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Chapter 9 - The Young Guerrilas

Every time when someone came to school with a suitcase, Yo always scared. Especially when second graders until sixth graders shouted, "There's an injection! There's an injection!" To hear it Yo got scared, although the man who brought the suitcase was not a doctor who will check the health of students. As a pupil he had never injected in school.

"Ouch, there's an injection! How with me, I am scared," said Coki. Of course Coki's words shrinked Yo's bravery.

"I was horrified when there's an injection!" said Trico and he covered his face. Yo so goose bumps when heard the voice of Trico.

Yo tried to console himself. "But yesterday our teacher did not announce if today there was a shot."

"Probably, if the injection was announced yesterday, today we are not go to shool," said Noni.

After a while Mrs Yudis, their teacher, announced about the smallpox immunization. "The injection give you an immunity from viruses and bacteria," said Mrs Yudis. "The hurt of injection is not more than we are bited by an ant!" The teacher said to calm her students.

"But I'd rather bite by ten ants than I am injected." Yo be more frightened. "If the injection will carry out tomorrow, I will not go to school," thought Yo.

Noni saw Yo's anxiety. "What's happen, Yo?' asked Noni.

Yo replied, "I am scared. If I knew then I would be pretending to be ill and did not go to school." Noni laughed when saw Yo had cold sweat. When one by one of students were summoned to the office, Yo's legs became numb. Immediately, Yo saw some of his classmates were whispering and left the class quietly.

"What are you doing?" asked Yo.

Kido whispered, "We are run away. Are you want to join with us?"

Yo nodded. "Do you frightened of injection, too?"

"Yes!" said Trico. Secretly, Yo took his bag and followed Trico and Kido went to the back yard of school. It was only the way to avoid the injection. The back yard of school was fenced by bamboo. They broke the bamboo fence and slipped out. "If we pass the gate, we will be caught," said Trico.

"After we slipped out of the fence, we must crawl on the bean plants," said Kido. "If we stand will be known." Kido, Trico, and Yo had success to exit of the fence. Then they run to the bean field and slithering like a soldier. "Soon we will arrive on that road, and we are safe from the injection."

When they arrived at embankment of the road, Mr. Markani, the relegious teacher, was waiting for them with a smile. "Come on, boys! Crept on! Are you want to be guerrillas?" said Mr. Markani. "Now, you are return to school. Injection is not sick." With a shy, Yo, Kido, and Tro returned to school. Their arm was injected in order to become healthy students. Since the episode, Yo never scared when there's a man who brought a suitcase to school. (*)