"A few times, I noticed Barry Bagsley huddled in a tight circle with Danny Wallace, Doug Savage and some scrawny-looking boy from Year 10."
Whats up, Le Dick? You look a bit worried.
"Doug Savage was sitting on James Scobie's desk talking to Danny Wallace ." James Scobie was missing
"But it was too late. James Scobie had already straightened his arms and pushed up the lid. A blur of wings exploded from within. It was like a scene from The Mummy, Aarachnophobia and A Bugs Life all rolled into one."
"I'm only going to say this once, so listen very carefully. You will have one chance and one chance only. I want whoever is responsible for this too ... MY GOD, SCOBIE! GET THAT TARANTULA OFF YOUR FACE!"
"Well, in that case, Mr Scobie, do you have a theory on how the insects … and spiders … came to be in your desk?"