My Life Growing Up

Chapter 3

                                                                   (Maddie's POV)

                The car ride home was a quick one which is why neither Mrs. Kuzur or mom were there yet when we got there. I was filled with so many emotions at once that I couldn't take it.  I thought  I was going to get a heart attack when I saw Jason get punched 3 times in the stomach. What made me feel even worse was knowing that he did it for me. Man! That really did make me feel guilty. I was definitely going to burst into tears again, but I didn't want to do that again in front of everyone, so I ran up to my room and closed the door. Tears started flowing down my face again. I couldn't help it. I know what you're thinking. I really was an emotional little kid, but that wasn't really my fault. I went over to my bed and lay down. I looked up at the ceiling and started talking to myself.  "Poor Jason got hurt trying to fight for me. I really should try to stay away from him so I don't cause him anymore trouble just by being around." That's when a marvelous idea popped into my head. "That"s it!" I thought to myself and wiped my tears away with my hands. "Why don't I change schools?"

       I heard the doorbell ring downstairs. "Maddie!" yelled Ashley from downstairs a few seconds later. "They're here!"   "I'm coming!" I yelled back.   I sat for one more moment thinking. "I'll broach this subject to mother once Mrs. Kuzur and Kevin leave. I smiled to myself and then headed downstairs.

    Nobody was at the entrance hall when I got downstairs, but I did hear sounds coming from the living room, so knew they were there. I do admit that I was afraid of telling Mrs. Kuzur the truth because I knew that Kevin would kill me when he had the chance if I did. "Then again", I thought to myself, "If mom lets me change schools,  I won't have to see Kevin which means that he won't have the opportunity to harm me in any way at all. I took a deep breath and walked slowly into the living room.

       Everyone noticed me right away when I walked in. "Maddie!" exclaimed my mother happily and relieved as she ran over to me. "How are you, honey?" We hugged each other tightly. I really missed her since she had barely been at home that week.  All the commotion stopped and everyone paid attention to us.  "I've been better." I replied with a weak smile and took a quick glance at Kevin to see how he'd react to my answer. He gave me a warning glance which honestly gave me the chills. "Sweety, come into the family room with Mrs. Kuzur and I." I heard my mom say and I turned my head back to her. "Yes mom." I said. I was starting to hope that Kevin wouldn't be there when I tattled. "And Ashley" she continued, " Take care of the 2 boys while we're trying to hear Maddie out." she looked at Ashley with a smile. "Ok mom", said Ashely  smiling back. "Did you hear that?" she asked looking directly at Kevin. Everyone could tell that he was getting more anxious by the minute. She stood there staring at him waiting for his reply.  He looked at his mom and begged her with his eyes to get him out of there, but she didn't react the way he wanted her to. "Kevin", his mom said seriously. "Yes", he finally grumbled. "Good" said Ashley smiling with satisfaction. "Alright, come along then.", mom said to Mrs. Kuzur and I and we headed towards the family room.

                                                                           Family Room

    We walked silently into the family room and sat down on the big beige sofa that was located in the middle of the place. It faced the TV and had a chesnut colored table that was oval shaped in front of it. This room wasn't as big as our living room, but it was still a nice and comfortable place. Mrs. Kuzur looked at me sympathetically and smiled sadly. "Tell us everything that happened." I took a deep breath and then told them everything starting from yesterday morning when Kevin took my lunch all the way to the fight that transpired this afternoon. By the time I was done, she looked like she was going to pass out from worry and anger. My mom also became angry, but she calmed down a bit because she saw how Mrs. Kuzur felt and didn't want to stress her even more. (Mrs. Kuzur had long brown hair that was tied into a bun and was a very short person unlike my mom who was tall and had dark blonde hair that was shoulder length. I don't know what this had to do with what I was writing about, but I felt that I had to put it in somewhere XD) You have to do something about your child, Cathy. He could get himself into some serious trouble one day.", my mom said seriously. "I'm so sorry for all the trouble he has caused. I've done everything I could, but I can't stop him." She looked worriedly and sadly at my mom and I. Then, I could tell that an idea popped into her head because her face lit up a bit. "Or maybe not everything..." she said thinking. My mom frowned confused. "Excuse me?"  "Well", she started. "There is one thing that I didn't try." Mom got even more curious. "Which is....?" "Putting Kevin into a Catholic school.", she replied putting a smile on her face. Now that's when my mouth dropped open. I really didn't see that coming. "She wants to take Kevin out of this school." I thought to myself. "It doesn't matter. I'm still going to ask mom if I can change schools. He's not the only bully there anyway."