Long Arm Vs the Evil Supply Teacher by Sam Rhodes & Mark Rhodes

Author:Sam Rhodes & Mark Rhodes
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic UK
Published: 2016-10-22T16:00:00+00:00

“Assembly over,” said Mrs Schofield. “Off you go, and remember: have fun!”

On the way out of the hall, Ricky sidled up to Simon. “Mr Smears always locks the doors,” he said. “He can’t be to blame.”

“I know,” said Simon. “And can the school board really have met this morning?”

“I guess not,” said Ricky. “Do you think Mrs Schofield is lying?”

Simon narrowed his eyes. “I don’t like this at all.”

“Like what?” said Spencer, appearing between them.

“None of your business,” said Simon.

Spencer looked hurt, and wandered off.

“You shouldn’t be so mean to him,” said Ricky. “He’s just trying to be friends.”

“I don’t want to be his friend,” said Simon. “I don’t like him. Or his mum. There’s something not right about them.”

Ricky stopped by the vending machine. “Hang on, I want to get a can of Orange Ade.”

“It’s been banned in twelve countries across the EU,” said Simon. “They did tests and found it was half industrial cleanser.”

“Yeah, but it makes your eyes glow orange for up to three hours,” said Ricky.

“Is that a good thing?” said Simon.

“Is it a bad thing?” said Ricky. Orange Ade was also the secret ingredient that had made his arm grow long, but no one else knew that.

He put his money in the slot, before he saw there was no Orange Ade left. “Strange,” he said. “I thought I was the only person who drank it.”

On the way back to class, Ricky told Simon about the missing animals at the zoo. “What if it’s all connected? The hamster, the hippo and Elliott?”

Simon did his thinking face. “We need to get down to the lab,” he said. “If we analyse all the data maybe we can find a pattern to help us catch the animal-napper.”

“Good thinking,” said Ricky. “There might be something caught on the cameras too.”

While all the other kids went out to play, Ricky and Simon went back to Mr Smears’s cupboard. Or simply a cupboard, as it now was. Ricky didn’t bother to knock this time, and just pushed open the door. Inside was Mrs Schofield.

She looked up, shocked.

“Oh, hello you two!” she said. “I was just doing an inventory. Looking for something?”

Ricky thought fast. “Um … spare toilet rolls!” he said. “We’ve run out in the boys’ toilets.”

Mrs Schofield pointed to a shelf. “Well, there they are,” she said.

Ricky took one, and felt Mrs Schofield watching every step. He saw the thermos was still on the shelf. There was no chance she could find the lab though – not without a ladder.

At least he hoped not.

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