After that rather disturbing incident, Charlie and Billy swore to get revenge on Manfred for humiliating them.
Unfortunately, it also happened to be the night when New Moon the movie was being released in theaters.
Charlie frowned; he and Billy had been coerced into going to the movies with Maisie after cleverly dodging Grizelda's attempts to make them go to the movies with her and her sisters. But now Charlie was in line with Billy and Maisie, and about 100 other girls and their mothers, all waiting to see New Moon.
I'm gonna make Manfred pay for this, Charlie thought to himself as Maisie brought their tickets and snacks and made them take their seats. Luckily, they were away from the Yewbeams, who were in the front row.
"Now what shall we do?" asked Billy.
"I say let's give Manfred what he deserves," said Charlie.
"Exactly!" said Billy.
Manfred had no idea that the boys had played a trick on him until he and Asa went to the theater and found themselves surrounded by scores of cheerin