Written 8 November 2018
“Got. Got. Got. Got. Got. Got.” Absolutely nothing.
“What're you doing to me James? Break time is short, and you're wasting my time with this rubbish?” This was typical of James. Sarah even felt a little sorry for him. He obviously just wanted to be involved. “Come back when you have a Ninjobot card that's a level 16 or higher, okay?” she said kindly. James looked like he wanted to cry. Mind you, he always looked like that.
“Well well well.” that snivelling little voice. It made her skin crawl. “If it isn't Scarer Sarah.” Dougie, with that smug grin of his.
“What do you want, Dougie, my time is precious?” she asked cooly, not looking up from the Ninjobot cards she was nonchalantly shuffling through.
“Nothing, nothing.”
“Well, get lost, then. You're scaring off the other traders.”
“Okay. Well I guess you don't want to see my Mega Mutilator Type 4 card.” she looked up at him in shock.
“Your bluffing.”
“Am I?” He asked, clearly revelling in the moment. He shoved a hand down the front of his jumper and withdrew a laminated card attached to a lanyard round his neck. Sarah pocketed her cards and strode over to examine.
She couldn't believe it. This was the one, the card she wanted above all of them, and it was round the neck of Dougie Fenchurch, the most annoying little twerp in the whole school.
“What do you want?” she spat, venomously.
“You know what I want.” he said, grinning infuriatingly.
“You're not having my dog you idiot.”
“Okay, well we could split custody. I have him Monday, Wednesday, Friday, you have him Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and we alternate Sunday's?”
“You're not getting Biscuits Dougie. He's my dog. What else?” Dougie screwed up his face, thinking hard.
“50 walks with Biscuits.”
“1”
“25”
“1”
“15”
“1”
“5?”
“1”
“Okay, 2, and I get to stroke him whenever I see him without you trying to kick me?” Sarah scowled at him. This was a lot to ask, but she wanted that card so badly.
“Done, but if you annoy Biscuits in any way then the deal is off. That includes kissing him.”
“Okay.” he said, happily. He took the lanyard off and handed it over to Sarah, before excitedly running off. Sarah examined her new card sighing. The things she did for Ninjobot cards.