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  How Max and Roma live
Max,14, had to leave home because he stole money from a friend, his dad paid the money back and he can't go home now
1/8 Max,14, had to leave home because he stole money from a friend, his dad paid the money back and he can't go home now
Roma is best friends with Max, they met 6 months ago when they were sleeping on the streets
2/8 Roma is best friends with Max, they met 6 months ago when they were sleeping on the streets
Roma had to leave home because his mother died and his dad's new wife didn't want him around
3/8 Roma had to leave home because his mother died and his dad's new wife didn't want him around
Max and Roma live in a dirty, smelly cellar under some flats. They have to wash and go tothe toilet on the floor
4/8 Max and Roma live in a cold, dirty, smelly cellar under some flats. They have to wash and go to the toilet on the floor
Living in places like this they come across people who may want to hurt them, so they try and stick together
5/8 Living in places like this they come across people who may want to hurt them, so they try and stick together
If they're lucky have noodles to eat, and have to cook them in in this jar, using the inside of a kettle to heat the water
6/8 If they're lucky they have noodles to eat, and cook them in in this jar, using the inside of a kettle to heat the water
The cellar is not a safe place for children to stay. They try to sleep in the day and go to an internet cafe at night
7/8 The cellar is not a safe place for children to stay. They try to sleep in the day and go to an internet cafe at night
Max
8/8 Max "I'd like to go back in time, then I'd be able to change things. I'd remember what I did then and I wouldn't do it again."

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