He was brilliant after what happened to me and Nat, he really seemed to understand how, I dunno, we felt kind of numb and scared but really angry about how we couldn't do anything. He got really friendly with Nat's folks when we were both in hospital. I wasn't as badly hurt as Nat, I had a dislocated shoulder and bruises that lasted for weeks, but it was bad enough. I reckon they were looking for anyone to beat up and Nat being black gave them that extra excuse. It was definitely a race thing, no doubt about it.