Black and White Hearts

Chapter 16: Demanding Respect

"Action!"

"What are we going to do?" Diana questions, her and Cameron sit at the dinning room table having mugs in their hands. "We can't let them get away with this."

"I am not sure there is much we can do." Cameron says, him holding his mug in his hand and taking a sip of his drink. "Kyler is right when money is involved they will do anything for it. I know that boys father it is Ross Edwards, he owns companies all around the state he is a millionaire and he is able to throw money away like that, they are not going to do anything."

"It's just not fair." Diana shakes her head.

"It isn't but...." Cameron trails off when they hear running down the stairs, seeing Caleb with his backpack on his back while making his way down the stairs quickly, Diana looking behind her at him. "Kyler? Where are you going?"

"To a friends." Caleb responds, him grabbing an apple.

"A friends?" Diana questions.

"Yeah all of Worcester Massachusetts isn't bad." He replies. "Look there's no reason to try and play detective and figure out something to do there is nothing you all can do when it comes to this okay? It's fine, I'm fine and the main thing I am focused on is trying to achieve my goals, and I'm going to do that, I just need a little help." Caleb says, him going towards the door. "I'll be back."

"Here I'll drive you." Diana says while going to stand up.

Caleb would refuse but he nods his head nonetheless, him really not wanting to be jumped again because he is already sore and he can't afford any major serious injury. Caleb looks at his phone at the address before looking up at the road ahead of him. "Okay just down this street, house 1203." He says.

Diana pulls up to the house after a minute, her looking over at Caleb. "Just call me whenever you are done okay and I will pick you up."

"Okay mom." Caleb says while opening the door.

"Kyler!" Diana says, Caleb looking back inside of the car. "Look I'm sorry it's not more that we can do, I'm sorry—"

"Mom don't feel guilty, it isn't your fault." Caleb says, him going to get back in the car. "One thing that kind of went over my head is that you and Dad are dealing with it just like I am."

"I know but at least in the workplace people are more mature to not...jump us." Diana states. "It just makes me so mad Kyler and....it's heartbreaking. Knowing my son got hurt and I can't do anything about it." She begins to cry.

Caleb goes to hug her while she cries, him rubbing her back softly. "It's okay mom." He says before he pulls away and his hands go on her shoulders. "I'm going to do something about it, with situations like this you have to fight back in a different way." He says. "I'm not going to get into any kind of trouble but I am tired of this, I'm demanding my respect, and you and Dad should too whenever you both go back into work. We are people too mom, no matter who and what we are."

Diana smiles while she nods her head. "Is this going to be like Georgia when you exploited the players for using drugs to better their game?"

Caleb shrugs a little with a smile. "It was the truth was it not?" He questions. "Where comes money, rich and power also comes secrets, I'm bound to find some. It's sad, that I have to go this route but I'm tired of being treated like this, it is time to put an end to it, I won't be going through this all school year."

"Then give him hell." Diana nods her head.

Caleb smiles at her, him going to hug her once again before they pull away. "Thanks mom."