Call Me Ray

Harold was rushing to give his “safety man,” Russ, a note. When he saw him, he ran, but tripped up over his laces. Russ tied his shoes for him and Harold said that his mom wants him to pick him up that Thursday. Kids then pushed him and his glasses fell in the drain and Harry had to get them out. Everyone started to like him without his glasses and think he’s a new kid. Eventually, Harry got the glasses and told Russ “on your face or in your case.”

Russ decided that night he was going to be “cool” from then on. And his name’s not Russ.

The next morning, Russ came to school looking cool, threw his glasses on the roof and told his friends to call him “Ray.” That day at school, they were learning about myths surrounding Boars, but Ray misread it as “barmites.” At lunch, he had a LOT of food.

One day, when they were playing kickball and the ball hit Ray on the head. The Gang felt they had to protect him from himself. This meant escorting him round the flagpole, preventing him from entering the girl’s bathroom and falling in the Digger’s hole.

That day, Miss Ropey handed back their assignments about Boar Myths and Ray got an F, which he thought was a C+. His friends tried to persuade him to go back to wearing his glasses, but he screamed NO! Harold came and reminded Russ that he was meant to take him home, which Russ remembered. When they were to cross the road, Russ thought he couldn’t hear any cars coming, but there WAS and the driver scolded them. Harold told Russ off and went on a rant about how when he had glasses, he was the coolest kid he knew, but when he DIDN’T have glasses, he was a “scary danger-man” and that wasn’t cool. He then started to walk home alone.

The next day, everyone was waiting for Ray. Sesame Boy then reported about “an animal on the roof.” Mr Boyd and Rachel then came. Suddenly Ray looked down from the roof and put his glasses on.

”It is I, Russ Rimple, and I can see again!” he shouted.

Most people walked away. Russ tried to get down but couldn’t. Mr Boyd told Rachel to go tell Harry to bring the big ladder. Harold then came and said “That’s my safety man!”

The End.