tty Quietly hilarious, with a gift for clever humour and well-timed pranks. Ellis’ joke went off even before John could say “Jack,” and try as much as John tried to hold the laughter, he couldn’t. The laughter started from the base of his stomach, and then built up to his chest, before he knew it, it was in his cheeks and he held it in there for a while, his cheeks looking like two huge balloons, but before he knew it, he exploded in laughter. They were in their Biological Science class, and the lecturer’s head popped up as soon as John roared with laughter. There was no way to hide his head. Meanwhile, Ellis, who had himself said the joke, sat staring straight at the lecturer, with no expression whatsoever on his face. John wondered how he managed it. “John Wallington, please leave my class,” the lecturer ordered. It wasn’t fair but John packed his books and left the class, tears from his laughter still streaming down his cheeks. The Birthday Journal 17 E L L I S AT 6 0
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