Ada was a new girl this term and was immediately spotted by the school bully Bruce Brown-Boy. Yes that was his surname given to him by his parents who never married. Due to the bullying nature of Bruce a large boy compared to the rest of his age group every one did as he said.

Ada was a small euro Asian girl with small body posture. In the first class she attended, Bruce walked up to her sitting at a desk, with his two minders and told her to meet him behind the toilet block as he wanted her body. The teacher walked in and immediately said “Well Brown-Boy trying to bully girls now, get out of this class and back to your kennel in your class. Don’t listen to him Miss Ada. You other two wait here.” Bruce was that intelligent that he did not understand the insult. He walked away in his bulling way.

The teacher told the others, “You two boys get a chair and sit one here this side of the desk and one on the other side facing the wall. Now class open to page 98 to 100 and look at the skulls. You are to draw these (pointing to the two boys) and tell me which class of skull you believe they belong too and why. Boys just keep facing the wall, don’t move.

One girl asked “Sir, what happens if we cannot find a match, is it possible they could be two very ancient or unknown skulls?” The class laughed.

The teacher smiled “Well if you think that then describe the era you think they belong to and why. Start now.”

Around 20 minutes later the class teacher of the two boys came in asking why they were not in his class. The teacher showed him his class assignment. He smiled and walked out. A minute later they heard laughter in the corridor. A loud laughter.

Meanwhile in Bruce’s class he was complaining his buddies were missing class. When the teacher returned he explained they were being used as drawing subjects for the study of neanderthal skulls. The class laughed except Bruce, it went right over his head. Which made the class laugh louder.

At the end of the double lesson Bruce’s teacher held him back and spoke to him about his attitude and bulling way. He laughed at the teacher. This teacher read out a history passage about karma and how a bullying priest was strung up by the females of the village and his blood was left dripping into non consecrated grounds and his spirit would not be at rest. He was found by the returning village tribesmen three days later covered in flies and ants. Bruce laughed at the story and one minute before break ended he was sent to break.

Unknown to the teacher and Bruce, five girls including Ada heard the story and smiled to each other. Four of them had been victims of Bruce. Ada managed to miss Bruce for the rest of the day.

That night whilst out dog walking, she saw and inspected a derelict factory, she smiled thinking about the story. The next day she spoke to the other girls and agreed to trap Bruce in the factory on Saturday. Each girl were to bring some rope, gloves, box knife, surgical masks and be dressed in old clothes and a bag with new clothes and sandles to change into. One of the girls was requested to tell Bruce, Ada does dance practice in the old factory on Saturday morning alone. From 8 to 10 am.

The trap was set.

Saturday morning at 7, Ada arrived and set up the hanging ropes. She more or less guaranteed all three boys would turn up. Setting up the small fireplace and using kindle, she started a small fire, and her ritual dance of passing life. At 8am the other girls arrived. Ada got them to put their bags in an area near the door but hidden. They got their items out and waited behind an old screen for them to arrive.