In Darkling Wood
“By the time I reach the classroom, Ella’s already there and I see she’s put her bag on my seat.
‘It’s taken,’ she says, not looking at me.
My hand’s still on the chair but I don’t dare sit down. Other people are staring now. I hear someone whisper my name. Then Max comes in, hair on end, and flops down into his seat.
‘You don’t have to stand on my account, Alice,’ he says. Then he sees Ella’s bag. ‘Like that, is it?’ ‘She’s sitting somewhere else,’ Ella mutters.
But there isn’t ...anywhere to sit. Everyone’s in their seats now. Mrs Copeland’s got her back to us as she wipes the board clean. Any second the lesson will start.
Max leans towards Ella, then swipes her bag from the chair.
‘Hey!’ she squeals, grabbing at it.
Mrs Copeland spins round.
‘Sit!’ Max hisses to me.MoreLess
‘It’s taken,’ she says, not looking at me.
My hand’s still on the chair but I don’t dare sit down. Other people are staring now. I hear someone whisper my name. Then Max comes in, hair on end, and flops down into his seat.
‘You don’t have to stand on my account, Alice,’ he says. Then he sees Ella’s bag. ‘Like that, is it?’ ‘She’s sitting somewhere else,’ Ella mutters.
But there isn’t ...anywhere to sit. Everyone’s in their seats now. Mrs Copeland’s got her back to us as she wipes the board clean. Any second the lesson will start.
Max leans towards Ella, then swipes her bag from the chair.
‘Hey!’ she squeals, grabbing at it.
Mrs Copeland spins round.
‘Sit!’ Max hisses to me.MoreLess
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