"No, you got it right! It's just weird, people always say piggy or some kind of p thing but you said it. That's so cool." He laughed excitedly as he led Chenglei out of the school gates and along the street, knowing exactly where to go. It was close, cheap and no one else would be there - given it was class time and not lunch time. God, he was being so rebellious, this was wild.

"I've never cut class before." He looked uneasy and eyed up the school from afar, too scared to go back but knowing he should. "Do you always do stuff like this?"