Chapter 3:
He enjoyed making things. It took his mind off Dan and his cronies. He slammed open the front door. His mother's voice floated through from the living room.
'Warren? Is that you?'
'Yeah.'
He dumped his school bag on one of the hard-backed chairs in the kitchen and went through to the living room.
'How was school?'
'Good.'
She took a long drag at her cigarette. Warren glanced towards the TV screen. It was 'Days of Our Lives'.
'Do you have any homework?'
'Yeah. I'll go do it now.'
He left the room and went up the stairs and into his room. The room was very dark and quite small. There was a bed, a wardrobe, and a desk. Warren turned the light on, and sat down at the desk. He did his and Dan's homework quickly. It was easy. He had always been quite clever. That, and his physical appearance, were why he was always picked on. His favourite subject was technology, followed by computers. He put the books back into his bag and went over to the wardrobe. He opened it. Inside was a robot. It was finished yet, but when it was, oh boy. Well, let's just say that Dan would be in for a *big* surprise.
He enjoyed making things. It took his mind off Dan and his cronies. He slammed open the front door. His mother's voice floated through from the living room.
'Warren? Is that you?'
'Yeah.'
He dumped his school bag on one of the hard-backed chairs in the kitchen and went through to the living room.
'How was school?'
'Good.'
She took a long drag at her cigarette. Warren glanced towards the TV screen. It was 'Days of Our Lives'.
'Do you have any homework?'
'Yeah. I'll go do it now.'
He left the room and went up the stairs and into his room. The room was very dark and quite small. There was a bed, a wardrobe, and a desk. Warren turned the light on, and sat down at the desk. He did his and Dan's homework quickly. It was easy. He had always been quite clever. That, and his physical appearance, were why he was always picked on. His favourite subject was technology, followed by computers. He put the books back into his bag and went over to the wardrobe. He opened it. Inside was a robot. It was finished yet, but when it was, oh boy. Well, let's just say that Dan would be in for a *big* surprise.
