Before Matt could do anymore damage a shout went up, “Teachers! Run for it!” The whole crowd headed for the gate, carrying Matt along with them like a cork in a river. Well, that went to plan, he thought. Just as Granddad George had said, “Fight and beat the toughest if you can, if not give him the hardest fight he’s ever had and they won’t come back for more, trust me son.” As he was being carried along Matt was happy he’d fought, he had needed to release some of the frustration he was carrying, and at least now he wouldn’t get hassle from the other kids. Four weeks later Matt got some bad news from Krista, the only witness against Kiel had been found dead in her flat. It appeared that there’d been a robbery and she was strangled in her bed. Her dad’s friend in the police force said in

