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The Backpack Thief

The moment Will opened the backpack he knew he was in trouble. It wasn’t his lost schoolbag after all.

Will threw a quick glance around the bus. Everyone else was shouting and throwing spit balls. The back seat toughies were playing corners. Even the teacher was chatting to the bus driver instead of telling the class to behave on an excursion. No one was watching.

He dug through the backpack and pulled out a wetsuit. In his exact size.

Under the wetsuit was a folded map and a small bag that clinked when Will grasped it. Inside the bag was a rope, a heavy hook, and a lump of solid gold.

Under that was a gun.

Will shoved everything back into the bag and dropped it at his feet.

Then he froze. The name on the backpack leaped out at him. He’d written it himself last year: his name, address, and phone number. It was his own schoolbag after all – with someone else’s stuff.

Someone who would want it back.

…what do you think happens next?