The Broken Leg of Doom by Pamela Butchart

Author:Pamela Butchart
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nosy Crow
Published: 2020-04-15T00:00:00+00:00

So that’s when I reminded Seb that we only had TWO MINUTES.

And Seb said, “Well, there’s a SANDWICH LADY who comes to visit Ward 13 every day at lunchtime.”

And that’s when Zach whispered, “She’s not a MUMMY, is she?!”

And Seb shook his head and said that it wasn’t the SANDWICH LADY that we needed to worry about and that it was her ANCIENT TROLLEY. And that the trolley was so OLD that he thought it might be the ACTUAL TROLLEY that they used to bring the MUMMIES into the hospital for RESEARCH hundreds of years ago.

Then Seb raised his EYEBROWS and gave me a LONG LOOK and he didn’t blink for ages. And then he did the same to Zach. And then to Jodi.

And then he said, “I think THAT’S how the curse got here to Ward 13. I think it hitched a ride on the ANCIENT TROLLEY looking for fresh bandages to jump on because it LOVES living in bandages. And there’s always LOADS of bandaged ARMS and LEGS and stuff in this ward because of people falling off their trampolines and stuff.

“But the people keep having their bandages taken off and the curse has nowhere to live again. So it has to go back to the trolley until a new victim comes in. Like Maisie.

“And there’s MORE. I think it CURSES the SANDWICHES, too! Because there’s only ever ONE cheese sandwich and LOADS of tuna.”

And then Seb gasped and said, “I bet it actually CONTROLS the sandwich lady through the trolley and makes her go the way it wants to go when it sees some FRESH BANDAGES. Then it MAKES her give the victim a tuna sandwich as a SIGN. I think it’s been jumping about this ward, going from arm to leg for YEARS. And that’s why all the bad stuff keeps happening in Ward 13, like the sprinklers going off and people’s stuff going missing. Like Maisie’s dolphin.”

And that’s when Jodi narrowed her eyes and said, “How did you know about Francisco??”

And I knew that it was because Seb had obviously sneaked up on us again and overheard our secret meeting through the curtain.

But then all of a sudden Seb said, “SSSSSSSHHHHHH! Do you hear that?”

So I held my breath and listened and that’s when I heard a SQUEAKY sound in the distance and my heart started beating MEGA FAST.

And I GASPED and Seb said, “That’s the trolley. She’s coming.”

That’s when Zach said that he thought we should keep the curtain CLOSED FOREVER. So I got Maisie’s PAPER BAG again and held it up to his mouth and told him to BREATHE because he looked a bit PALE and also because he couldn’t hold it up himself because he was sitting on his hands.

And then Seb leaned forward and took a DEEP BREATH and said, “WHATEVER you do, don’t let her give you a TUNA SANDWICH. Or you’ll be

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