Middle School Mayhem
By Aadarsh Chockalingam
Chapter 2: The Great Locker Mix-Up
Harold and George squeezed out of the locker, their hearts still racing from their narrow escape.
They exchanged relieved glances and high-fived each other.
“That was epic!” George exclaimed, his eyes sparkling with excitement.
Harold grinned. “Yeah, but we need to be more careful. Principal Crumple is on high alert now.”
As they walked down the hallway, they noticed Maggie, Harold’s sister, standing by her locker.
She was rummaging through her books, clearly annoyed. Harold and George tried to sneak past
her, but she spotted them immediately.
“What are you two up to now?” Maggie asked, narrowing her eyes.
“Nothing!” Harold said quickly, but Maggie wasn’t buying it.
“Uh-huh. Sure. Just stay out of trouble, okay?” she warned, slamming her locker shut.
Harold and George continued down the hall, but their curiosity got the better of them. They
decided to check out Maggie’s locker. George picked the lock with a paperclip, and they peeked
inside.
To their surprise, they found a stash of embarrassing love notes and a diary filled with Maggie’s
secret crushes. George snickered, but Harold felt a pang of guilt. He knew they shouldn’t be
snooping.
“Let’s get out of here before she catches us,” Harold whispered.
They quickly closed the locker and made their way to the cafeteria. It was lunchtime, and the
smell of pizza filled the air. Harold’s stomach growled, reminding him that they hadn’t eaten
since breakfast.
“Let’s grab some extra snacks,” George suggested, eyeing the snack bar.
Harold nodded, and they devised a plan. George would distract the lunch lady while Harold
snagged the snacks. George approached the counter and started asking the lunch lady a series of
ridiculous questions about the menu.
Meanwhile, Harold slipped behind the counter and grabbed as many snacks as he could carry.
But just as he was about to make his escape, he tripped over a mop bucket, sending snacks flying
everywhere.
The cafeteria erupted into chaos. Students started grabbing snacks and throwing them at each
other. It quickly turned into an all-out food fight. Harold and George ducked under a table, trying
to avoid the flying food.
Principal Crumple burst into the cafeteria, his face red with fury. “What is going on here?” he
shouted.
Harold and George knew they were in big trouble. They crawled out from under the table and
tried to make a run for it, but Principal Crumple was too quick. He grabbed them by the collars
and dragged them to his office.
“You two are in serious trouble,” Principal Crumple said, glaring at them. “Detention for a
week!”
Harold and George exchanged glances. They knew they had to come up with a plan to get out of
detention. But for now, they were stuck.
As they sat in Principal Crumple’s office, Harold’s mind was already racing with ideas. He knew
they would find a way out of this mess. After all, they were Harold and George, the masters of
mayhem.
