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Narrative Kevin was afraid to go to school. He knew that as soon as he walked through the school gate, someone would be waiting for him. They might grab...see morehis schoolbag and hide it, or open it up and scatter all the books in the dirt. Perhaps they might steal the best bits of his lunch and throw the rest in the garbage. Or they might threaten him until he handed over his lunch-order money. Today, they might just trip him up and laugh as he fell. They could snatch the cap from his head and send it flying out through the school gate, to land on the road under the wheels of the cars and trucks. Kevin had thought about telling someone. He'd started to say something to his brother, William, but Wills had become impatient with his stutter and had rushed off, saying, "Catch you later, Kev." He'd tried to think of a way to raise the subject with Dad, but the television was showing England versus Australia in the World Cup and Dad had shushed Kevin, and told him to wait till later. Besides, Kevin remembered that the boys had warned him not to tell anyone. Telling would just mean that even worse things might happen to him. No, telling wasn't a good idea. Slowly, he walked into the kitchen, scuffing his feet against the tiles. "Mum," he see less
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