Chapter Three - Trouble Ahead

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"Hello, loves. How was your day." Mum greeted us when we got home from school. Clyde was in front of me when I led the door.

"It was cool, Clyde and me made two new friends. Maria and Luke. Although the food was disgusting, it was mouldy and off." I told her dropping my bag and removed my hoodie  and hung it up.

"Yeah we're starving." Clyde complained plopping himself on the sofa.

"Well tea will be ready soon, why don't you go and changed." We nodded and did so. After tea I was sat watching tv with Clyde. It was some boring show and i nearly feel asleep but then the power went off.

"Power cut."

"I'll get the torch." i sighed and stood up going to the cupboard where we kept our emergency stuff. I turned it and and it shone but then went out.

"humm must be a dead battery." I mumbled rubbing my eyes

"I'll get the candles, Clyde sighed and we tried lighting them but they wouldn't catch. That when i went really odd. One by one the candles lit themselves and then the torch came on before all the electrics.

"That was weird." i commented

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It was the next day, Clyde and Me decided to skateboard to school after making our own pack Lunch. Our first lesson was science with Mr Jeffery.

"A transformer is a devices that changes the voltage of an alternating current supply, the AC supply. Such as your...our mains electrical supply. Anybody know who invented the first transformer." I put my hand up and so did Luke.

"You" he pointed to Luke and I put my hand down as my new friend answered.

"Faraday"

"Correct"

"Although he didn't know what he could use it for." I turned and looked  at him. It was true but not many people knew that, I did but most others I met didn't and thought I was weird for knowing that.

"What?"

"Faraday didn't know what he invented. And i thought about it too, you could get rid of the transformers and  get a better system and induct power instead."

"Just pointing out i have nothing to do with him" other in the class laughed and I rolled my eyes and shoved my brothers shoulder. But he just had this broad cheeky smile, thinking he was so flipping funny.

"Quiet, name."

"Clyde Langer."

"Troublemaker. Noted"

"Okay" Clyde grinned i groaned and covered up my face. He was so embarrassing, I went back to trying to concentrating on the lesson. Most of what was being taught I knew already but whatever.

"You're cool because you make trouble. Should I make trouble?" Luke wondered

"No, defiantly not. You're good as you are." i leaned forward to talk to them and discourage Luke from joining in with my brothers antics.

"I hear talking" Mr Jeffery groaned. We went back to doing whatever and i knew Clyde started eating.

"What are you doing?" Mr Jeffery asked

"My pen's run out i'm getting a new one." Mr Jeffery came over and using togs took the bag containing my brother's lunch ad sniffed it. To him it smelled disgusting.

"Ugh. What is it?"

"Cold chip sandwich. Made it this morning.  Not chancing my life in that canteen again." Mr Jeffery took it away and put it in a tank.

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