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singing opera, Blindfold joined in. He’s actually got a very good voice for a dog, but it was the wrong occasion to show it off.
    â€˜Shut the hell up, Blindfold. You’re going to get us busted,’ I hissed.
    Blindfold cocked his head to the side and looked at me forlornly because I’d told him to shut the hell up.
    â€˜Chill out, Stunt, and stop being so mean to everyone,’ said Benny, patting Blindfold. ‘You haven’t trained Blindfold to be sneaky, so how’s he supposed to know what to do?’
    â€˜He’s my dog and I can tell him to shut up if I want!’ I said.
    â€˜Man, you’ve got an attitude with a capital tude today, Stunt,’ said Benny, super cross now. ‘I know you’re upset about your dad and everything, but stop taking it out on me and Blindfold. We’re trying to help you by going along with your stupid plan.’
    I nodded to say that I was sorry but the word wouldn’t pop out of my mouth. I didn’t mean to be mean but being so full of worries, crankiness just exploded right out of me before I could stop it.
    After I’d checked the coast was clear, I ran out and headed for the front gate, ducking behind the box office for cover until Benny and Blindfold had joined me. Then we slipped out unnoticed beneath the Stoked Stunt Circus sign that was made out of light bulbs at the front gate.
    â€˜We made it!’ I said, punching the air and immediately in a better mood. That mood didn’t last long because just as we were walking up the main road to the bus stop, Sue the Bearded Lady pulled up in her car.
    â€˜Hey, guys, where are you going?’ she said casually, her elbow resting on the window. People think a lady with a beard is pretty weird. I’ve grown up with her, so I’m used to seeing her beard. It’s not like a bushy pirate’s beard, it’s more like a collection of very long grey hairs that she can weave into a small plait. You don’t notice after a while. In circus circles she’s quite famous; she’s performed all over the world and her trailer is covered in posters with her name splashed in big letters.
    Although he likes to hug Hayley, Benny isn’t so keen on hugging Sue. Her beard still freaks him out a bit. Apart from my dad, the only person I like hugging is Sue because she smells like biscuits and she is a contortionist so she can wrap me up like a Christmas present in her arms and legs when she’s giving me a cuddle.
    But Sue was the last person in the world I wanted to see today because she knows me like Benny’s mum knows him. I think Benny’s mum has got special powers because she can get inside his brain and know the thoughts as he’s thinking them.
    Also, I’m a hopeless liar. My face burns up and turns red, as if there is too much blood in my head and my face might explode right off my face! However, Benny is a really good liar but adults don’t know this apart from his mum, because Benny is so great, so he doesn’t lie to her.
    â€˜We’re going over to Mum and Dad’s restaurant . . .’ said Benny as Blindfold put his paws on the car window to say hello, giving Benny time to work on his lie.
    Benny’s Mum and Dad have a vegan restaurant in OverSouth. I like chocolate milkshakes and hotdogs, so I don’t think I’d be a vegan but I do like vegan food.
    â€˜Hey, Blindfold,’ said Sue, patting Blindfold’s head.
    â€˜. . . to help my mum clean the front windows because she’s afraid of heights,’ finished Benny, thinking on his feet.
    Brilliant, Benny Boy! I don’t know how he can think of things right out of nothing like that. It’s a gift, I guess.
    â€˜Okay . . . ’ said Sue doubtfully, her beard starting to twitch. ‘Doesn’t your mum usually come over and pick you up, though?’
    â€˜She’s stuck up a ladder. She called me on her mobile. She can’t get hold of