Monyse Peterson An American Girl Story

Getting home after school

As me and Delphene got off the bus all I could think about was what I did today knowing the school called my mom , I felt scared and relieved at the same time that I stood up to the bully but I knew this whole situation was going to make me look like the bad guy no matter and my parents weren't going to be happy with what I did.

I walked into the house going to my room unpacking my homework and things out on my desk as my mom called me "Monyse Peterson get in her now" Delphene stood at my door and said "ouu you in trouble now , what you do at that school girl because you know mama don't call you unless you done said or did something you won't supposed to" I rolled my eyes and walked past her going into the kitchen to my mom looking at me with a straight face stare " Monyse what me and your father told you" I stood there looking down and said "but he kept picking on me everyday and he wouldn't stop bothering me" as tear drops came from my eyes. I couldn't stop talking over my mom letting out so much emotion as my mother said "Monyse , Monyse , MONYSE STOP IT RIGHT NOW" I stopped sobbing as quickly as I could as she said "listen I know what you feeling Monyse I get it , it's hard being us but you are strong" "your father is not gonna be happy about this when he get home and you're gonna have to have a conversation with him about it" I was scared because I knew my father was going to be harder on me then my mom "What no I can't he's not going to understand me" my mother said "Monyse you have to and there's no if ands or buts about it"

Later that evening my father came into the house greeting my mother and kissing her as he asked her how her day been as she had this down look on her face and he ask her "baby what's wrong" she says "Monyse had a fight at school today with the white boy bully she's been telling us about and it's not looking to good on her side" my father rushed to my room to look at me as I looked down I my lap stopping myself from doing my homework as he approached me saying "what have I told you , we always tell you to keep your mouth closed through any situation" I looked at him in disbelief saying "so I should sit there and not say anything back dad huh? , I have never talked back to my dad before so he looked shocked and even more angry with me as he told me "have I not taught you anything girl huh? you wanna end up like a nobody because you want to talk back or say anything you want" as My mother walks in my room grabbing him telling him to calm down , walking him out my room as I close my door behind them crying.
I couldn't believe what had just happened , I loved my father but there was need for a change in our community and atmosphere and I didn't want to have to experience the bullying because I was black , in my mind even white people shouldn't be bullied but us black folks as a whole was misunderstood.