Archie's Unbelievably Freaky Week (12 page)

‘Do they . . .’ Cyd’s father looked down at Archie and his eyes twinkled. ‘You sound like a good sort of friend to have, Archie!’

‘He’s the
best
friend to have,’ said Cyd firmly. ‘The
very
best!’

Archie walked back from the station alone. Cyd and her dad had taken a taxi to go and see Cyd’s mother at work. They had asked Archie if he’d like to come with them, but he had said no thank you. He had a feeling that Cyd and her father might like a bit of time alone together.

Things had not gone quite as he had planned, he thought, as he walked up the path to his front door, but they seemed to have turned out all right. He might have missed his ride on a steam train, but it had been worth it, to see Cyd and her father so happy.

His mother, however, was not at all happy when she saw him.

‘All the trouble I went to getting those tickets,’ she said. ‘And first you tell me not to come with you, and then you don’t even bother to use them!’

‘Honestly!’ She turned on her heels. ‘I don’t believe it, Archie!’

About the Author

Andrew Norriss has written thirteen books for children, including
Aquila
, which won the Whitbread Children’s Book of the Year in 1997. Over twenty years, he has also written and co-written approximately one hundred and fifty episodes of sitcoms and children’s drama for television (which include
The Brittas Empire
,
Woof!
and
Bernard’s Watch
).

Also by Andrew Norriss

I Don’t Believe It, Archie!

Aquila

Aquila 2

Ctrl-Z

The Portal

The Unluckiest Boy in the World

The Touchstone

Bernard’s Watch

Matt’s Million

Woof! A Twist in the Tale

Woof! The Tale Gets Longer

Woof! The Tale Wags On

ARCHIE’S UNBELIEVABLY FREAKY WEEK
AN RHCP DIGITAL EBOOK 9781446453070

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