was (interruption) like got to go to the toilet to be sick I feel ill

(interruption) Everyone was doing it so it was there was like how many of us? [realized as 'we'] There was like five (interruption) of us [realized as 'we'] all together

(interruption) Six ah five

Five. Me, you, (NAME), (NAME) -- er not (NAME), (NAME) (interruption) (NAME) and (NAME)

(interruption) (NAME)

Yeah and then like we all get in the tax like we go to the thing (NAME)'s like 'aw the taxi's going to [realized as 'gonna'] be ages right I put music on in my [realized as 'me'] car' so I followed (NAME) (interruption) I passed out

(interruption) When she practically tried to hump him in his car while we were waiting for a taxi

Did not

Did

Did not

[informant coughs]

Hey the end of the night was the best story (pause) so we go round Reading first place 'I want to [realized as 'wanna'] go to a strip club' aw (interruption) fucking serious

(interruption) (laughter) Hey I really did

Right (pause) how much is it 'fiver in' I was like 'fiver in first place!' Seriously

That place I ordered a Cosmopolitan in that strip place and like

Eight quid wasn't it?

No [realized as 'nah'] (pause) you spoilt the story there like

(laughter)

But it came back half a wine glass of Cosmopolitan six pound ninety I was just like what just paid like thirty pound [realized as 'quid'] for a lap dance are you kidding (laughter)

I know like b- bloody (NAME) 'I feel uncomfortable in this place' I was like 'so why did you come in' he was like 'followed the lads and yous' I was like right (pause) this lass pure comes over 'do you want to [realized as 'wanna'] dance?' And he's like 'be my [realized as 'me'] girlfriend be my [realized as 'me'] girlfriend be protective be protective' I was geet 'I'm sorry if he wants a dance I'll give him one' and he was like 'phew! thank you' I was like right waiting bloody her and (NAME) nick off (NAME) keeps sticking his head [realized as 'heed'] out like 'hey hey hey get in' and I'm just like seriously I'm in I'm a lap dancing club (interruption) having to like just sit by myself [realized as 'miself']

(interruption) I cannot [realized as 'cannit'] believe that though like when me and (NAME) went round the corner like I wasn't expecting like they took us [realized as 'we'] round this little like stringy curtain and we just sat in this proper like (pause) minging stained leather (pause) (interruption) couch

(interruption) Ugh

And it was geet like these two girls proper grinding on us [realized as 'we'] and she was geet proper like you know doing the dirty with her Mary and stuff

(laughter)

And (interruption) it was proper like

(interruption) Was she?

Aw yeah and I was just like 'hum don't know what to do' (laughter) I was like I'm not going to [realized as 'gonna'] stare at it but you know you can't [realized as 'cannit'] help it (laughter)

Then later on in the night she gets us in a frigging fight she gets me in trouble

(laughter) How did I get you into tro [laughter ends] no no (interruption) no (laughter)

(interruption) aw right (pause) guy comes over right she's stood with (NAME) er (NAME) em (NAME)'s mate (NAME)'s out them two are dancing (NAME)'s dancing with some other someone else then I'm stood by myself I'm like aw great (pause) this (interruption) guy

(interruption) Well no let me have my say first 'cause you're going to [realized as 'gonna'] put it in such a bad way it makes us look bad right but that guy was standing there and then I was only dancing with him just to make (NAME) jealous so he would kiss us

Mm-mm

And then (pause) I got with (NAME) (interruption) and then he (laughter)

(interruption) Then (NAME) is all protective like pulls her away so he's like on me and I'm just like (pause) right fine fair enough stuff it I'll dance with you gets into us (NAME)'s pure like giving us evil looks she's going 'eh? wha- what's happening what's happening?' I'm like aw I don't [realized as 'daint'] care I'm drunk now next thing I know I was like I'll be back in two minutes I'm going to [realized as 'gonna'] go dance with my [realized as 'me'] friend I start dancing with (NAME) comes over pushes (NAME) to the ground tries to throw a punch and (NAME) like comes in the way pushes him out the way geet 'here man what's going on?' 'he's dancing with my lass (pause) I've just getting into (interruption) her' I

(interruption) (laughter) (pause) He was like (NAME), he was minging

Does she not know the rules. I was like seriously then I like I go over to (NAME) and he's like 'just get away' I was like 'right that's it' me stormed off (NAME) '(NAME) don't go' I was geet 'no [realized as 'nah'] I'm not having it! Not having it not having it' (pause) then her 'I want to [realized as 'wanna'] go to the Purple Turtle I want to [realized as 'wanna'] go to the Purple Turtle I want to [realized as 'wanna'] go to the Purple Turtle I want to [realized as 'wanna'] go to (interruption) the Purple Turtle'

(interruption) I said it like once

And I was (interruption) like right (NAME)

(interruption) All I said was like (NAME) is the Purple Turtle near here? 'yeah that's where we're going now

And (NAME) is like right we'll go to the Purple Turtle we go to the Purple Turtle her 'my [realized as 'me'] feet's killing can I take my shoes off' and (NAME) is like 'is she really going to [realized as 'gonna'] take a shoes off' I was like (pause) 'yes she (interruption) is'

(interruption) Yeah he was geet 'no you can't take your shoes off there's loads of glass' I'm just like 'I'm taking my shoes off' (laughter)

We get to the Purple Turtle were waiting in the queue to get in we get in I get a text off (NAME) 'they've closed the doors we can't get in I'm going home (pause) bye' I was like aw thanks (pause) her and (NAME) pure all lovey dovey like linked (interruption) in some guy spills a drink on her (NAME)

(interruption) No we weren't

Tries to like knock him out

(laughter) No he didn't he asked us for a drink he didn't spill one on us

Aw I thought he spilled one on you

He said (pause) 'excuse me can I buy you a drink' and I'm just like 'no I've got one' (laughter) and he's just like 'aw please' and then (NAME) was like 'she's got a drink mate' (laughter) I was like aw bless him

And I remember like at the end of the night she's like 'me feet me feet me feet' I was like I'm not swapping shoes she's like 'please me feet'

Ee no I wasn't

Then we got in a taxi and then we like at the lights and there was another taxi and this lad

In the taxi she's geet proper fiddling with his gear box and everything he's -- he's stick

Whose? (interruption) the taxi driver's?

(interruption) And -- and I was geet (interruption) like 'excuse me Mr' aw no

(interruption) Eh?

That was when they came to Sunderland but I was geet like 'excuse me Mr taxi driver be careful where her hands go (laughter)

Yeah that was in Sunderland not Reading in the taxi at the lights my windows is open 'cause I'm boiling she's winging about her bloody feet (pause) and this guy goes 'where yous going?' [realized as 'gan'] and I was going 'Early (pause) don't know [realized as 'dunno'] where it is don't know [realized as 'dunno'] which house number but I'm staying at his it's a mate why?' (pause) 'want us to come?' I was geet (pause) she's all over (NAME) I've got no-one 'aye gan [equivalent to Standard English 'go'] on' (NAME) is like 'no [realized as 'nah'] don't [realized as 'daint'] you dare don't you dare give some random my house address to go to' fine go in me in a strop I was geet night walks (interruption) up

(interruption) No [realized as 'nor'] you stayed down for a little bit

Stayed downstairs for a little bit (pause) went upstairs went to bed like threw my [realized as 'me'] phone in the corner (interruption) go to sleep woke up and I was like right I need to talk

(interruption) (laughter) She's a proper bitch [laughter ends]

(NAME) about last night's events goes to (NAME)'s room where is she (pause) not there

(laughter)

(laughter)

Bed un-slept in all of her shit off last night still on top of the bed I was like

Excuse you but I did lie in it for ten minutes

Ten minutes that's how all your crap was still on it and I was like right (pause) God help us go to (NAME)'s room open the door and I believe my words were 'fucking typical' there's (NAME) in her jarmies cuddled up to him proper like (pause) getting a cuddle and I was like [informant makes banging noise] smacked the door open

'Fucking typical!' and stormed off like you're a little -- little bitch (laughter)

(laughter) Stormed off went in my [realized as 'me'] room got ready went to the bathroom like got washed and everything text (NAME) 'get me now' (NAME) was like 'what's the matter' and I was just 'come and get us' two minutes later (NAME)'s banging on the door 'what's the matter what's the matter' I was like (pause) 'take I want to [realized as 'wanna'] go for a drive take us anywhere take us somewhere take us somewhere' he's like (interruption) what's going on

(interruption) So she basically like just fucked off while we were still asleep I didn't have a clue where she was I geet went in her room and I'm like '(NAME) just wanted to explain nothing happened last night' not there! No [realized as 'nah'] and then like you and (NAME) came up a bit later aw that was it me and (NAME) went well we didn't go in together but we went in the shower em then aw we went into the city centre in Reading and it was so cute

Yeah (NAME) paid to park in the city centre I had to walk half a mile to get there

(interruption) (laughter) 'cause it was free parking [laughter ends]

(interruption) (laughter) Why

(NAME) was like (pause) 'free parking shall I park here' I was like 'ok' thinking it's going to [realized as 'gonna'] be like a five minute walk if that like half an hour later I'm like (gasp) 'where we going?' (interruption) 'it's just round here'

(interruption) We went and got Burritos didn't we we went to a little Mexican it was like a Subway but a Mexican takeaway (interruption) place

(interruption) It was so (interruption) nice

(interruption) It was so nice I only ate like two mouthfuls (laughter) because everyone [laughter ends] was looking at us and it was embarrassing

I know (pause) I remember like (pause) (NAME) what was it (pause) aw aye 'cause (NAME) is me- was meant to be coming up like next weekend I was like '(NAME) will you do us a favour' and he was like 'what' I was like 'bring us a burrito' he's like 'what' I'm like 'bring us a burrito up' he went 'from where!' I was like 'that place you took us to' he was like 'right if I get that the night before by the time I get it to you it's going to [realized as 'gonna'] be like (interruption) horrible

(interruption) Soggy

(interruption) Stale (laughter)

And he and I was like 'I don't care just bring it and habanero sauce' (interruption) it's lush

(interruption) Mm-mm

Aw (laughter)

(laughter)

Ee on the Sunday night though

Aw that was quite fun 'cause like we had gone out on the Saturday night so on the Sunday night it was like the night before we go home so we just wanted to have like a little (pause) night in

Mm-mm

Mm

We ended up like ordering pizzas

The most expensive pizzas I think (interruption) I've ever seen

(interruption) (laughter) I know and

Domino's came to like thirty odd quid for two pizzas and (interruption) I was like

(interruption) Really

Bit of chicken strips and stuff and then we watched em Lee Evans. Her and (NAME) like mimic like tell- telling the same thing he's telling like ten minutes before he gets to say it

Ee but the best bit was like there's a bit in Lee Evans and he's geet 'lets catch ourselves some fucking food love' and then like he goes 'left left left left' and (NAME) said that and I 'left left left' and like (NAME) just went 'aw high five!'

(laughter)

(laughter)

And she was like 'fucks sake it like you're in like yous are like in sync'

But then like I spotted Cluedo in er (NAME)'s cupboard and I was just like

(interruption) What's Cluedo?

Cluedo

(interruption) Cluedo

(interruption) Cluedo

Aw Cluedo

Shut up man (pause) you do the clues you don't do the clues right that's what I say but em anyways yeah we er got that so we got some drinks (interruption) and we were sat

(interruption) Oh God

Downstairs and we were playing board games for about three to four hours weren't we (laughter) 'cause he kept finding all these board games and he (laughter) kept bringing them down [laughter ends] it was great

That one where you've got to like catch each other and like she purposely tries to chase (NAME) round the board I'm chasing (NAME) round the board and (NAME)'s like 'God sake' then (NAME)'s like 'right (NAME) has gotten all (NAME)'s pieces' then count up me and (NAME)'s like (laughter) and she catches up with she's like 'I win' I was like get away (interruption) it's not your game

(interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) (laughter)

So it was (interruption) fun?

(interruption) The inuen- the innuendos (pause) well look who's on top now

(laughter) That didn't come from me

Yeah it did

(laughter)

I can imagine

You're going to [realized as 'gonna'] think I'm geet proper dirty now

(laughter)

You are

(laughter) em and then on the

(interruption) Sunday morning I didn't even look in her room I was just like (pause) aw that was so funny

(laughter)

I got up really early got dressed packed all my shit up did my [realized as 'me'] hair did my [realized as 'me'] makeup right we had to leave at half eight leave (NAME)'s half eight latest twenty past eight (interruption) knocked on (NAME)'s door

(interruption) In the morning?

'(NAME) we've got to leave' she was like 'what' I was like 'you've got ten minutes to get ready' she was like 'I need a shower I haven't even packed my [realized as 'me'] stuff' then her like chucking (interruption) everything in

(interruption) Me and (NAME) are geet proper like 'fuck' running out of bed

(laughter) Dives out of bed he's geet 'huh? What -- what?' I was like 'we've got to leave in ten minutes' he was like (pause) 'aw right you all packed' I was like 'I'm packed I'm washed I'm ready' she was like 'you bitch you could have woke us up earlier have (interruption) you seen how much stuff I've got

(interruption) (laughter) Apparently [laughter ends] -- apparently according to (NAME) though on the Sunday night when I was asleep I was I must have been like I think I was scratching my [realized as 'me'] foot or something like that and (interruption) and

(interruption) (laughter) You and your foot [laughter ends]

He woke us (laughter) up and I told him to fuck off [laughter ends] he went 'what you doing are you like walking or something' I went 'fuck off' (laughter) and went back to sleep [laughter ends] I feel so bad for that he probably thinks I'm a right cow (laughter)

Typical

Ee so funny

Yeah it was a bit sad when we left though because like we had a bit fun but (interruption) yeah

(interruption) It was funny leaving though right we go into the we (interruption) have

(interruption) (laughter) We got lost

to go into the bus station (NAME) went to the bus station I was like is this blah bus station he was like aw Calcot (interruption) he was like

(interruption) Calcot's

'No' [realized as 'nah'] I was like well that's where we need to he went 'for God's sake man you could have told us that earlier' (interruption) zooming

(interruption) So they were proper speeding (laughter)

She's doing her makeup in (NAME)'s car and (NAME) is like going slow so he doesn't hit the bumps (NAME)'s going ninety mile an hour down the motorway he's pure 'I nee- I'll -- I'll get you there I'll get you there fucking hell (NAME) hurry up' and he's like 'I've got (NAME) on the phone', I was like 'try right (NAME) said (NAME) needs to hurry up' and (NAME) is like 'tell (NAME) to slow down there's no need to show off right' (interruption) he's speeding

(interruption) (laughter)

(laughter)

(pause) Ee she's like every time I look behind she's like that (unclear) proper doing her mascara we get there and then like (NAME) (NAME) is like 'God I bet he's lost I bet he's lost' (pause) ee it was funny

Well we got home safely

Eventually

Unfortunately I kind of wish that we stayed another night but you know

Mm-mm

I know we got on

Can't have everything

we got to London (pause) (interruption) bloody hell we're stood in the terminal because like in

(interruption) Mm!

Sunderland the shout you and tell you to bring your bags

Mm-mm

There's loads of people sitting in the little terminal where our bus was meant to leave walk down 'cause it said like aw last call for like Kings Cross to Newcastle er to Sunderland and we were like 'I'm sure that's ours' went down to the bus driver he's like 'for God's sake you've left it till the last ten seconds to get on the bus' and we were like no-one said

Yeah but that's because (NAME) made us [realized as 'we'] late

And I was like no-one said like we had to like (interruption) put our bags on straight away sat near two random

(interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) (laughter)

We sat near two randoms we sat next to randoms (interruption) I was like

(interruption) Aw I got sat next to someone who was geet like writing like (pause) a bomb diagram or something (laughter)

Right she had that I had some little ginger freak with his like i-Pod in full belt and the music [informant makes annoying music noise]

(laughter)

(laughter)

And I was like 'go away'

Proper boom boom boom

And then she texts us 'I can hear that arsehole's music' (interruption) I was like 'me too'

(interruption) (laughter)

(laughter)

We stopped at this service station right and we were like just like [informant whispers] 'don't get off the bus don't get off the bus' and she was like 'why?' and I was just like 'just (laughter) stop right' [laughter ends] everyone else gets off the bus me and her sit together guy comes back I was geet 'can we sit together?' and he was like 'what?' I was like 'we're really we're like best friends and honestly like we don't like being apart' (laughter) so the guy [laughter ends] she was sat next to had to go sit next to the ginger guy

(laughter)

Every time I turn around he'd be like giving (interruption) us evil looks

(interruption) (laughter)

'cause of the ginger guys music

(laughter)

So em do you have any other holidays planned or (pause) anything?

Planned? My twentieth

Where you going?

Probably go to somewhere like Liverpool or Manchester I recon

Hum (pause) (interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) And then we're going to Greece in the summer

Yeah I (pause) Manchester or Liverpool?

Yeah (interruption) night out

(interruption) They're not they're not like the safest places to go