Finding Stevie by Cathy Glass

Author:Cathy Glass [Glass, Cathy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Non-Fiction, Autobiography, Memoir
ISBN: 9780008324308
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2018-12-26T13:00:00+00:00

I went round to Stevie’s room and told him that Verity had phoned and would be visiting us at nine o’clock the next morning. He was lying on his bed, staring up at the ceiling. ‘Is there anything else you want to tell me?’ He shook his head. ‘I’ll be downstairs if you want to talk.’

‘I don’t,’ he replied.

I stopped off at Paula’s room, but she was in the middle of a telephone conversation with a friend, so I went downstairs. Lucy was on her way up. Unaware of what Stevie had told me, she was still annoyed with him. ‘Did he apologise to you?’ she asked.

‘Not yet, but don’t push it, love. I’ll explain later.’

‘Well, he needs to,’ she said, and went into her room.

While I was touched by her support, Stevie apologising was the last thing on my mind. I took my mobile phone into the front room, logged on to my computer and then sent the screenshot of Joey’s profile page to it. The image was clearer and bigger. He still looked familiar and I now had a vague idea where I’d seen him before. Five minutes later I had the answer and had identified ‘Joey’. Only of course the photo wasn’t of ‘Joey’, but a little-known actor called Robin. I found the exact same photograph online, which is where ‘Joey’ would have stolen it from. Paedophiles often steal photos from online to disguise their true identity. It was pure chance I recognised it. Robin had had a few small parts in repertory theatre, but had toured with a company the year before in a show I’d gone to see. It was a fluke, and although it wouldn’t help identify who Joey really was it showed he was a fraud. I made a note of the website address where I’d found the photo in case Verity or the police wanted it, and then I went upstairs and told Stevie. He was obviously shocked.

‘Why did he do that?’ he asked naively. ‘I sent him my real photo.’

‘I know you did, love. You’re honest, but this person, whoever he is, is a liar, a pervert and a paedophile.’

‘So he’s not gender-fluid like me?’ Stevie asked innocently.

‘No, and I don’t suppose he’s fifteen, or has a younger brother or sister, or lives with his grandparents or any of the other things he told you. He’s lied to get what he wants – it’s too easy online.’

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