دانلود رمان انگلیسی “وعده‌ی فرد تخلیه‌شده”

‘Leave ’im alone! I’ve told yer once afore. Leave ’im be or I’ll bash yer!’ Georgie Greene glared at the bully who had been pushing Billy around the playground. ‘Yeah, you and whose army?’ Mick Bailey demanded aggressively. He was a few inches taller than Georgie and heavily built, his stance combative. ‘I’ll squash yer if yer try anythin’, Georgie boy.’ ‘I ain’t afraid of yer,’ Georgie said, standing his ground. He brought his fists up in the way his older brothers had taught him. ‘I ain’t a bully like you, Mick Bailey, but I can fight.’ ‘We’ll just see who can fight!’ Mick took a step forward and then the bell rang for the end of playtime and two male teachers came into the playground. ‘Come on, you two,’ one of the masters summoned. ‘You’ve been told before – fighting in the playground earns the cane across your hands.’ ‘This ain’t over …’ Mick hissed as he pushed past Georgie. ‘Just you wait till I catch yer alone.’ Georgie didn’t bother to answer. He knew a fight was coming whether he wanted it or not. Mick bullied most of the younger lads into giving him their sweets or pocket money and, thus far, no one had been brave enough to stand up to him, but Georgie wasn’t going to let him get away with hurting Billy. Though only a year younger than Georgie, Billy was his nephew and small and thin for his age. He was full of life and happy when he wasn’t being bullied, but he was afraid to stand up for himself. They were friends as well as relatives and Georgie felt protective of him. ‘Thanks, Georgie,’ Billy whispered as he followed him into the school building. ‘He’s always picking on me. I don’t know why.’