If Billie had no idea what was so funny - the funniest thing he’d heard all week, that made him almost sorry not to have made it up himself - then Billie didn’t know what people had been saying.
He got as far up as he could before the other boy had barred his way and peered up with an ear-splitting grin. “I can’t believe you didn’t hear!” He exclaimed gleefully, although he was glad because everyone had left it to him to break the news to Farrow! “It wasn’t me what started it either, honest,” - everyone had been talking about it; he’d heard it from Arnie - “but someone thought they saw ya buying dresses! Haven’t you heard ‘em all calling you a girl?” Jimmy’s face creased up in a fit of guffawing at the ridiculousness of it. Farrow was never going to live this down!
“I don’t think they’re gonna stop it, either, ‘cause everyone wants to pitch in to buy you hair ribbons and toy unicorns now,” he added, falling into seriousness, as if a girl was the worst insult anyone could muster at their age. “What’s all that about? You must’ve done something mad to piss ‘em off like that!”
He got as far up as he could before the other boy had barred his way and peered up with an ear-splitting grin. “I can’t believe you didn’t hear!” He exclaimed gleefully, although he was glad because everyone had left it to him to break the news to Farrow! “It wasn’t me what started it either, honest,” - everyone had been talking about it; he’d heard it from Arnie - “but someone thought they saw ya buying dresses! Haven’t you heard ‘em all calling you a girl?” Jimmy’s face creased up in a fit of guffawing at the ridiculousness of it. Farrow was never going to live this down!
“I don’t think they’re gonna stop it, either, ‘cause everyone wants to pitch in to buy you hair ribbons and toy unicorns now,” he added, falling into seriousness, as if a girl was the worst insult anyone could muster at their age. “What’s all that about? You must’ve done something mad to piss ‘em off like that!”
