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Slowly, Gary crossed the kitchen

             to the dining room door. The talking


             stopped and three heads turned in his

             direction.

             It was his aunt who spoke first.


                     “Ah! Gary! That’s great. Now

             we’re all here, we’ll have supper.”


                     Gary couldn’t stop himself from

             letting out a sigh of relief. No


             questions about being late. But then…

                     “What have you been up to this


             afternoon, Gary?”

                      Just one question from his


             uncle. For a second Gary’s heart

             thumped faster, the blood rushed to

             his cheeks and panic stopped him


             from saying anything other than:




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