Waterloo Road. A new term. The gates opened at half 7 and the students piled in. Among them was newly married couple Imogen Stewart and Connor Mulgrew, with their friends Rhiannon Salt, Jodie Allen or Scout as she would like to be called, and Dynasty Barry. However one face that was usually among the crowd was one Kevin Skelton, newly Kevin Chalk.
In fact no-one had seen him since the Monday in the holiday when they had all gone to town for the day, but that was a week ago now and he hadn't contacted anyone. Normally he would have been staying at the school house, however on the Tuesday Rhiannon had told them all that she had woken up and Kevin wasn't there, and whenever she asked Maggie about it she would avoid the question or change the subject. Well wherever Kevin had been it was a complete mystery...
First period, English Literature with Miss Mulgrew and no-one had seen Kevin yet. Connor, Imogen, Rhiannon, Scout, and Dynasty were all quite worried. That was until Kevin walked into the room twenty minutes late.
Their relief was short-lived when they took a good look at him. He was extremely pale and he had big black circles under his eyes, which made him look even paler. His clothes looked like they were hanging off him. He just looked awful. "Oh, Kevin... Um... Cou, Could you just sit at the back, and um... well just sit for a second while I get some work sorted ok?" Miss Mulgrew said, trying to be calm. She had clearly noticed how he looked too. "Mmm, OK miss." Kevin could barely string 2 words together.
During the class Connor and his friends kept glancing at Kevin who looked worse as the lesson went on. When the bell went Kevin left the quickest barely giving anyone else a chance to even get up. His friends tried to catch up with him but to no avail. "What do you think is up with him? I mean he didn't exactly look good now did he?" Dynasty queried breaking the silence. "I...I don't know." Connor said looking worryingly at Imogen. Whatever had happened over half term had clearly effected kevin alot.