Googol Boy and the peculiar incident of the Great Quiz Trophy by John Michael

Googol Boy and the peculiar incident of the Great Quiz Trophy by John Michael

Author:John Michael
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781922387141
Publisher: Big Sky Publishing


The sound reverberated around the playground. All the students quickly scoured the terrain to make sure that the distinct klonking sound hadn’t attracted some snooping teacher who would immediately give us all detention. Everybody waited a few seconds and seeing that the coast was clear, we all turned our attention back to the game. Barney checked his king piece, the circle of students around him leaned in to get a closer look.

“Still good,” uttered Barney in disbelief, and it was Freckles who let out a deflated sigh this time. It was indeed a punishing klonk from Freckles and everybody was surprised that Barney’s piece hadn’t shattered into a thousand pieces.

Alistair resumed his commentary. “Oh my! Freckles has given it his all but it seems that Barney lives another day. The gods of fortune are certainly smiling upon him... and now for Barney’s strike. Just a few seconds ago, he was down and out. But now it seems, he has risen like a phoenix from the ashes. The question on everyone’s lips is, can Barney snatch victory from the jaws of defeat?”

Barney started to spin his king piece with a confident swagger, this time the resolute and steely gaze belonged to him and Freckles seemed a tad hesitant and unsure − you could see it in his movements and in his expression. Once again they circled each other, while maintaining eye contact and simultaneously keeping track of each other’s king piece. The suspense was like waiting for the guillotine to drop at a public execution. We were all holding our collective breath and just when we thought that the two of them would dance around each other for eternity, Barney’s arm shot out like a bolt of lightning.



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