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239themselves next to two good-looking young men of a similar age. %u201cI brought some toffees in with me. Would you and your friend like one?%u201d The young man next to Stephanie said to her.%u201cYes. Thank you. What%u2019s your name?%u201d she replied.%u201cI%u2019m Tom and my mate is Liam,%u201d he said giving her two toffees. %u201cWhat%u2019s your names?%u201dShe passed one of the sweets to Penny and said %u201cI%u2019m Steph and she%u2019s Penny.%u201d%u201cFancy swapping seats with Liam,%u201d Tom said, %u201cBefore the film starts?%u201dStephanie whispered to Penny who nodded, smiling as she peered down the row at Liam. %u201cYeah, alright then,%u201d Stephanie said and stood up as Liam did and they squeezed past each other. She sat in the seat the other side of Tom and said, %u201cThe film is meant to be quite scary.%u201d%u201cWell, if you get frightened, just grab my hand,%u201d Tom told her.%u201cOkay, I will.%u201d%u201cWould you like me to put my arm around you?%u201d Tom asked as the lights dimmed. %u201cI%u2019ll stop Frankenstein from creeping up on you.%u201dShe shrugged. %u201cI don%u2019t mind.%u201dIn reality, she was excited but didn%u2019t wish to show it. Her heart speeded up as he gently put an arm around her shoulders. The curtains opened and a film started to play. It was a warm-up B movie, not the main attraction.Tom put the bag of toffees onto Stephanie%u2019s lap and said, %u201cHelp yourself and pass some to Liam and Penny as you have them.%u201d %u201cThanks,%u201d she said.The film got underway and she took Tom%u2019s spare hand into hers and put it on her lap with the toffees. She wondered if he would put it The Girl Who Cried Rape