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Sam says to Zoe, "I don't really want to get a tattoo without my parents consent and I especially don't want to get one here because this place is dodgy and I don't want to get hep C."
Zoe replies, "It's not dodgy, it's fine. Don't be such a sook. You can't catch hep C here."
Zoe tells Matt, "Come on Matt, this place is cool. Will you come with me to get a tattoo?"
Matt looks a bit scared and says, "No I think I'll give it a pass. I agree with Sam. This place looks dodgy.
Zoe storms into the tattoo place saying, "You're both sooks. Don't say I didn't offer"
She gets her tattoo and shows it off for a couple of days. Matt and Sam then become worried and go to the library and find out information about hep C. They then tell Zoe that she shouldn't have gone into the dodgy shop.
She just replies by saying, "Well, there's nothing wrong with me is there"
A couple of months later she finds out she has hep C.

Angela, 15

I think we should find out more about infections and why tattoo places need licences and stuff.
Lol, 31

Just then Sam spotted Al across the street.
"Hey guys, look there's Al, maybe we should talk to her before we go any further, yeh?"
The 3 crossed the street and started talking to Al about her problem. At first she was embarrassed that they knew she had hep C, and they were kind of wary of her not knowing if they could catch it or not. Al explained to them about her infection, how she cannot spread it to them by kissing, sharing food or touching them, and they became more at ease. When they told her that they wanted to get a tattoo from the dodgy looking parlor she got very upset.
"You guys don't know how easy it can be to contract it if you don't know what to be wary of. I wish I had of known all the risks before I had my tattoo done, so please think about what Ive just told you. I'd hate to see you get infected like me."
Sam thought for a moment, and decided to for once speak his mind.
"I don't want to get a tattoo from there, I don't want to risk it."
To his surprise, Zoe agreed with him, saying they should at least think about it before they go any further.
The 3 decided to give the tattoo parlour a miss and went around to Al'z house to watch a movie.
Greta, 15

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