Chocolate Fever by Robert Kimmel Smith

Author:Robert Kimmel Smith
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin USA, Inc.
Published: 2010-12-09T05:00:00+00:00

The boys were listening closely now. And the circle around him was beginning to widen as the gang started to back away.

“He’s making it up, fellas,” Big Boy said. “Don’t listen to him.” But the boys were listening all right and believing every word. Henry began to walk toward the boys. As he did, they made way for him. Slowly, a path opened, giving him room to get by.

“I don’t want you to die,” Henry said as he passed through the ring of boys, “so you’d just better let me be on my way.”

None of the boys tried to stop him. Even Big Boy, as Henry passed close by, made no move to touch him.

Just as Henry neared the outer ring of boys, he heard one of them exclaim: “Hey! I know who he is. I heard it on the radio when I came home from school. There’s a kid who ran away from a hospital this morning . . . and the police are looking for him. His name is Henry Green.”

Big Boy called out as Henry kept walking, “Is that you, kid? Are you Henry Green?”

“Henry Green?” Henry called back over his shoulder. “Never heard of him.”

Just the same, as soon as he was clear of the schoolyard, Henry broke into a run and didn’t stop until he had left the gang far, far behind him.

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