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air the better!” After that, you stuck the top half of your body out the window.’
    â€˜Like this?’ said Mr Brainfright, putting the whole top half of his body out the window.
    â€˜Yes,’ said Fiona, ‘just like that. And thenyou said, “Breathe in . . . like so!” and—Mr Brainfright?’
    But Mr Brainfright didn’t respond. And there was a good reason for that. Mr Brainfright had just fallen out the window—again!

20
Déjà vu

    For a moment the class was silent.
    And then there was complete uproar.
    Newton squealed.
    â€˜Déjà vu!’ said Jack.
    â€˜You can say that again,’ I said.
    â€˜Déjà vu!’ said Jack.
    â€˜Stop being silly!’ said Jenny. ‘This is no joke!’
    We ran to the window.
    The toes of Mr Brainfright’s shoes were in exactly the same place as yesterday.
    I grabbed his left ankle.
    â€˜Gretel!’ I yelled. ‘Grab his other leg! David, put your arms around my waist. Everybody else take your positions exactly as you were yesterday!’
    â€˜I told him this would happen!’ said David.
    â€˜That doesn’t change the fact that it’s happened!’ I said.
    â€˜But I
did
warn him,’ said David.
    â€˜Just give me a hand, will you?’ I yelled. ‘This is serious!’
    â€˜No,’ shouted Mr Brainfright, ‘this is history!’
    I pulled on Mr Brainfright’s leg as I waited for the rest of the class to get into place.
    He felt heavier than yesterday.
    I pulled harder.
    But I was losing him.
    Instead of pulling him into the classroom, he was pulling
me
out the window!
    â€˜Gretel!’ I said. ‘Help me!’
    â€˜I’m trying!’ she said, but I could see the same thing was happening to her.
    Slowly but surely we were
both
being pulled out the window . . . And then suddenly we weren’t halfway out the window—we were
all
the way out the window!
    I was upside down, face into the wall, hanging from the window ledge by my toes.
    Gretel was beside me in exactly the same position.
    We were both still holding onto Mr Brainfright’s legs.
    And then Mr Brainfright started laughing.
    Now, I like Mr Brainfright.
    I like him a lot.
    But I was seriously starting to worry about his mental health.
    â€˜Are you feeling all right, Mr Brainfright?’ I said.
    â€˜Never better!’ he said.
    And then the strangest thing happened.
    Gretel and I started laughing as well.
    I mean, don’t get me wrong, it was a terrifying situation to be in, but his laughter was contagious.
    Meanwhile, above us, I could hear the class arguing about what to do.
    â€˜I warned him!’ David was saying. ‘I warned them all!’
    â€˜Stop being such a know-it-all,’ said Fiona.
    â€˜You should talk!’ said David.
    â€˜I don’t think this arguing is helping,’ said Jenny. ‘We should be working together to help them.’
    â€˜Wow!’ said Jack. ‘This is the best history lesson ever!’
    â€˜Hey!’ I yelled, between giggles. ‘If it’s not too much trouble, could somebody actually
do
something?’
    â€˜What do you suggest?’ called David. ‘You’re too heavy for us to pull in.’
    â€˜How about you get a video camera and film us for the funniest home video show?’ said Gretel.
    â€˜No need to be sarcastic,’ said David.
    â€˜I wasn’t,’ said Gretel. ‘I love the funniest home video show and I’ve always wanted to be on it.’
    â€˜Get a ladder!’ I yelled. ‘Call the fire brigade! I don’t care what! Get Grant to put his flying boots on!’
    â€˜They haven’t been tested yet,’ said Grant. ‘It would be too dangerous.’
    â€˜No more dangerous than the situation we’re already in!’ I said.
    â€˜Then why are you laughing so much?’ said Jenny.
    â€˜I don’t know,’ I said.