Billy Wizard
“said Neil at break time the next morning.
“Well … yeah,” said Joe, a little relieved to be able to share it with someone. “I didn’t think anybody knew—”
“Everybody knows,” said Neil. “Good riddance too.”
“I know you didn’t like him,” said Joe, “but I’m not sure he deserved to be … you know …”
“He deserved a lot worse than that, if you ask me.”
“A lot worse?” said Joe, amazed at how calmly Neil was taking it.
“Doesn’t strike me as so bad.”
“Not so bad?” said Joe. “Are you kidding?”
“Look,” said ...Neil. “He was horrible. He was a bully and he liked hurting people. He got off lightly.”
“You call being turned into a mouse getting off lightly?”
Neil stared at him. “Being turned into a what?”
“A mouse,” said Joe.
Neil stared at him again. “Er … what are you talking about?”
“Rick,” said Joe. “I’m talking about Rick.”
“Rick has been taken out of our school by his mum and dad,” said Neil. “They’ve been thinking of doing it for ages, but when he threw the firework yesterday and bunked off, that was the last straw.”MoreLess
“Well … yeah,” said Joe, a little relieved to be able to share it with someone. “I didn’t think anybody knew—”
“Everybody knows,” said Neil. “Good riddance too.”
“I know you didn’t like him,” said Joe, “but I’m not sure he deserved to be … you know …”
“He deserved a lot worse than that, if you ask me.”
“A lot worse?” said Joe, amazed at how calmly Neil was taking it.
“Doesn’t strike me as so bad.”
“Not so bad?” said Joe. “Are you kidding?”
“Look,” said ...Neil. “He was horrible. He was a bully and he liked hurting people. He got off lightly.”
“You call being turned into a mouse getting off lightly?”
Neil stared at him. “Being turned into a what?”
“A mouse,” said Joe.
Neil stared at him again. “Er … what are you talking about?”
“Rick,” said Joe. “I’m talking about Rick.”
“Rick has been taken out of our school by his mum and dad,” said Neil. “They’ve been thinking of doing it for ages, but when he threw the firework yesterday and bunked off, that was the last straw.”MoreLess
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