Colin Baxter. We haven’t done you any harm.
Roland. Take your hands off that boy!!
Narrator. Jim quickly lets go of Adrian.
Jim Baxter. I’m not touching him.
Alan. What do you want with us?
Colin Baxter. What are you going to do?
Roland.
Bullies like you helped me to an early death.
Colin Baxter. It wasn’t us.
Jim Baxter. You can’t blame us for a 100 years ago!!
Roland. You are just the same as the boys I knew. If you ever bully any of these boys again or
anyone, I will haunt you forever.
Jim Baxter. We won’t. We won’t!!!!
Colin Baxter. No honest!
Roland.
If you do I will hear of it. And then my ghost will bring you nightmares to make you scream
and you will see me every single day. I will haunt your families and homes as well.
Colin Baxter. No. No! NO!!
Roland. There is to be no more bullying. If there is you will SUFFER.
Jim Baxter. Please, No. Give us a chance!!
Roland. When you are alone and asleep, the touch of my cold, dead fingers will awaken you in terror.
Jim Baxter. We won’t bully anymore, ever again, not ever, I swear it.
Colin Baxter. So do I.
Alan. And me. I promise. I promise!
Roland. Keep that promise, you hear, so you will suffer greatly.
Boys together. Oh yes, yes, Thanks, Yes
Colin Baxter. Please don’t hurt us.
Jim Baxter. Oh God!!!
Narrator. The three bullies turn and run. All the other boys turn and look after them. When they turn
back to the swings, Roland has vanished.
Paul. He’s gone.
John. God, that was really scary.
Gavin. I can feel my heart thumping away.
Adrian. Still, he did help us, didn’t he?
Paul. He did. We should thank him for that. Roland. Roland!
Narrator. There is no reply.
All together. Roland. Roland!!!