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fry_sandhu"Where's Fry?" Teddy asks Tommy, one lunchtime.
"Practicing piano in one of the music rooms." Tommy says, bashing his tennis ball against the wall.
"He's doing that a lot." Teddy says.
"He's trying to get a music scholarship at Oaking." Noah says. "Or he can't go, apparently."
"How come?" Teddy asks.
"Because his dad's special operation failed and he's going to have another brother or sister." Tommy says, with a little bit of a smirk.
"Special operation?" Noah asks.
"Yeah. Fry said it was called a... vast entity or something." Tommy says. "I guess it's a really big thing. It stops the man having seeds. Except Fry's Dad's seeds still got through."
"Seeds?" Noah asks.
"You know. MAN seeds." Teddy says.
Noah looks totally bewildered. Tommy pauses his tennis practice and attempts to explain.
"You know, how there are man seeds and woman seeds and when they get together they get stuck together and that makes a baby, unless the vast entity is in the way." Tommy says, trying to sound like an expert.
"But I thought babies came from Jesus." Noah says.
There is an awkward pause, while Tommy looks at Teddy for assistance. Teddy makes alarmed faces and offers no useful help.
"Right, Noah, you remember when we went to the zoo, and that giraffe was sitting on the back of the other giraffe?"
Noah nods.
"That's where babies come from." Tommy says. "Unless the giraffe has a vast entity. I mean it makes sense if you think about it, because otherwise things like pandas wouldn't be going extinct because Jesus could just send more."
Noah processes this for a moment.
"I think I understand." He says slowly.
"You do?" Teddy asks, incredulously. "I already knew where babies came from and I'm totally confused."
"We believe that God makes the world." Noah says. "I know you might not believe that. But we also believe that God can't do everything for you, you have to do some things yourself. So it makes sense that to make a baby you have to do something. But what is a vast entity?"
"Well... it's a big thing, innit?" Tommy says. "A giraffe probably gets an even bigger one." He adds.
"Thomas!" A man calls him from across the playground. Tommy picks up his racket.
"Got to go. My dad's taking me to extra tennis coaching this afternoon."
"What, now?" Noah asks. "Don't you and the others taking the entrance exams have a practice paper today?"
Tommy shrugs. "Dad thinks I should focus on trying to get a tennis scholarship. I'm much better at tests since Fry gave me all that coaching a few years ago. I nearly got on the talented program, remember, so this time round it should be easier."
He grins and runs off after his dad. Noah shoots an anxious glance at Teddy.
"I know they tell us not to stress, but I think he might be a bit overconfident." Noah says.
The two of them go into the school - having the privilege that Year 6 students are allowed to do this unsupervised at lunch time - to find Fry and make sure he's not stressing himself out. "Although Fry doesn't actually seem to get stressed about work." Teddy says. "Unless you make him stop."
They pause outside the music room. Someone is playing. Someone is playing really well. They peep at Fry through the window. They know better not to interrupt him until he finishes his song, then knock.
"Fry, that's amazing!" Teddy says.
"Thanks." Fry says. "I need at least four exemplary pieces to stand out at the audition."
"I thought it was three." Noah says.
"Yeah, but I'm going to try and play an extra one to get their attention." Fry says. "I really need that music scholarship."
"Oh yes." Noah says. "Congratulations on being about to be a big brother again. What's a vast entity?"
"I don't know. And keep it quiet, Coral and Brooke and Gil don't know about the baby yet." Fry says.
"Is your mum having another baby?" Jamal asks, overhearing as he walks past.
"Go away." Fry tells him.
"I'm gonna go ask Coral..." Jamal runs off.
After a minor scuffle, in which Jamal is sat on three on one until he submits, the Fifth Sandhu Kid remains reasonably under wraps.
"Practicing piano in one of the music rooms." Tommy says, bashing his tennis ball against the wall.
"He's doing that a lot." Teddy says.
"He's trying to get a music scholarship at Oaking." Noah says. "Or he can't go, apparently."
"How come?" Teddy asks.
"Because his dad's special operation failed and he's going to have another brother or sister." Tommy says, with a little bit of a smirk.
"Special operation?" Noah asks.
"Yeah. Fry said it was called a... vast entity or something." Tommy says. "I guess it's a really big thing. It stops the man having seeds. Except Fry's Dad's seeds still got through."
"Seeds?" Noah asks.
"You know. MAN seeds." Teddy says.
Noah looks totally bewildered. Tommy pauses his tennis practice and attempts to explain.
"You know, how there are man seeds and woman seeds and when they get together they get stuck together and that makes a baby, unless the vast entity is in the way." Tommy says, trying to sound like an expert.
"But I thought babies came from Jesus." Noah says.
There is an awkward pause, while Tommy looks at Teddy for assistance. Teddy makes alarmed faces and offers no useful help.
"Right, Noah, you remember when we went to the zoo, and that giraffe was sitting on the back of the other giraffe?"
Noah nods.
"That's where babies come from." Tommy says. "Unless the giraffe has a vast entity. I mean it makes sense if you think about it, because otherwise things like pandas wouldn't be going extinct because Jesus could just send more."
Noah processes this for a moment.
"I think I understand." He says slowly.
"You do?" Teddy asks, incredulously. "I already knew where babies came from and I'm totally confused."
"We believe that God makes the world." Noah says. "I know you might not believe that. But we also believe that God can't do everything for you, you have to do some things yourself. So it makes sense that to make a baby you have to do something. But what is a vast entity?"
"Well... it's a big thing, innit?" Tommy says. "A giraffe probably gets an even bigger one." He adds.
"Thomas!" A man calls him from across the playground. Tommy picks up his racket.
"Got to go. My dad's taking me to extra tennis coaching this afternoon."
"What, now?" Noah asks. "Don't you and the others taking the entrance exams have a practice paper today?"
Tommy shrugs. "Dad thinks I should focus on trying to get a tennis scholarship. I'm much better at tests since Fry gave me all that coaching a few years ago. I nearly got on the talented program, remember, so this time round it should be easier."
He grins and runs off after his dad. Noah shoots an anxious glance at Teddy.
"I know they tell us not to stress, but I think he might be a bit overconfident." Noah says.
The two of them go into the school - having the privilege that Year 6 students are allowed to do this unsupervised at lunch time - to find Fry and make sure he's not stressing himself out. "Although Fry doesn't actually seem to get stressed about work." Teddy says. "Unless you make him stop."
They pause outside the music room. Someone is playing. Someone is playing really well. They peep at Fry through the window. They know better not to interrupt him until he finishes his song, then knock.
"Fry, that's amazing!" Teddy says.
"Thanks." Fry says. "I need at least four exemplary pieces to stand out at the audition."
"I thought it was three." Noah says.
"Yeah, but I'm going to try and play an extra one to get their attention." Fry says. "I really need that music scholarship."
"Oh yes." Noah says. "Congratulations on being about to be a big brother again. What's a vast entity?"
"I don't know. And keep it quiet, Coral and Brooke and Gil don't know about the baby yet." Fry says.
"Is your mum having another baby?" Jamal asks, overhearing as he walks past.
"Go away." Fry tells him.
"I'm gonna go ask Coral..." Jamal runs off.
After a minor scuffle, in which Jamal is sat on three on one until he submits, the Fifth Sandhu Kid remains reasonably under wraps.
