Complete the story with the Past Simple or the Past Perfect forms of the verbs in brackets.

Liam sat on his bed and thought about the past. He ........................ (be) in prison

for nearly three years. He was only half way through the six-year sentence

the judge ........................(give) him for dealing drugs. As usual, he ..................... (feel)

sad and lonely. White walls, one small window and nobody to talk to.

He really .................................... (miss) his parents and his brother.

Before he was arrested, everyone ........................... (try) to be his friend.

Now, he .................................... (realise) that most of them ................................. (just/want)

to buy drugs from him. Of course, none of his old 'friends' ever came

to visit him. He felt so depressed. Why ...................................... (he/start)

dealing drugs in the first place?