Chapter 6

Chapter SIX Together we walked through the trees, back towards the school. 'I am sorry I got you into trouble today,' I said. 'None of this would have happened if I HAD properly followed the rules.' 'It's all right,' said Carlotta. 'I'd rather be having detention with you than have to hang out with Lavinia and Hazel

anyway! I'm just going to make sure my mum makes me a really nice packed lunch for our lunchtime detentions. Lots of spider sandwiches!' 'Yuck!' I said. Luckily, by home time the wind had died down a bit so I was able to leave school on my broomstick. (Sometimes, if the weather is bad I have to wait for Mum and Dad to come and collect me in the car.) I waved goodbye to Carlotta and then kicked off into the air, rising up above the trees and flying towards the edge of the forest and out to the town. As I flew, I noticed

a speck in the distance coming from a different direction. It was Wilbur! 'Hi!' I said when he got close. 'Hi,' said Wilbur. We flew along in silence for a bit. Wilbur didn't seem in a very chatty mood.

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'I'm going to make you a treat when we get home!' I said after a few minutes of silence. 'A big ice cream with all the fairy food I can find!' No thanks, said Wilbur. 'I don't trust you to make me anything to eat!' 'I swear I won't put a spider in it!' I said, as we got near to our house and floated down to the front door step. 'No, that's OK,' Wilbur said. 'I'll make my own.' 'But I WANT to make it for you!' I said, starting to feel a bit cross. 'I want to make up for putting the spider on your toast. You should be grateful that I'M not

more upset about you putting a spider in MY lunchbox!' Mum opened the door. 'Hello my darlings!' she said.