REWINDING BACK TIMEFOUR YEARS EARLIERWHEN ALL THE MADNESS BEGANI sat down in front of the TV, playing Crash Bandicoot as usual. My stepdad Steve was coming round today. Steve was black, in his 40s. I couldn’t wait to see him. He always came round to see me, and help Mum with money, because she was finding it hard to manage without Dad.Dad left me when I was ten. I hadn’t really given it a second thought. I didn’t need him, and Mum was strong without him.Dad is Caribbean and Mum is white. I was half black, and half white. Dad’s parents disowned him when they found out that he secretly got married to Mum, because they didn’t like her. After staying with us for a long time, Dad finally realised he’d had enough. When Dad left, Steve came along.My phone started ringing, and I jumped to answer it straight away.“I’ll be there in 5 minutes, little man,” Steve said on the other end of the line.“Can’t wait! I’ll go tell Mum to get the table ready,” I replied excitedly.“That’s live, son
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