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Neelam and Zaid are the best of friends - both British Pakistani kids
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ZAID: No one was at home. God knows how long he was like that at the bottom of the stairs.
NEELAM: Who found him
ZAID: My mum. She called the ambulance. We thought he was gonna be ok.
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NEELAM: You’re not in the right place to make this decision. This is me being real with you.
ZAID: I really thought you’d get it.
NEELAM: It’s because I love you that I’m saying don’t do it.
Citation: Waleed Akhtar, The Real Ones, Nick Hern Books, 2024, pp. 88-89.
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