Kook by Chris Vick

Author:Chris Vick
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780008185381
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2016-01-20T05:00:00+00:00

I DIDN’T SEE the others till I was back at school. Jade had got a text telling me to meet them in the boys’ bogs.

Big G was leaning against the sinks; Skip and Rag stood by the far wall, under the frosted window. They all had downer looks. Arms folded, frowns on their faces. Rag looked like he hadn’t slept for a month.

“Well?” said Rag.

I waited, holding out for a few seconds, just for a bit of sick pleasure.

“I didn’t tell them anything,” I said.

Rag came away from the wall. He put his hands on my shoulders, stared into my eyes.

“You took the blame,” he said slowly, to make sure we both understood what was being said. And what it meant. “They think it was yours? Seriously?”

“Yeah,” I said, “they pretty much knew I was covering, but I said it was mine.”

“You know what, Sam. I fucking love you and I want to have your babies!” He threw himself at me. “You are a legend, Kook!!!!!” His stubble rubbed my cheek. “Thank you, Sam. Thank you.”

“Jesus, Rag, you are a massive pussy,” said Big G, then patted me on the back like I was a good dog. “Well done, dude. Seriously, that’s huge; you didn’t have to do that.” Skip came and patted me on the back too.

The sound of laughing brought Jade in. She rolled her eyes at the sight of me being hugged by Rag, and the others, almost joining in.

“You lot are cosy,” she said. She pulled a face. “Ugh. Stinks in here.”

“So what happened?” said Big G, ignoring her.

Once I’d peeled Rag off me, I told them. How I’d been charged with possession. How I had to go to juvenile court, but I’d probably get away with a warning, and a bit of community service. How they knew I was covering. How it was really Rag and Ned they were after, and that they’d made threats as to how bad it was going to be for me if I didn’t grass.

“Rag was set up then,” said Big G, punching the wall. “Billy’s dead already.”

“Sam,” said Rag, “come round mine tonight. I’ve got a present for you. A big one.”

“If it’s a bag of weed, I don’t want it,” I said, laughing.

“No, Kook. It’s way better than that.”

*

I texted Mum that I had to stay back after school to talk to a teacher about science homework.

If me and Jade weren’t too long at Rag’s, we could get on the next bus and be home an hour later than normal.

I didn’t know if Mum would buy it or not. I didn’t care.

Above the garage was that choice bit of art-graffitti I’d seen before. Fear makes the wolf look bigger.

Ned was in the Aladdin’s cave garage, working on a board with a sander. He was wearing a kind of mask over his nose and mouth, and was covered in white dust. He took it off, put it on top of the board. He wiped his hand on his jeans and offered it to me.

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