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Chapter 57

Ari P.O.V

Cari and I both knocked on Paddy's door, and when he answered, we grinned, evilly at him.

"Oh God, what did you do? Or, what are you planning?"

"You know that stray Chihuahua?" I asked

"The one that lives in the box down the street, and snaps at peoples ankles?"

"Well, we wanted to play rugby." Cari said.

"How far?"

"Didn't go check." I said.

"Hell of a yelp, mind." Cari added.

"Quick, come in, before you do any more damage." Paddy said, but I could see he was trying not to laugh.

Paddy led us through the house, out to his back garden, and to the shed. He already had the computers we could work on out. Well, I say work on… I'd probably decimate them. Paddy was working on a computer right beside me, and would occasionally point things out for me to do. That was when I saw the old disposable camera.

"Paddy?"

"Yes?"

"That disposable camera, are you going to use it?"

"Nah. You can have it if you want."

I smiled, and hugged him. "Thank you."

I picked up the camera, and opened the casing. Oh this was going to be fun. I grabbed several tools, and got to work.

"What are you doing, or do I want to know?" Paddy asked.

"I'll tell you when I've finished. I have told you all about it before."

"So, something that involves re-wiring a disposable camera… you're not?" Paddy asked.

"I think you'll find, I am." I grinned at him. And with that, I continued on with the wiring.

I heard a click, as Paddy loaded up one of the working computes. Not long after, I heard an episode of 'Mock the Week' come on. The first thing Paddy clicked on, were lines you wouldn't want to hear at the Psychiatrist.

"I don't want you to think of me as a psychiatrist, I want you to think of me as an escaped mental patient that killed the psychiatrist before you got here."

We were laughing as we worked. Paddy always knew what to bring up. Then he put on Lines you wouldn't want to hear on a plane.

"In the event of the cabin decompressing, breathing masks will come down from the compartment above you, and untangling them will annoy you before you die."

"Louisa and her team will be looking after you today and your hijackers name is Ebrahim."

"HOLD ON! I've just entered us in the Red Bull challenge!"

"Punch it Chewy! Rweaaa"

There was also Lines a News Reporter would never say. "It was just a few streets from hear that the shots were fired- I should know, I fired them."

I was holding onto my sides, as I fell off my chair, laughing. I loved that show, it was awesome. I calmed down, and pulled myself up onto my chair, where I noticed that Paddy and Cari were laughing like hell at me instead of the T.V now. I stuck my tongue out at them and crossed my eyes, and then got back to working on the camera. After a while, I finally put the cover back on, and pressed the button. The sound of crackling electricity hit my ears, and I saw blue light ark between two small metal rods at the side of the camera.

"Oh dear God, she managed it!" Paddy said in mock horror.

"Oh, this taser isn't for me Paddy." I said.

"Who is it for?" He asked.

"It's for Faith. Her birthday's coming up."

"Huh, I thought you were going to buy her that Max Boyce DVD, but a homemade taser is cool, I guess." Cari said sarcastically with a 'what the hell is wrong with you?' look.

"Oh, I'm getting her that too, but she's quite small, I thought this would help her if anyone would try to attack her." I explained. "But I wont be giving this to her in school… or maybe I will, and let some of those year nine's see it."

"NO!" My two friends yelled.

"Why not?"

"That's just asking to be expelled." Cari said.

"It's just asking to be expelled if Mr. Awbery catches me or Faith with it." I said.

"Just, leave it till outside school." Paddy advised.

"Oh come on! It would be funny!"

"Fine, do what you like!" Cari said, throwing her hands up.

"Don't come whining to me when you get expelled." Paddy said.

"I wont get expelled. I'll give it to her when I'm sure no one's coming. Don't worry, my senses are good."

Paddy rolled his eyes, and checked his watch. "Right, we're good to go work on that engine now." He said.

We left the shed, and headed for Paddy's neighbours garage, where an old Land Rover was parked. Cari instructed us what to do, and then we were fixing up the land rover. Not long after we'd started, an old woman walked out the side door of her house with a tray with cups of tea.

"Thought I'd make you some refreshments dears." She said, smiling.

"Thanks, Mrs. Dodd." Paddy said.

Cari and I gave our thanks and she wandered back inside.

"Don't drink the tea!" Paddy hissed.

"Why not?" Cari asked.

"She's like Mrs. Cropley off Vicar of Dibley!"

"So, the Dibley poisoner lives on to do her rounds?" I asked, ears flat against my head, but a grin tugging at my lips.

"Yep." Paddy asked.

"She cant be that bad." Cari reasoned.

Me and her picked up a cup each, and took a sip. I gagged, and spat it out, hearing Cari do the same.

"What the hell is in there?" I asked.

"Oh, dears!" A voice called from the house. "Mr Tibbs made a contribution to the tea."

"Tell him thanks!" I choked out.

"Err, Mr. Tibbs is her cat." Paddy said.

Cari and I started choking again. Easy to say, the rest of the tea was pored into the flower beds, and we didn't accept any offers of food or drink from her.

After we had done as much as we could on the engine, we left to go get chips, and a non poisonous drink, from the local chip shop. I was feeling so much better than I had been this morning. Being with my friends was definitely the best thing to do. I could honestly say, I don't know what I'd do without them.

A/N: Thought I'd put in a bit of humor as I needed something to do during my Lunch break, so what do you think? REVIEW!