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William and the Fire Extinguisher
- 1. Williamandthe Fire Extinguisher Williamhadtodo some Mathematicssumsthat evening.He hadnotbeenable toconcentrate whenhisteacher,rather hisleastfavorite teacherwasteachinghimlongdivisionsums!He hadalreadytorna couple of pages fromhis Mathematicsbook! He wascursinghis bestfriendTrevin.TrevinhadbeenkickingWilliam frombehind forthe firsthalf of the Mathematics periodandfor the otherhalf of the MathematicsperiodTrevorhadbeentryingtostuff little piecesof paperinside William’sshirt! Williamhadwaitedpatientlyforthe periodtoend.Assoonasthe periodwasover,he hadchasedTrevinaroundthe school.The chase had endedina deadlycombat! Theyhad returnedtothe class,shirtstorn, Trevin’sshirthadbeensoakedwithwaterbecause the deadlycombathad takenplace inthe boy’sbathroomonthe secondfloor.Trevinhadfoundhimself onthe flooracouple of timesthus soakinghisshirtwithwater.William’sshirtseemedtohave acouple of Ink stainsbecause of a penthat Trevinhad broughtwithhimself.The penhadleakedInkonWilliam’sshirt. A little boyhadcome to boyhad come to use the toilet;beenafraidonseeingwhatwashappeninghadrushedoutside yelling, “Teachertwo aiya’sare fighting” Thishad broughtan abrupt endto the deadlycombat!Inthe nextcouple of minutestheyhadtuckedtheirshirtsandrun as fast theirlegswouldcarrythemto theirclassroom! Nowtheywere sittingintheirclassroom,luckilyforthemthe teacherhadnotyet come. Williamhada smile onhisface; he was thinkingaboutthe day’sproceedings. The smile wouldnotlastlongandfor the rest of the periodhe wouldhave tostare at the Fire Extinguisherthathadbeen fixedinthe corridorinfrontof hisclassroom. The Fire Extinguisherhadbeenfixedrecently!All hisfriendswere inaweof the Fire Extinguisherespeciallyhimself andhisbestfriendTrevin.There hadbeensomanytimeswhentheyhad expressedtheiropinionsabouthowtouse the Fire Extinguisher. Williamhadexpressedhisviewsonthe matter, “It shootswater,it’slike the gardenhose.” Trevinhadhoweverexpressedadifferentideaonthe whole matter.The matterforthe momentwastemporarily unsolvedandsuchunsolvedmatterswouldnotremainunsolvedforlong! Theyhad gone and gone andquestionedone of theirteachersonthe matter.He hadtoldWilliamandTrevorthat as soona fire broke outor as soonas somebodytouchedthe Fire Extinguisher,itwouldbeepanalarm.Thiswasall that wouldhappenaccordingtotheirteacher.Trevinhadwhole heartedlybelievedeverywordthathisteacherhadtold thembut Williamhadnot.He knewthere wassomethingfishyaboutthe story!He knew somethingexcitingwould happenif theyknewhowtouse the Fire Extinguisher! He had somany thingsonhismindabout the followingwhenhisMathematicsteacherdemandforhisMathematics writingbooktodo the corrections.He had not done the longdivisionsthathisteacherhadaskedhimto do.He knewhe wouldbe takendownto the principal.He didn’tcare!He hatedMathematics!He hatedlongdivisions!Andhe virtually hatednumbers! Williamswasaskedtostandoutside withhisMathematicswritingbook.Verysoonhe wasjoinedbyTrevinagain carryinghis Mathematicswritingbookandina couple of minutesbyRaj and AngelobothcarryingtheirMathematics writingbooksaswell!
- 2. Williamwantedtotalkaboutthe Fire Extinguisher,Itwasa topicthat the boys wouldtalkabouteveryday.Different boyscame upwithdifferentexplanations.Williamwhowasthe leaderwithinhisclasscame upwithhisopinionabout the Fire Extinguishershootingwater.Thisforthe momentwasthe onlyexplanation. Thus Williambegantalkingtofriendsinthe mannerof a commanderaddressinghistroops!Williamsonlyintentionwas to have all three of these friendsonthe journeytounravel the mysteryof the Fire Extinguisher. He wantedtoconvince Raj and Angelo.He knewTrevinwoulddefinitelybe there withhim. “I have a plan,what our teachertolduscannot be accepted,”he said “We have to findoutaboutthisFire Extinguisher,”he continued “I have an uncle that knowsaboutthiskindof thing,I will askhimabout it andwe will see forourselvesabouthowthis thingsworks,”concludedWilliam As the bell rangand theirteachercame outside totake the fourboys alongwithherto the principal. Theyhad beenseverelyadvisedbythe principal butnothingof whathe had saidhad gone into the little minds especiallytothe mindof William.The onlythingsonWilliamsmindatthe momentwasto findoutabouthowthe Fire Extinguisherworked. The followingmorningWilliamwoke upwithoutanytrouble.WakingWilliamwasone of the mostdifficulttasksinhis mother’sdailyroutine.Evenhismotherwasquite surprisedwhenhe gothimself readywithoutanytrouble. “I’m sure he’sgrowingupnow,he’snotmischievousanymore,”she remarkedtoherself. WhenWilliamgotto school he hadclassesfor the firstfourperiodsandhe had no wayof talkingtohisfriends.He had howeverpassedalittle note tohisfriendssaying I knowhowto use the F.E! Andwhenthe interval bell rang andwhen all hisfriendshadrushedoutsidetoplayrunand catch. These fourhad stayed back. Williamwhocouldnotholdbackthe conversationanymore screamedinexcitement “I knowhowto use the Fire Extinguisher,myUncle toldme how to,” “You pull andyou press,”hisuncle hadtoldhimlastevening! “But what aboutthe alarm?’Trevinquestioned. “What alarm.That’s all a lie.”Was Williamsreply “We will staybackafterschool today andfindout anyway,Ihave a plan,”continuedWilliam “Raj will be nearthe office tocheckif the principal comesout.Angelowill be nearthe Library! “Raj will passa signal toAngelo if there issomethingandAngelowill passthe signal tous.I and Trevinwill be nearthe Fire Extinguisherandthenthe secondtime,we will keepwatchandyoucan be at the Fire Extinguisher”SaidWilliam The plan accordingto Williamwasflawlessand thingswentasplanneduntilWilliamhadaccidentallypressedFire ExtinguisheraimingitdownTrevinneck.The nextinstantTrevinhadgrabbedholdof the Fire Extinguisherandstarted aimingitat Williamwhowastryingto dodge!Trevincontinuouslykept missinghisaimandkepthittingthe wallsand virtually everythingelseinhisvicinityexceptWilliam! Verysoontheyhad beenjoinedbyRaj andAngeloandtheystartedtoaim the Fire Extinguisherinall directionsaswell. Thingsdidnot seem toogoodat the momentandif theycontinuedin thismannerthere wasa highpossibilitythattheir principal wouldhearthe noise andturnupat the place!
- 3. Williamheardfootsteps!Williamwasthe firsttohearit.As soonas he heard the footstepshe knew whose footsteps theywere. One lookat hisfriends.One lookatthe place was enoughtotell hisgoodsensesthathe wasin deeptrouble.There was a kindof dustaroundhim.He couldsee that nearlyhalf the corridorwasfilledwiththisparticulardust.He lookedathis classroom and againhe could see thathisclass roomwas againfilledwiththisdust.He lookedathisfriends,theywere hardlyrecognizable. He grabbedthe handsof Trevin.Signaledtothe othertwothat there wassomethingwrong. Whisperedintothe earsof hisfriends. “Ground floor,bathroom” Andthe nextmomentcarryingtheirbagsoverthe shoulderasfastas lightning.Theyhaddisappearedfromthe scene! Williamhada lotof doubtsonthe matter butfor the momenthe justwantedto getout fromthe scene of crime.He knewif theywouldgetoutof school unnoticedthenthere wouldbe agoodpossibilitythattheywouldnotgetcaught. Theywere inthe Bathroom inthe groundfloorand for the momenttheywere washingthemselvesbecausethe Fi re Extinguisherseemedtohave leftastrange duston them. Andfor the momentWilliamwasbusythinkingabouthow theywouldescape unnoticed! TO BE CONTINUEDON NEXT FRIDAY!THANKYOU FOR READINGTHIS FAR. PLEASEHIT LIKE AND SHARE IT AMONGST YOUR FRIENDS. HOPE YOU ENJOYEDTHE STORY AS MUCH ASI DID WRITING IT OUT FOR YOU! <3 Cheers RamithDheerasekera