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Freedom of the Press
Calvin and Hobbes had started to run like maniacs…and Susie was gaining on them.
"I'LL GET YOU, CALVIN!" she screamed.
Finally, they made it back to the treehouse, huffing and puffing.
"Hobbes, raise the rope ladder!"
"I…can't…reach…the…ladder!" Susie grunted.
"Ha ha, Susie! The tree-hugging truth will be known!" Calvin called after Susie, who was running away to tell on them.
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"Are you sure about this?" Hobbes asked Calvin. "I don't think your dad wants you to be using the computer after what happened last time…"
(Flashback sequence engaged)
"CALVIN, WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY COMPUTER!" Dad screamed.
"Uhh…fixed it?" Calvin said sheepishly. He was standing in front of the computer, where the monitor had broken in half.
(Flashback sequence terminated)
"I'm sure he won't mind if we don't tell him."
"I'm sure he'll mind that you're not telling him."
"Oh, shut up. There! It's all typed! The truth shall be known!"
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In Calvin's classroom…
"All right everyone, pass your articles in and the Layout Organizers will arrange how the paper will look."
Susie was sitting at her desk, fuming.
"Here you go, Miss Wormwood, I think you'll find the truth very entertaining." said Calvin, handing his article to Miss Wormwood.
"Calvin, what is this?" she asked.
"It's the first amendment and the truth."
"As long as it's truthful…" she sighed, putting it in the box of articles.
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In the Layout Organizing room…
Candace, Ronald, Thomas, and Susie were sitting at a table. Miss Wormwood walked in with a large box marked "Entries".
"Here are the articles. Your job is to place them on the large sheet according to the instructions on your worksheets. I'll approve or decline the layout you chose in 20 minutes."
As they got to work, Susie secretly took Calvin's article about her and hid it in her pocket, with the top peeking out. She would shred it later.
20 minutes later…
"Okay, your layout is good, but where's Calvin's article?" said Miss Wormwood.
"His should be the headline, since he's head journalist." Thomas pointed out.
"Susie, do you know anything about where it went?" Miss Wormwood asked.
Susie tried to hide the article, but Miss Wormwood saw it, glued it on as the main headline, and left the room with the sheet.
Susie buried her head in her hands.
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The next day, everyone was reading the paper…and laughing.
Calvin swaggered over to Susie.
"Well, the truth is known, isn't it, tree-hugger?"
Susie socked Calvin in the face.
"I like hugging trees." she said, grinning evilly.
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In Calvin's room…
"You should have seen them laughing! The truth is out and Susie's embarrassed. My plan to humiliate everyone is working so far!" Calvin was rambling to Hobbes.
Hobbes looked out the window, ignoring Calvin's rants.
"Calvin! You've got to see this!"
Calvin and Hobbes looked out the window.
Every kid in the neighborhood was hugging a tree! To make bad matters worse, they all had a small sheet pinned to the back of their shirts.
Tree Huggers' Club
Led by Susie
"All we did was spread the popularity of tree-hugging!" Calvin yelped. Also, then Calvin realized that at school, they were laughing at him, not Susie. "I'll teach Susie to turn my own article around on me! Come on, Hobbes!" Calvin started to march out of the room.
Hobbes sighed and followed him.
A/N: So, whaddaya think so far? Please R&R!