Back in the staffroom, Tom was telling Steph and Matt about his ordeal with Earl Kelly. He didn't want to admit it, but it had shaken him up a little.
"He shot you?" Matt repeated, shocked by what Tom had just told him
"Yeah. Well, just with his fingers, obviously" Tom confirmed
Matt ran his fingers through his hair. He'd never heard anything like it.
"Have either of you had any dealings with him? It's not just me, is it?" Tom asked
"I thought he was a cheeky little sod" Steph stated, shrugging
"He's a bloody nutter!" Tom exclaimed
"That family hasn't had an easy time with it you know, Tom?" Jasmine piped up, looking at it from Denzil's perspective
"Well the other Brother seems ok" Tom pointed out. To him there was no excuse for Earl's threatening behaviour
"Well according to the sister, they've been pushed from pillar to post by the Mother" Matt explained
"Exactly! You know, I was going to have a word with Rachel," Jasmine started
"To ask what she was thinking of when she enrolled him in the first place I hope?" Grantly cut in
They all looked at him
"We're always being told that resources are overstretched. Perhaps they'd be more elastic if we didn't take in every nut job and charity case, let alone whole families of them" he continued
"Wow... it's just like Bob Geldof's in the room!" Matt breathed
"Or maybe Bruce Forsyth" Steph added
They all laughed, quickly forgetting about Earl Kelly as the conversation turned to Grantly's new look.
Back in the school corridor, Earl had found his little Brother, Denzil. The two of them followed Paul and Bolton outside. Earl was ready to teach them a lesson.
Bolton and Paul walked along; Paul still shaken by Earl's earlier fit of rage.
"I just want to keep out of that new kid's way, alright?" Paul was saying as they walked along
Earl smirked. Getting revenge on Paul and Bolton was going to be so worthwhile.
"I think he's a bit," Paul continued
"A bit of a, what?" Earl cut in
Paul stumbled, eyes widening in fear when he saw Earl stood next to him.
"Nowt" he mumbled
"Look, I don't know what your problem is, man!" Bolton sighed
Earl wanted to laugh at him
"I don't have a problem. I just want to show you something" Earl shrugged
"Go on then" Bolton nodded
"Not here. Come on, I think you'll like it" Earl replied, gesturing for them to follow him and Denzil
Paul and Bolton exchanged a look. Bolton moved to follow. Paul however, didn't budge.
"No... it's alright. We've got stuff to do" Paul mumbled
Earl and Denzil spun around. Earl couldn't stop the grin from forming on his face.
"Do a lot of 'stuff' together, do you boys?" He teased, smirking
Paul and Bolton were growing increasingly uncomfortable.
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FanfictionWhen Rachel goes through a horrific trauma at the end of the school term, will Eddie be there for her? (Set at the end of series three of Waterloo Road)
