Better Hold Tight

Purple Puffs

Catarina's POV:

Today was a fun day in school. I found out that I got a 93 on my Theater paper. I was so happy because I worked really hard on it. Almost everybody else got a B or below and it made me feel good about myself.

I get on my scooter and I begin the route home. Kali doesn't get out of daycare until 4:20 because they think extra time "enhances their learning". They're only 3! How much learning are they actually getting in? I know I was only pooping my pants and laughing like a drunken seal. That's what my mom said I did.

As soon as I get home and park my scooter in the garage, I get a call from Kali's daycare. They've never called me before.

"Hello!" I answer the phone.

"Ms. Valentine, I'm going to need you to come down here right now." I check the time. It was nowhere the time Kali is supposed to be picked up. Would if there was a robber in there! I squeal. "Ms. Valentine? Ms. Valentine!"

"I'll be right there to save you!"

"Save me? What are you-" I hang up the phone and run inside the house. I go all the way up to my room and grab my slapping baseball bat that I got from Skystore. I love Skystore! For those of you that don't know, Skystore is an amazing online store with cool gadgets and stuff that you can order and they always deliver it in two weeks! Jade, Alex, and Gabriella think that I have an obsession with it. I don't. I just buy every thing I think I can use.

I run back down the stairs and hop on my scooter. I ride at full speed. I yell, "I'm coming Kali!" I hear people open and shut their doors.

When I arrive at the daycare, I look through the window. It doesn't look like anything's happening in there. I have to get a closer look. I rush into the building, wielding my slapping-bat.

"Where is he? Or her? Or them? I don't know!"

Chelsea, one of the main caretakers here, walks up to me and says, "Ms. Valentine, there's nothing-" I then saw someone tall walking up behind me and I turn around to swing at them. But before I could cause any damage, my bat is twisted out of my grasp. Oh cheese! I start screaming and beating the person.

"Stop fucking hitting me!" he grabs both my hands in one of his and uses the other to hold my waist.

I look up to see who I attacked.

"Oh, hi bikerdude!" when he saw that I wasn't going to attack him anymore, he let me go.

"What the hell are you doing here?" he asks. Chelsea "tsk"s at his choice of words.

"Yes, I called you both here because of your siblings." Oh, so that child with him was his brother? He doesn't look like a big brother.

"What happened?" I ask. I brought the tips of my hair in between my fingers.

"Damon and Kalina have been acting up during ABC, 123, and naptime. It's very disturbing towards the other children."

"But they're only 3." Bikerdude intervenes. I start giggling. He turns to stare at me. It was like he was looking into my soul. Hehe, I have no soul. Mwahaha!!! "What are you laughing at?"

"You said 'but'!" Chelsea pinches the bridge of her nose while Bikerdude continues staring at me. Was he confused? "Can I touch your face?"

He looked taken back by my question. "What? No. Why?" I shrug.

"I like it." He rolls his eyes.

"Yea, whatever." He turns back to Chelsea.

"What's she doing to him?" I frown.