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out and didn’t hide his contempt for the school children as he just walked through them to open the back door to let someone else out.
    Another man in shades got out with a superb taste in suits and a unique smooth skin, he had a voice which didn’t really command respect, but there was something else in the tone which meant you should at least listen.
    “I’m looking for Elias Glaucas, is he here?”
    For the first time that afternoon the protesters fell quiet, the well-dressed man repeated his question.
    “I say I’m looking for Elias Glaucas, could someone get him for me, tell him that ‘Big Man’ is here to see him.”
    As soon as the name was mentioned the crowd erupted. For the people wanting to keep the school open, the name was met with a chorus of ‘boo’s, but for the others who wanted the network to take over, his name created cheers of support.
    Sabrina clapped and giggled. “It’s him, it’s really him.” Aphrodite huffed. “Whatever, besides, I thought you wanted to keep the school open?”
    Sabrina mustered a little glance to her friend whilst still clapping. “Never said that and besides who cares when there’s a bona fide celebrity in the house.”
    Aphrodite finished her apple and threw it to the floor, unimpressed by the newcomer. As he walked through the crowds he acknowledged Aphrodite and Sabrina. “Ladies.” Sabrina screamed and threw her hands up into the air in delight, as Aphrodite just gave a polite head nod to ‘Big Man’.
    As Sabrina clapped the itching she had felt first thing this morning had come back, she scratched her wrist vigorously and felt her arm, it was hard, harder then normal and curiously looked a different colour, she scratched again and stopped clapping to keep her hands by her side.
    Aphrodite noticed this too but kept quiet as she herself had been trying to hide her own red scratches on her arm, as she watched ‘Big Man’ scan the crowd, her lip twisted as she felt an urge to scratch behind her ear, she did so frantically like a dog, this was watched by Cassandra and Kimberley. Cassandra yelled, “WHO’S THE DOG NOW, BITCH? ROLL OVER, YOU TRAMP!” The two girls hi-fived with glee to Aphrodite’s annoyance.
    “Can someone tell me where I can find Elias Glaucas, please?” Big Man shouted.
    Elias pretended not to hear him, but his other students grew restless and looked to him for support, so he gave a worried smile to his fellow protesters and stepped forward.
    “That would be me.”
    Big Man turned and clapped his hands in appreciation. “Bravo, Bravo…this is quite a demonstration you have here, I’m slightly impressed.”
    “I usually like to keep a low profile,” murmured Elias.
    “What do you want Big Man?”
    Big Man’s cheek twitched.
    “You know what I want, Mr Glaucas, all I want is for you to close your school for me, I need it shut for my Network…you haven’t returned my phone calls or e-mails, that’s rather rude of you, don’t you think?”
    Frowning, Elias answered, “Because there’s no way I’m letting a corporate tyrant like you close down this great school.”
    “I admit it is a great school but a lot of people, myself included want to get hold of you–”
    “Debt collectors and child support agencies I bet,” Elias said, looking suspiciously at Big Man.
    Big Man smiled cheerfully. “You have a good sense of humour, I like that in a man, believe me you’ll need it if you don’t give me your school. My Network have offered you a king’s ransom to shut this school down and yet you refuse on every occasion, why is that?”
    Elias gently pushed past his students to get closer to Big Man. “I’ll tell you why I won’t give into you or any other network, why should I let you take my school just to have you close it down so the kids are free to watch and vote on your stupid game shows, look around you, what do you see? There are kids here who want to learn, make a difference to their lives, they want to grow up and