โTom Charper!โ said the man, s_______g it down on the form. โThatโs question one done. Just a hundred and ninety-one to go. Now, who brought you to the hospital today? Are your mummy and daddy here?โ
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KLANG! โฆ a deafening noise echoed down the basement corridors. It sounded like a heavy metal door being shut. Tom wondered who else might be down here with him. The porter?
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The face smiled as if to calm the boy down, only to reveal a set of broken and r________n teeth. This made the boy even more scared than before.
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โIโll s__________h on you all unless you let me come too!โ said Tom. The other three were stunned into silence.
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The boy would always place himself at the very far edge of the p______h. So far out that Tom could indulge in his favourite pastime โ daydreaming.
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Tom began longing to be back at school. The childrenโs ward seemed an utterly m________e place to be.
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The t_________y travelled slowly down the long corridor. The boy could hear the sound of something being dragged along the floor. It sounded like the squeak of a shoe.
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โSo why canโt I join?โ said Tom. โBecause not just anybody can join,โ said Amber. โThe Midnight Gang can only survive if itโs secret. If someone s________d, it would ruin it for everybody. We donโt know if we can trust you yet.โ
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โNo getting out of bed. No visits to the toilet during the night; that is what the b______n is for."
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Boredom hung in the still, stuffy air. It was more like an old peopleโs home than a childrenโs w____d.
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โYou silly boy! As if I would!โ replied the nurse, before clouting him round the ear hard with her thick, heavy hand. โOW!โscreamed Doctor Luppers. โThat hurt!โ โWell, at least you are in the right place for an i______y!
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The other two boys chuckled as Tom sulked. He knew he was not an Olympic athlete in the making, but he never realised people might think he was a wimp. โCome on, Tom, donโt s____k!โ said Amber.