Examentrainers

I WAS MUGGED

BRANDON (15) DIDN'T KNOW THAT WALKING TO SCHOOL COULD BE SO DANGEROUS… HERE IS HIS STORY:

						search you.' As they checked my trouser
						pockets I was rooted to the spot with fear. I
						thought: 'Ray and Rob, come out NOW!' I
						wished that a car would drive past but there
						didn't seem to be any around. The men finally
						realised I was telling the truth, so they left,
						without saying a word. I picked up all my stuff
						and my friends finally came down. As soon as
						I saw them, I told them what had happened.
						At first they thought I was joking, but then
						they saw how upset I was.
				4		By the time we arrived at school, Ray had
						convinced me to go to our headmaster. He did
						most of the talking because I was still in
						shock. The headmaster was really nice and
1		"Every morning I go to school with my
		friends Ray and Rob, they are twin brothers.
		They only live 10 minutes away from my
		house. That morning was the same as usual. I
		rang the bell to let them know I was there.
		They were late, so I waited outside for them.				called my mum. We went to the police station,
		But then something awful happened. Two				where a policewoman took my statement. She
		men walked right up to me. One of them				made me go through everything again and
		asked if he could borrow my mobile. But when				again, which was hard. I had to describe the
		I said I didn't have one, he suddenly got				two men too.
		nasty. He was saying stuff like 'You liar. All		5		We have now moved away from the area
		you kids have phones. We're gonna check if				where we used to live and I go to school by
		it's true what you say.'				bus now. I've heard that the men who mugged
2		Then they both grabbed my school bag				me have been tracked down. They've been
		and dropped it on to the floor. I was feeling				sentenced to six months in jail, which makes
		really frightened now - too scared to even go				me feel a lot safer.
		back to my friends' door and ring the bell		6		I still don't have a mobile. But what
		again for help. They emptied all my stuff out				happened hasn't put me off getting one when
		on the floor and found a 20-pound note. My				I'm older. If one of my friends has a mobile, I
		dad's birthday was coming up and I had been				tell them to be careful - to keep it hidden
		saving to buy him a really nice present. One				away and never flash it around in public."
		man put it into his pocket. I just stood there - I
		couldn't believe this was happening to me.				Mizz
3		Then the other man said: 'We're going to