Hit for Six by David Warner

Author:David Warner
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia

CHAPTER 9

CAUGHT OUT

Davey spent the next morning before school helping Trevor at the bowling club. They laid new turf to try and patch the holes Max had made.

‘Not bad,’ said Trevor when he saw the job Davey had done. The green was already beginning to look more green than brown. ‘I’ll water it while you’re at school.

‘School?’ Davey checked his watch. He was going to be late!

Davey rode like crazy and made it to school just as class was about to begin. He slipped into the room and quietly took his seat. He felt a deep burn in his thighs from pedalling so fast. His muscles were going to stiffen up sitting all day.

Bella caught his eye and held up a piece of paper and mouthed the words ‘A-plus’ at him. Davey remembered with a jolt: The essay! He hadn’t done it.

‘Oh no!’ Davey hoped like crazy that Mudge would forget to ask for their essays until after lunch. Maybe then he could write his during the lunch break.

‘Shall I collect the essays?’ Bella Ferosi asked Mudge, with a triumphant look at Davey.

Davey groaned. So much for that.

Mudge clapped his hands together eagerly. ‘Thank you, Bella. Lovely to see someone with drive and initiative.’

Bella was out of her chair in less time than it took to say Teacher’s Pet.

Davey shot Sunil a panicked look. The friends had to sit in opposite corners of the room so they couldn’t talk about cricket. Mudge loathed cricket almost as much as he loathed students who didn’t hand in their assignments.

Sunil understood immediately. He shot his hand up.

‘Yes, Sunil?’ Mudge asked.

Sunil flashed his dimple. ‘I was wondering if you’d mind repeating yesterday’s equations, Sir? I didn’t quite understand.’

‘Not like you, Mr Deep.’ Mudge began writing out an equation on the whiteboard.

Davey gave Sunil the thumbs up. Maybe the distraction technique would work.

With his back still turned, Mudge asked Bella, ‘Miss Ferosi, how are you going with those assignments?’

Or maybe not. Davey felt doomed.

Bella was making her way around the room slowly. She ticked each name off a list with a determined flourish as she collected each paper.

‘Nearly done, Mr Mudge.’ Bella moved a little faster.

‘Take a seat, Miss Ferosi, I’ll collect the rest myself.’

Bella handed Mudge the pile of essays. Mudge scanned the checklist.

‘Just two to go. Mr Clouter and Mr Warner.’ Mudge held out his hand impatiently to Davey and Mo.

Mo handed over two sheets of paper held together by a silver paperclip. Mudge added it to his pile.

‘Warner?’ Mudge clicked his fingers impatiently. ‘Come on, we don’t have all day.’

Davey gulped. ‘It’s like this, Sir . . .’

Mudge raised an eyebrow. ‘You’re not going to tell us your dog ate your homework, are you, Warner?’

There were a few sniggers from around the room.

‘Although, knowing your mutt, I wouldn’t put it past him.’

Davey squirmed.

‘With all the extra work at the bowling club, I . . .’

‘Yes?’ Mudge leaned over him.

‘With all the extra work at the bowling club, I . . .’

‘Spit it out, Warner!’

‘I fell asleep, Sir,’ Davey finished lamely.

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