Chapter 12 Hana apologised to the biology teacher the next day for the loss of his pet rat. He acknowledged responsibility for the sandwiches and the expensive box of paper, which an angry Sheila marched to the skip in a temper. The incident marked the start of a feud between the biology department and Larry Collins, sparking a series of spiteful retaliations. Paul Mannings maintained the rat could not escape his own cage without help. “Collins wouldn’t go through all that damn drama!” Sheila scoffed. “He’d just kill the thing. These science teachers are far too fond of their conspiracy theories!” The Year 13 biology class attempted to keep the saga going, demanding a full funeral complete with chaplain, for the deceased Fluffy. Angus refused on the grounds of not encouraging stupidity

