The Secret of the Scarab Beetle (Horace j. Edwards and the Time Keepers #1)

The Secret of the Scarab Beetle (Horace j. Edwards and the Time Keepers #1) — page 5
The Secret of the Scarab Beetle What d’you think you’re doing mocked Seth Trying to get out of more work Seth was the meanest kid in Niles and also the biggest bully Horace had routinely watched him trip unsuspecting classmates in gym and even kill innocent squirrels with his slingshot on the playground And while Horace had done his best to avoid any trouble with him for over a month this morning when Horace had refused to let him copy his homework Seth had lost it Look look at how Horace is trying to squirm away The other boys around Seth were now laughing Then one of them pressed his foot on Horace’s wrist Do you need to use the little girls potty Horace dared a quick glance to the side wondering if either Anna or Milton his two best friends well really his only friends since he’d moved were nearby But there was no sign of either one Not even Ms Shackles the lunch lady was in sight and she constantly patrolled the yard looking for kids to drag to the principal’s office What do you think we should do with him one of the other kids asked Seth 2