"Thank you, Mr O'Connor," said the deputy head as a deathly silence settled in the room. "Saves me having to ask everyone to settle down," he continued with a smile. The smile, however, looked forced.
But no one else in the gym was smiling. Everyone just looked at the empty space beside Mr Settle. The space where Lowry should have been. Jock looked over at Bill with an expression that indicated that he, as the ex Head Boy, should ask the question that was on everybody's mind.
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