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carrier bag in one hand and his rollerblades tucked under
the other arm. Helen towered over him.
“What’s in the shopping bag then, little newbie?” she
said grabbing the carrier. The small boy said nothing.
Helen grabbed the bag and tipped the contents out on to
the floor – books, pens, mobile, a banana. Then she
laughed.
“Most people have school rucksacks, not their mum’s
shopping bags for all this!” she jeered and then sauntered
off down the corridor.
“You shouldn’t have done that,” said Becky trying to
keep up. “You can be really cruel sometimes. Don’t be
such a bully.”
“He’s weird,” said Helen. “I was just having fun!”
The next day the boy turned up at the school gates
with the same plastic bag. The rollerblades were on his
feet this time. He had the usual serious look on his face.
Helen grabbed his arm.
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