'Volume 16 – The People's Choice' - The Woody Back to School Unit

12The Main EventThe two gals heard feet behind them. Catgritted her teeth and braced herself. Sallyconcentrated on trying to deal with the burning stripethe cane had left. The cane swept through the air andSally let out a scream of surprise and anguish. Thestroke caught her totally unprepared and raised herseveral inches further over the beam. Tears flowedfreely down her face.Ms Scott nodded and Patsy Butcher took off forthe third consecutive time. Despite her haplesscircumstances, when she heard the cane swipe downacross Sally’s bumbags Cat grinned to herself.“Clever,” she thought, “very fucking clever!”There was no rhythm to the way that Ms Scottcut the twins loose, so Cat and Sally had to preparethemselves each and every time that they heard theclatter of feet approaching. It was an effectivestrategy and even the experienced Cat was findingthe constant uncertainty disconcerting. At first Sally