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December 6th

James decided to go out and play football with his mates after breakfast despite the fact it was raining. He forgot his gloves though and when he nipped back in the house to grab them he couldn’t help overhear his parents in the kitchen having some sort of heated discussion. They weren’t shouting, but they weren’t happy, either.

“I know it’s supposed to ‘get up to mischief’, Steve. But did you have to pour all of the cereal out for him to sit in? And spilling the milk was a bit OTT too. Maybe I should position him tomorrow, yeah?”