The next day at school, it's the same story: everybody's ignoring Conor, who's still convinced the monster has come to save his mother.
He's actually begging the monster under his breath at lunch when the bullies come and knock his juice into his lap. Then they tease him, saying he's wet himself.
Real original, guys.
That's it. After they've done that, Harry says he's going to do the worst thing to Conor he can do.
He shakes his hand, says, "I no longer see you," and walks away with his friends. None of them look back. Oof. That was rough.
The clock in the lunchroom strikes 12:07, and there's the monster, right on cue, ready to tell the third story.