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CHAPTER TWO
Neil was walking around the school grounds with
his friend Darby when his phone lighted up and a text
message arrived. Hey, Big Stinker! Here’s something you
should know. You’ve got a bad case of BODY ODOR!
Shock! Neil had to fight to get his breath. Who sent this 5
message? He stopped walking and looked around.
Darby noticed his change of mood immediately. ‘Hey!
What was that?’
Neil smiled nervously. ‘Oh, nothing. Just some dumb
advertising.’ 10
‘It’s a pain in the neck, isn’t it?’
‘Right.’ Neil put his hands in his pockets and moved on.
Darby wasn’t sure that his friend was telling him the
truth about the message but he could see that Neil didn’t
want to talk about it, so he left it at that. 15
As soon as Neil returned home from school, he went
straight to his room and shut the door. He took off his
shirt. With his eyes closed, he smelled under his arms.
Then he took off his shoes and socks and smelled his feet.
Maybe I don’t smell like a rose, he thought, but I don’t 20
stink. Definitely not!
Just to make sure, he took a long shower. When he
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