Wild Ride - The Alternative Version (Book 2)

Chapter 38~Like Young Volcanoes

Jimmy's POV

I was hanging out with the guys today over at Brian's house after being at the studio earlier this afternoon. Elise got out of work just after we got out of the studio, being our co-manager now, so she'd home in time to get Abbie off the bus. I had Mikayla in my lap, bouncing her up and down gently with my leg and making her giggle. She looks so much like Matt, we call her Little M. Shadows, because she really would be M. Shadows if you took the first letter of her name and put Shadows at the end, and then because she looks like him, that's where the 'Little' part of that nickname comes from. 

"Hey Jimmy, that girl that's been bullying Abbie, Danika, right?" Johnny began, and I nodded. "She went after Isaac yesterday." 

"Oh no." I groaned. This kid just never stops. "What'd she do?" 

"She teased him about being short while he was on the monkey bars, and when he jumped down, she pushed him over. But, she couldn't get any further than that." Johnny smirked slightly. 

"Why's that? Usually nothing stands in her way from what I've heard." I said. 

"Because Abbie literally stood in her way this time." Johnny replied, and I just looked at him. "She stepped in front of him and told her to leave him alone."

"Did she leave him alone?" 

"Yeah, after Abbie told her off. Danika told her to get lost because it wasn't her business, and Abbie pretty much told her that it didn't have to be her business to stop her from bullying him. Then she went on to chew her out about bullying." 

"Oh yeah," Brian said. "Ella saw it go down yesterday, too. She said that all kinds of kids gathered near them and watched Abbie own that kid. You know Ella, she gets just about everything word for word because she doesn't miss a thing. She told me the entire story of it. I guess Abbie pointed out to her that she was bigger and stronger, and if she were to push Danika, Danika would go flying onto the ground without being able to stop her. That was when Danika challenged her to do it, but Abbie told her she wouldn't because it was wrong." 

Just then the Ella's bus pulled up to the house, so we decided to get her to tell the story of what happened again. When she came inside, Brian greeted her and called her into the room, having her sit in his lap. 

"Would you mind telling us all the story of what happened at school yesterday, at recess?" Brian asked her. 

"Sure, I'll tell you." Ella replied with a light tone. She went on to explain what Johnny and Brian had just said about Isaac, and Danika challenging Abbie to shove her. After telling her that it was wrong, Abbie said that if she did that, then she would be the bully also. She told her about how it was wrong to bully people, and that no one deserves to be treated that way, not even Danika herself for the things she did to Abbie. So then she pointed out that Isaac was in fact short, wanting to know it bothered Danika so much. When she asked if it was because he'd be better at Hide-And-Go-Seek because he can find smaller places to hide than her, the kids who'd been watching laughed, and Abbie told them not to laugh because it wasn't really funny. She told them that even though that seems silly to them, it could really mean something to Danika. Ella also told us that Abbie told her off about the three major things that Danika picks on her for, being smart, being really tall, and her career choice of being a rockstar. Ella told us what she said about each, and that Danika pretty much stood there the entire time, pouting. At the end, Abbie challenged her to go ahead and hurt her if she still really wanted to, but it wouldn't make her a better person. They all waited for Danika's reaction, and I was surprised when Ella said that Danika had hugged Abbie and told her she was right. I wondered how odd that must've been for Abbie, I can just imagine the shocked look on her face in my mind.