Cirque Du Freak
A Living Nightmare Book 1 In the Darren Shan Saga
Chapter One
I was in the bathroom at school, sitting down on the toilet, humming
a song. I had my pants on. I'd come in near the end of English
class, feeling sick. My teacher, Mr. Dalton, is great about things
like that. He's smart and knows when you're faking and when you're
being serious. He took one look at me when I raised my hand and said
I was ill, then nodded his head and told me to go to the bathroom.
"Throw up whatever's making you sick, Darren," he said, "then get
your behind back in here."
I wish every teacher was as understanding as Mr. Dalton.
In the end, I didn't get sick, but still felt queasy, so I stayed on
the toilet. I heard the bell ring for the end of class and everybody
came rushing out on their lunch break. I wanted to join them but
knew Mr. Dalton would be angry if he saw me in the yard so soon. He
doesn't get mad if you trick him but he goes quiet and won't speak
to you for a while, and that's almost worse than being shouted at.
So, there I was, humming, watching my watch, waiting. T ... read full excerpt from: Cirque Du Freak #1: A Living Nightmare ebook
