Joanne Evans and Dan Richards Met in London Senior Grammar school in 1960, when they were eleven years old. The Joanne, Dan and his best mate Lee were in the same class together.
Joanne and Dan were both 'Beatles' fans. The songs were very special to both of them.Dan looked like John Lennon. Dan was very interested in history to do with war by trying to give peace. He wanted to know why wars happen. He like John Lennon because he had a lot in common with him and he loved his music, which made him feel very relaxed and calmed his temper down. Dan was also a lonely child like John Lennon and he was very quiet. Dan had a very hard childhood, which made him the person he was. Dan's Father was a heavy drinker, he used to hit his Mother and Dan. Dan used to try to think how to get away from it all, when he was old enough too. Dan could not sing or play music but he could write poetry and draw.
Lee was a big fan of Mick Jagger from the 'Rolling Stones', he had a rubber lips just like Mick Jagger.
One Friday, Dan was off school with a Stomach bug, it must have been something wrong with that steak and kidney pie he had from the Chip shop.
Lee Dean's who Dan thought was his friend, thought it was a great chance to go after Joanne.
" Are you free tomorrow Joanne because I don't think Dan will be well enough?"
" Lee by the sounds of your voice, you are after something because Dan is not here."
" The answer to your question is no!"
Lee carried on giving Joanne a bad time but Joanne was not having any of it. Lee had been very jealous but he turned his back, huffed, puffed and sulked because he was not getting his own. Stangely he suddenly sang, thinking Joanne could not hear him.
" I CANNOT GET NO SATISFACTION!"
" Please yourself Joanne, Dan is using."
After Friday morning break, Lee asked his teacher Mr Johns, if he could set him up a bird project for home work. He made out to Mr Johns that he was very interested in the subject of bird watching, meaning the birds that fly but not truth Lee Lied.
Lee was a show off, bragger and wanted everything he could not have. He lost a lot of friends because he wanted their girlfriends so he could not get girlfriend himself. Lee could be alright if and when he wanted to.
" I want to take up bird watching sir, can you set me up some homework please."
" I am sure I can do that Lee."
" I want to study all kinds of birds, sir."
The whole class worked Lee's thoughts, then started to laugh but Lee was dieing to laugh but he knew he'd get found. Mr Johns shouted in a very angry voice.
" What you all laughing at."
They all sat in their seats trying to keep straight faces, they knew Lee was up to something but they did not know what.
" Nothing sir, we just can't stop laughing."
Mr Johns became very cross because he could not understand why the whole class was laughing.
Mr Johns gave Lee his home work.
It was Saturday morning, Dan started to feel a bit better so he rang Joanne up. Joanne told Dan what happened with Lee while Dan was not in school. Dan could not believe it.
" Dan, Lee is after me."
" No he is not, he just likes the doing things I don't like him doing when I am not in his company."
" Dan, Lee is doing a bird project for home work."
"The only birds Lee is interested in is the human female birds."
Joanne and Dan planned to go to Saint Jame's park.
" Anyway I will meet you at 12.00pm for lunch at Saint Jame's park, Joanne."
" Ok, Dan."
" We will try to find a private place in the park, Joanne."
" Yes, that will be great Dan."
Both Joanne and Dan looked forward to a nice hot sunny peaceful day in the park. The weather was lovely but they thought they found the private spot behind the park shed where the Park keeper directed them. It was in a romantic field full of roses, trees, brushes and singing animal birds.
They just got on as couples do and started talking about their hopes when they leave school, until someone tried to come in bet ween them.
Without them knowing, Lee had put a pair of step ladders by a high fence, he was looking through his Father's binoculars. Joanne and Dan did not notice at first. Lee was so happy to notice Joanne, he near enough fell off the ladder with the binoculars in his hands. Lucky Lee only just managed to save himself from falling off the ladder. Lee had to be careful he didn't damage his Dad's binoculars, A his Dad did not know Lee took them, B he'd be for if he damaged them. Joanne heard the nose of the ladders going while Dan was a sleep, which woke Dan up.
Joanne stood up in her pink bikini, little did she know at that point Lee wrote on a brown paper bag. Lee put the brown paper bag into his blazer pocket as quick as he could. He was still strangely wearing his school uniform on a Saturday. Lee was hoping that Joanne and Dan would not notice him spying on them.
'PINK TIT BIRDIE'.
" What on earth are you doing here Lee?"
Lee laughed.
" I am doing my bird project home work for Mr Johns, Dan."
" Don't lie Lee, you you bored because you have not got a girlfriend." said Joanne
" What kind of bird are you looking for Lee?" asked Dan
" Pink Tit bird, Dan."
Dan laughed.
The fall out carried on over whether Lee was bored without a girlfriend or if it was bird project home work. Dan and Joanne took a look around to see if there were any bird such as a pink tit.
" There's no sign of a pink tit bird here Lee." said Joanne
" It could be a bird, we have never heard of before, I saw it in my bird project book at home."
" Have you got your book on you now?" asked Dan
" No I forgot it."
Dan could not be bothered falling out.
" Bring it to school on Monday Lee!"
" Ok."
Both Joanne and Dan knew Lee was up to something.
It was Monday morning, Mr Johns asked.
" Home work, Lee Deans!"
Lee showed Mr Johns a brown paper.
" What am I to do with a brown paper bag, boy that's not homework and what am I looking for?"
" PINK TIT, sir."
Whole class started laughing yet again apart from Joanne and Dan.
" Everyone stop laughing!" said Mr Johns as he caned Lee seven times.
The whole class stopped laughing as Lee was screaming. Poor Lee was shaking like a leaf, they all felt sorry for him in a strange way, even Joanne and Dan.
" Now sit down boy, I bet you won't sit down for a week now!"
Lee tried to sit down, it hurt so much he got up again but Mr Johns force him to sit back down again.
" I told you it would hurt boy, sit back down, I am going to talk to the whole class."
Mr Johns got his bird project book out of his old wooden deck.
" Now children open your desks, your bird projects books should be there, so see if there's a Pink tit".
Everyone looked, everyone said.
" No Sir."
" Ok, we will go for a mini bus ride to Saint Jame's park to see if there is any such bird as a Pink tit bird."
Suddenly everyone looked around for this Pink tit bird in Saint Jame's park bit no sign.
" You see Lee, no one can find this Pink tit bird in the park either, you are wasting a lot of class time." said Mr Johns
" Sorry sir."
" Sorry is not good enough, Lee, it's now 12.00pm everyone's lunch time."
Suddenly going back to school in the mini bus Dan and Joanne told Mr Johns what Lee was playing at.
" Why didn't you tell me this this morning?"
" We thought this would make things worse, sir." said Dan
" You have made it even worse, Dan by leaving it to the last minute."
"Now I don't have to deal with just one of you but three of you, that's the cane, detension and lines."
Mr Johns rang the childrens' parents up, as soon as they got home they got the cane again.
Mr Johns got very cross with Lee.
" I have heard that you had spied on Joanne and Dan in the park Saturday afternoon."
" I was doing my homework sir."
" See your fibbing again, Lee."
Lee stood shaking as Mr Johns gabbed the collar of his shirt.
" I think you are very jealous of Dan and Joanne, you like spoiling thing for other people and you hate it when you don't get your own way."
" Why did you do it Lee?"
" It was a joke, sir."
" One sick joke, that's just gone too far, don't you mean?"
" What started this silly game?"
" I can't get any satisfaction out of girls sir."
" You won't have a girlfriend or friends, if you try to take your friend girls off them."
" I didn't mean to hut anyone, sir."
" You can't always get your own way, Lee."
" I will try to keep that in mind, sir."
" Now let's get on with it, I am still not very happy with you Lee."
Lee had to write in his lines.
I MUST NOT TRY TO GET MY WAY WITH MY FRIEND'S GIRLFRIEND.
The three children had to spent two hours after school in school. Mr Johns told the class what happened on that Saturday afternoon. Joanne and Dan did not think that Mr Johns would say anything to the class. They found out what mistake it was to tell Mr Johns but Lee would not have had the guts to tell Mr Johns himself what he was up to. Lee had spoiled his friendship with Joanne and Dan forever. It did not seem to bother Lee how Joanne and Dan felt, he did not care about people's feelings. He thought it was some kind of a big joke but it ended up as one sick joke. On the bright side Joanne and Dan never let Lee come bet ween then.
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