They were going to speak in assembly in front of the whole school.

They had made a scrapbook for Ahmet and wondering if he would like it.

The SATs were due to begin that day, and the school bus was running late.

Brandon had been at the bus stop, planning to "cause trouble in Maths".

Lots of different stink bombs were let off.

People began blasting each other with water pistols.

Ahmet fainted while he was on the stage.

A police officer arrived with an urgent message for Mrs Sanders.

There was a news story about the friends' school being shown on TV.

A newsreporter was standing outside the garden gate with a camera.

The front page of the newspaper showed a picture of Ahmet's parents.

There was a man on the radio saying stink bombs should be banned.

They were told to walk through the crowd escorted by two police officers.

Ahmet realised his invitation was missing from his backpack.

A man in a suit asked Uncle Lenny lots of questions and checked his ID.

A soldier gave them special badges before opening the gates for them.

the Lord Chamberlain invited them to get into his car

a lady-in-waiting who worked for the Queen opened a hidden door for them

the people in the crowd joined hands to make a safe pathway for them

an MP from a different party confronted MP Fry