The Midnight Gang by David Walliams; Illustrated...

In brief, she had the appearance of someone who had not slept for a week, and was angry about it. Her face was red raw, as if she had scrubbed it with a cheese grater. Then he heard the sound of footsteps approaching.Ī large older lady in a blue-and-white uniform with a hat leaned over and examined the boy’s head. This made his head ache even more than before. When he opened them, he realized he was staring straight up at a bright fluorescent light. The pain was so intense he closed his eyes. If the feeling could be a color, it would be red. Nurse!Īs he lay there, the boy felt strangely disconnected from his own body. Sir was a title reserved only for teachers at his boarding school. He had never been called sir in his life. The boy thought it was curious that this man called him sir. I hope that wasn’t too uncomfortable, young sir, said the man. Then some curtains were drawn around the boy. It looked like every movement might be painful.Ī pair of tall doors swung open and the trolley trundled into a room and came to a stop. Just like his face, one side of his body was smaller than the other, so the man was dragging his withered leg along with him. The boy could hear the sound of something being dragged along the floor. The trolley traveled slowly down the long corridor. A trolley with wonky wheels.Īnd, most importantly, who was this terrifying man-monster? The boy realized he must be lying on a trolley. It was only then the boy realized he was lying on his back, staring straight up. Who was this man and where was he taking the boy? His face was so misshapen, that so was his speech. Aaaaarrrrrggggghhhhh!!!!! he screamed again. This made the boy even more scared than before. The face smiled as if to calm the boy down, only to reveal a set of broken and rotten teeth. One side was larger than it should have been, and the other was smaller. It was the face of a man, but it was completely lopsided.

The most monstrous face he had ever seen was peering down at him. Monster Man Aaarrrggghhh! screamed the boy.

The Midnight Gang by David Walliams; Illustrated...