Chapter 43

Brian thought that he would be able to have a lie in that Sunday morning. But it was not to be. He heard his name called from some distance away, but he muttered ‘Leave me’ alone and turned around to snooze.

Then the poking and prodding started in his legs, feet and his waist. He opened his eyes slightly, saw no one and muttered ‘Cut it out Bradley. It’s Sunday.’

And yet the poking continued up his body and to his face. He felt the tickle in his ear and started waving it off, only to hear a childish giggle behind him. He turned towards the giggle, saw no one and put it off as Bradley playing tricks on him.

“Cut it out Bradley.” Brian yelled annoyed and turned again, this time to lie on his stomach, arms above his head, leaving his bare back exposed.

Again there was the sound of a childish giggle and then the tickling intensified. Brian thought flies and maggots were crawling up his back, so he jumped out of bed in a panic, swatting and wiping away anything that could be on his back.

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