The Hard Way

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Ricky came pounding round the corner, almost knocking Kyle off his feet.

“Shit!” said Kyle.

“Fuck, sorry mate!” said the other, taking a quick look behind him before dashing off towards the school offices.

It was April 2003, the beginning of the summer term, the pair’s final term at school. Kyle’s friend Ricky Hamley had managed to seriously upset a couple of rugger buggers over some petty disagreement. Ricky initially claimed he could not even remember what it was all about. All he knew was that they wanted revenge. The two boys, Roger Filby and Pete Groves, were the two biggest and best rugby players and all round athletes to come out of their year. They were both hoping to get to prime universities with first-class sports teams.

They also took exception to Ricky’s prolonged presence on planet earth, seeking to remove it at every opportunity.

“They are so ignorant and stupid,” Ricky said later, as they met up again after school, while walking home.

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