The Midnight Gang (Proven — HOW-TO)

So, turn off the lights. Wait for the clock to strike twelve. And remember: No matter how broken you feel, there is always a gang out there waiting to grant your wish.

The story begins with a boy named . Tom has dreamed all his life of becoming a famous cricketer. However, a devastating blow to the head during a match (courtesy of a poorly aimed cricket ball) lands him in the intimidating and slightly crumbling Lord Funt Hospital . He is placed on the children’s ward, a dreary place ruled with an iron fist by the terrifying Nasty Nurse (whose real name is Sister Swine—a moniker that suits her perfectly). The Midnight Gang

Because the Midnight Gang wasn’t a place. It was a promise: No one fights the night alone. So, turn off the lights

Over the following weeks, the Midnight Gang pulled off more impossible feats. They built a rocket ship out of IV stands and bedsheets for a little girl who dreamed of Mars. They staged a silent puppet show using the shadows of their own hands for a boy too weak to lift his head. They even “borrowed” the hospital’s ancient piano (with the help of a very sleepy janitor and a promise to return it by 5 a.m.) and rolled it to the isolation ward so a mute violin player could hear music one last time. The story begins with a boy named

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