The bell rang the halls cleared out. A figure moved toward Chad, he looked around furtively. It was Johnny - no, Johnny was Bruno, snd Plank is Chad, the hunk of wood thought.
"Yo, Plank, I thought you might get bored in the sauna all weekend, but Edd will have a fit, and prolly nail you in place if he sees you roaming around," whispered Bruno. He frowned. "Did Edd sand off your face, Plank?"
Chad wanted to say that Edd sanded off a hell of a lot more than that. He concentrated on the word "Help!" If anyone could hear him, it was Johnny. No, I mean, Bruno, Chad thought.
"What's that?" Bruno frowned, "you want help, Plank? Without you having a mouth it's hard to understand you. I know!"
He pulled out a marker, and looked at the Plank. He stood it straight. Studied it. Rotated it twice. Ran his palm up and down Chad's naked wooden body. Chad shuddered when Bruno's hand ran across his now smooth bulge. When he was satisfied. Bruno pulled the cap off the marker, and drew a face a few inches below the top edge of board.
"Oh, that's weird, I feel better," said Chad.
"That's great you feel better, and I heard you clearly. All you needed was a face!"
"No, that's not all I need. I need my arms, legs and human body back," Chad said in exasperation. "I am human."
Bruno screwed up his face, "the passing bell will ring soon, so I better get you hidden before Edd sees,"
Bruno dashed away.
"Don't leave me, Johnny!"
"I'll be tight back, Plank."
About a minute later, Bruno returned with a dolly. He loaded Plank on to it. He commented, "You were a lot lighter and easier to carry when we were kids."
Then he hurriedly pushed the Plank laden dolly down the hallway