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We went for a game of football on the rex, it was bitterly cold and a few of us lads decided we would not change into our football gear, I took it a little bit too far! 鈥淵ou get into your kit sir its too cold鈥� then laugh at him.
鈥淕o back to school Foulds and report to the headmaster鈥� the smile is now wiped off my face. I go into creeping mode, I have already sampled the punishment on my first day at school and did not fancy going through that kind of pain again, 鈥淪ir you don鈥檛 mean it, do you please? I鈥檒l do as you say and get into my football kit鈥�
鈥淕et back to school鈥�.

I rode in the direction of school and came back to ask his forgiveness, but he was having none of it. I had to face the music with the headmaster and I could tell you that I was petrified of the expected punishment, I thought of legging it home, instead I came up with a bright idea to deliberately rip my already frayed shirt leaving it hanging on by a thread. I was very apprehensive as I approached the headmaster, 鈥淲hat do you require Foulds鈥�, 鈥淢r Wakeman has sent me to report to you sir cos I would not change into my football gear sir鈥�
鈥淥h and why not鈥�
鈥淲ell sir, my mum has not got a lot of money, and I was so embarrassed because of my tattered shirt sir鈥� I showed him the condition of the shirt, to my amazement there was no punishment, he had proved he was not such a bad old stick after all, he kept on repeating the same thing over and over again 鈥淵ou know you have been a silly boy鈥�. I just kept on saying 鈥淵es sir, I am very sorry for my bad conduct sir鈥�. He made me stand up in his study for about an hour after school, 鈥淵ou can go now and tell your mother to come and see me and I will see what help I can get for her鈥�.

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