Matts p.o.v

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I looked at both Katie and Dylan laying in there, they looked fucking awful.
'You guys doing okay?'
'Yeah' they both replied synchronised
Dylan's hair didn't look it's normal, it'd been three days and he didn't have the usual Andy black 2016 hair cut.
'When can you leave?' Corey asked stood behind me making me jump
I turned around and smacked him and the two on the beds laughed
'Aha, I dunno, why?' Dylan said playing with his nose piercing
Corey opened the door and shouted 'oi nurse'
And a man walked into the room with his clip bored and replied 'yes'
'Sorry for my friend' I frowned at Corey and then Katie sat up
'When can we leave?'
'Tomorrow afternoon hopefully darling'
I nodded and then Dylan sat up and started talking to him about health and things. I didn't stay long, Corey wanted to stay over night.
I lit my cigarette as I was walking along the street and sat down on my spot, us homelesses we have our spots and usually it's safe to leave pillows and food there.
I finished my fag and laid down, some kid threw an empty cola bottle at me but at least I had a new pot for people to put change in, a woman walked past and gave me £5 so I went and used the £20 I had saved to buy a new pair of joggers and a bottle of water heading to the shelter for 18's n under to get some food.
'Hiya mate, how are you today?' I said pushing my dreadlocks back
'I'm good thanks Matt, you?'
'Ah, I'm still recovering from the other night, but I will be fine'
'Haha, cold pasta?'
'You know me so well'
I picked up the tub and parted ways with the man behind the counter and headed back to the store front to find my ripped pillow and jacket waiting for me.
My pillow was the only yellow pillow I had seen and I was proud of that, stupid thing to be proud of right? Well I was.
It was getting late
"Oi excuse me mate"
Two men turned around and looked down at me
"The time please?" I asked resting my head on the wall behind me
"11:30 mate, alright" they both walked of synchronised
I took a few bites of my pasta before putting it under my jacket along with my money and cuddled up to the corner of the walls with my pillow
"Oi oi oi" I looked up to see Corey and Dylan stood above me
"Got to drunk to make it home last night en?"
Dylan lent down and chucked the pillow of me, I looked down, I would never tell them I'm homeless
"Where's Katie?"
"Went home, she said she didn't get any sleep in hospital" Corey said starting to walk of
"Right then boys, I'm heading home in a minute"
They both nodded and walked back the way they came
I stood up, collected my things and walked down the next few streets to put everything down, they would't think about coming down this street.
I put my new jacket on and put my bottle in front of me and within an hour there was £17 in there, I got up, put the money in my pocket and went to find the boys.

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