‘Kensington, may I see you for a moment please?’ Mrs Vanden Boom asked loudly as the children streamed out of the lab into the corridor. Kensy looked at her best friend, Autumn.
‘Uh oh,’ she murmured. Autumn raised her eyebrows as she retired the red ribbon at the end of one of her long black plaits. ‘Any idea what that’s about?’ Kensy shook her head. ‘No. I haven’t destroyed anything this week – at least nothing obvious.’
Autumn grinned. ‘I’ll see you upstairs,’ she said. ‘Remember we’ve got Reff’s history excursion to the Houses of Parliament leaving straight after morning tea, so try not to be too long.’
‘Thrilling,’ Kensy said, deadpan as she turned to walk back to where the teacher was standing at the front of the room.
‘Is something the matter, Mrs Vanden Boom?’ Kensy asked. She thought she might as well just come out and ask…

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