The black guy turned in surprise towards Lee now, and looked quickly from Lee to Billy and back again. Only now did he realise that he was outnumbered, it appeared.
He sneered: “So you ganging up on me now yeah? Want to cause some trouble you f*****g big boys, yeah?”
“Listen monkey boy,” spat Billy poisonously. “I’ve told you twice and my mate has told you once. Turn that f*****g s**t off or I’ll turn it off for you and shove it where the sun don’t f*****g shine.”
Nick watched transfixed, as did all those people on the carriage that hadn’t decided to bury themselves deeper into the pages of their books instead. Billy now leaned towards the black guy and made a sudden lunge for the offending phone. There was a struggle as Billy grappled for the phone and the black guy fought him off, but
