Power mad

Young Billy had been kept behind to finish the writing exercise. The teacher had hauled him out in front of the class and boxed his ears for day dreaming. Billy had stared up at the teacher towering over him. 'Billy' shouted the teacher 'would stay behind and finish the work on the blackboard' Billy might be a bit deaf he said but he could read like everyone else in the class.

Twenty minutes after going home time the teacher rattled his keys and opened the store room cupboard, he switched on the light and the bulb blew instantly, cursing his luck he reached up to the brass bulb socket, the instant he grabbed it he jumped with shock and he couldn't let go.

Billy appeared in the doorway to the cupboard 'Billy switch it off' the teacher gasped.'Sir' said Billy 'Could he go now sir, his mum would be waiting at the gate sir' the teacher jerked his head. 'Thank you sir' said Billy.

The school caretaker on his rounds had seen the store room open and found the teachers body. He just managed to lock the classroom door before the cleaners arrived, good cleaners were hard to find these days….