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Gary didn’t want to have secrets from Tom, especially after everything he had done to help him, but at the same time he didn’t want to drag his best friend into an even deeper mess. It wasn’t fair of him, and it was likely that it could endanger his life as well as that of his family, more so than he already had done.
“Oh this thing? My regular phone has been playing up a bit recently. You know about our financial situation, so I've used some of that money I had earned from that part time job to get myself that brick for emergencies. You know how those old phones can never die, and the battery lasts on them forever.” Gary smiled, still feeling hurt inside.
As for Tom, he didn’t know how to feel. Gary had shared one of his biggest secrets with him, so why would he need to lie about a second phone.
“What about the police report? Did you say anything about me?” Gary asked, changing the subject.