Dumped! (3 page)
Authors: Helen Chapman
Kevin
You mean the one Granny always keeps locked?
Will
Yeah, it’d be perfect for Max.
Max
I’m out of here. You coming?
Kevin
Why waste the effort? I’m the oldest. The best room is mine.
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Will gives him an icy smile.
Will
You mean
ours
don’t you?
Kevin
Yeah, yeah. Just kidding.
T
RICKED
!
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Max races into Granny’s house. He trips over a black glove with a long cuff.
Max
What’s Granny doing with this? It looks like something a knight might wear.
Kevin
Don’t mind me.
Will
Or me.
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Kevin and Will push past Max and look for the girls.
Lily
Granny’s bed is
so
comfy, isn’t it Becca?
Becca
Yep. Soooo big and soooo comfy.
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Will and Kevin rush into Granny’s room.
Will
You’re dreaming if you think you’re keeping this room.
Kevin
Yeah, if it’s the best room it’s mine …
Will
Ours
.
Kevin
So get out!
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The girls leave but talk loudly so the boys can hear every word.
Becca
Losers! They think that’s the best room.
Lily
Maybe they like wallpaper with flowers on.
Becca
I’d just die if my friends saw me in it.
Lily
Quick. We’ll take the back bedroom. It’s wicked!
Becca
Yeah and it’s away from Granny’s room, so we can be noisy.
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The boys are confused. More than usual!
Max
That back room sounds better than this one.
Kevin
I’m not backing down. They’ll think I’m a loser.
Will
We’ll all be losers if we take this room. Can it have any more flowers?
Max
It looks nice …
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Kevin and Will turn to look at Max.
Max
… you know … if you’re a granny.
Will
I’ll never live it down if I bring mates back.
Kevin
You’re right. We’ll all be laughed out of school. Lily, Becca, get back here.
Lily
What’s up?
Kevin
We don’t want this room anymore because … um … er …
Will
Because … um … er …
Lily
Okay. Okay. We give in. But this is the last time we move. Got it?
Kevin
Yeah, yeah. We get it.
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The boys check out the back room. They get a nasty shock. Two beds are pressed against each wall, with a fold-out bed squeezed in the middle.
Kevin
You’ve got to be kidding!
Max
I’m not sleeping on that thing.
Will
Nah, it’s good. If I roll out of bed I’ll land on something soft.
Max
Well, it’s not going to be me!
Kevin
We were conned big time. We’ll have to pretend we like our room or we’ll look stupid.
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The girls squeeze into the room.
Becca
Like your room, boys?
Kevin
Yeah. It’s like being at a sports camp.
Will
Bare floorboards are cool. We can bounce balls off them.
Max
And there’s nothing to knock over and get broken.
Kevin
We’re going to unpack and get ready for school tomorrow.
Lily
Do you have to change schools now that you’ve moved away?
Will
Nah, Dad sorted it.
Becca
And it’s not like you’re here forever, is it?
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The boys shrug.
Kevin
Hope not. School’s so far away, it’s not funny.
Max
But when we get back here it’ll be good.
Kevin
We’ll chill out and Granny will do granny stuff, like making us snacks.
Becca
Yeah, it’s not as if she has her own life.
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The next day after school, the girls are amazed to see the boys sitting at the kitchen table doing homework.
Lily
Why’s it so quiet?
Max
Granny says no music.
Becca
I don’t blame her. We heard you singing in the shower.
Will
She took the radio. She said we’d get it back when we’ve done our homework.
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The girls grab a snack and go into the living room. Then they go back to the boys.
Becca
Have you seen anything missing?
Max
Like what?
