Hey guys! I'm back with the sequel to "Great big Beautiful Tomorrow"! This story centers around Mike's three adopted children mentioned in the 1st story: Violet, Steve and Nathan. It also centers around Mike and his struggle with caring for his three children and with Al, who had a baby on the way. Hopefully, this story won't be as long as the 1st one. And…I will also be mentioning Ted's origins here (since he wasn't actually invented by Mike). There will be lots more Robinson action in this story than the last. I promise.
Well, enjoy the 1st chapter!
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Meeting the Yagoobians
By Kimberley Diaz
Chapter 1
Violet
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Violet Yagoobian sat outside of the nurse's office. She held an icepack up to her eye, flinching at the pain. She didn't think that she would be spending her last day of school in the nurse's office.
Violet is a 13 year old who currently attends Joyce Williams Middle School. She is perfectly normal: short brown hair, bags under her eyes, always wearing a pink shirt with a long purple skirt. She was nice, kind and pretty smart too. There was just one small detail that separated her from the rest:
She was adopted.
Violet had been abandoned as a baby by her mother, who left her at the steps of the Todayland Orphanage. She never met her, and yet she always wondered why she gave her up and if she will ever see her again. She remembered that every Christmas at the orphanage, she would ask Santa to bring her mom back, so that they could be a family again.
And then came the Yagoobians.
Violet thought she had no hope of ever getting a family once she turned the dreaded unlucky number: 13. Statistics show that most families who want to adopt usually adopt the younger kids, because teenagers are usually seen as a handful. The Yagoobians were different. Mike Yagoobian, he adopted father, had been an orphan all his life and never got adopted, and completely understood the situation Violet was in. Al Yagoobian, Mike's wife and Violet's adopted mom, had a mom to take care of her, but she still had a rough time, especially when it came to school.
Lucky for her, the Yagoobian's adopted her, along with her new adopted brothers: Steve and Nate, who were two crazy red-headed twins. She didn't think life could get any better.
And then, school came.
People made fun of Violet just because she was adopted. It didn't seem to matter to them that it really hurt Violet's feelings when they commented negatively about Violet's mom...saying untrue things like "she never loved you", and "you were so ugly, she just dumped you in the closest place she could find." Violet never let it get to her head...
Until today that is.
One of the snottiest girls at the school, Kelly Donston, made a very rude comment to Violet that really drove her off the wall.
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As Violet was preparing for her Photography class, she bumped into Kelly by accident. She was surrounded by her "posse of friends" who snickered at Violet's clumsiness. Kelly smirked at Violet.
"Sorry about that," said Violet.
"Well, if it isn't the orphan," said Kelly with an evil smile. "I heard someone finally adopted you. Congratulations. How much money did your caretaker have to pay them to adopt you?"
Violet gave Kelly a glare, saying nothing. Kelly continued.
"Well...I heard you were adopted by the Yagoobians..."
"You mean Mike Yagoobian?" asked one of the posse members. "The inventor?"
"That's the one," said Kelly, looking at Violet. "I heard that your dad is also another orphan. Hmm...I guess losers must stick together."
Everyone laughed, but Violet did not. It really made her mad that Kelly was insulting her dad. Sure, it ticked her off when she said anything mean to her, but she had never made fun of her dad before.
"My dad is not a loser!" shouted Violet. Kelly chuckled at her comment.
"Oh please!" she scoffed. "Who invents things for baseball? Everyone knows that sport is dead!"
"SHUT UP!" yelled Violet, really getting aggravated.
"...He didn't even win an award yet!" continued Kelly. "What kind of inventor is he? A sucky one I suppose. And his wife? How did he end up with a skank like her? Probably knocked her up before she could do anything about it..."
Violet had had enough. First her dad, now her mom? That was the last straw. Without even realizing what she was doing, Violet struck Kelly right across the face. Everyone in Kelly's posse gasped and some people in the halls stopped dead in their tracks. Kelly gave Violet a deadly glare.
"You...are...DEAD!"
And with that, Kelly knocked Violet onto the ground as kids encircled them, yelling "Fight, fight!" Poor Violet was no match for Kelly, for she had her pinned to the ground. She would have to endure Kelly's beating until a teacher comes in and stops this...
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Violet sighed at the memory. She pressed the ice-pack against her eye once more, moaning in pain as she did so. Lucky for her, Wilbur Robinson, a friend of the family, came in and stopped the fight. Wilbur was even nice enough to lead Violet to the Nurses' office. Violet was grateful for it, but she knew Wilbur didn't really want to do it. 8th graders should never be seen helping a 7th grader. It's one of the many unwritten rules for Middle school. One of the many that Violet still needs to learn.
Violet looked up when she heard footsteps coming down the hallway. Sure enough, it was her father, Mike Yagoobian and Mr. Anderson, the school Principal. Violet sulked in her chair as she heard the two adults conversation…
"Is she alright?" asked Mike, obviously worried.
"She's fine," responded Mr. Anderson coolly. "The other girl started the fight, so we have suspended her for the 1st week of school in August. Violet will not face any sort of punishments since Kelly did start the fight by calling Violet names."
"Oh, good," sighed Mike with relief.
"I will say Mr. Yagoobian," said Mr. Anderson with a worried expression on his face. "That your daughter has excellent talent. Its just…well…Violet isn't too popular in school and that sort of thing could really affect her next year in the 8th grade. Violet is one of out top students here at Joyce Williams Middle School, and I am worried that if she does not acquire anymore friends, then she may decline in her studies and get involved with the wrong people."
"Thank you for your concern Mr. Anderson," said Mike, "But I trust Violet. I know she would never do anything like that."
Violet couldn't help but smile at that comment.
"All right Mr. Yagoobian," responded Mr. Anderson, pointing to where Violet was. "There she is. You may take her home now. I hope you two have a wonderful summer."
"Thank you," responded Mike. With a final handshake, Mr. Anderson left. Mike gasped when he saw Violet.
For some reason, Violet really reminded him of himself at times. Especially now. When he saw Violet with the icepack against her eye, he remembered the time when he was beaten up and had to put a steak up to his eye. Mike immediately ran over to Violet and gave her a big comforting hug.
"Oh Violet," he said. "Your mother and I were so worried! Is everything okay?"
"Yeah," she lied. She didn't want to tell her dad about what Kelly told her.
"C'mon," he said, taking her hand. "Let's go home."
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Mike and Violet knocked on the door of their house. The door was answered by Al Yagoobian, Violet's mom and a famous advertising photographer. She had one hand on her stomach; she was about 6 months pregnant. She had to put the other hand against the doorframe to help her balance.
"Oh Violet!" she screamed, placing a hand against her face. "Are you alright? What happened to your eye?"
"A girl made fun of her and then proceeded to beat her up," said Mike. Al gasped as they entered inside the house.
"Violet…I'm so sorry. Is there anything I can get you?"
Violet shook her head. "Thanks mom, but I think I'll be okay. I'm going to go upstairs and rest my head."
Al and Mike exchanged worried glances as they watched their daughter trudge up the stairs, looking completely miserable.
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Ted the robot was sitting on a chair in Violet's room, waiting for her to come in. He had heard about the incident and really wanted to cheer her up.
Even though Ted loved all three of the children Mike and Al adopted, he has a stronger connection with Violet. Since the day they met, they just sort of clicked and they both understood each other. Ted definitely considered her one of his best friends and it killed him to see her miserable like this.
"Hey Vi," said Ted as he saw Violet enter the room. "I heard about what happened at school today…"
Violet sighed as she let herself fall into her bed. "Ted…life sucks."
Ted couldn't help but laugh. "Hey…now you're starting to sound like me!" He edged closer to Violet and held her hand. He placed his other hand against her cheek, not to far from where her black eye was. "Tell me what's wrong."
Violet sighed. "Kelly Donston was making fun of me again. Normally, I just ignore it but today…she took it up to the next level. She made fun of mom and dad."
Ted gasped. "That stupid kid….what gives her the right? Well…go on…"
"Ted…she called dad a sucky inventor and said that the only reason mom married him was because he knocked her up…"
Ted gasped and snapped his fingers in the air, making Violet chuckle a little. "Oh no she didn't! Who does she think she is?"
"…So I slapped her across the face and then she beat me up…"
Ted gave Violet a hug. "I'm so sorry Vi. Sorry that you have to put up with idiots like that in school."
Violet smiled. "It's okay. Everyone knows that the kids who make fun of people never really make it anywhere."
Ted admired Violet's ability to let go so quickly. She was seriously, living proof of the motto "Keep Moving Forward."
"True," he said with a smile, "I just hope you feel better."
"I already am," responded Violet. "My eye still kind of hurts though…"
"The you should rest for a little bit."
Violet smiled at Ted. She got off the bed and went on her tiptoes and gave Ted a kiss on the cheek. If Ted had skin, he would have been blushing for sure.
"Thanks for cheering me up," she said with a wink.
"No p-p-problem," stuttered Ted. He walked out of the room and gave Al one final smile before shutting the door completely.
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"I'm really worried Mike."
"I know Al."
"I mean…Violet's going to be in the 8th grade next year…Wilbur won't be there to bail her out…she'll be all alone…and I don't want that. Plus…we're having a baby! Do you know how much pressure it is to take care of a baby with three other kids?'
"Actually, no, considering this is our first time parenting" said Mike jokingly. Al sighed and sat in the couch nearest to her. Mike sat next to her, patting her on the hand.
"Don't worry honey," he said comfortingly. "Everything will be fine. I know Violet can make friends. I mean...she already has her brothers, Wilbur and Ted supporting her…'
Al gave Mike a small smile. "That's true."
Mike gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Don't worry so much Al. You shouldn't be stressing to much over this."
Al placed a hand on her belly. "I know."
"I know this parenting thing is tough…but I'm sure that from now on, our kids will be headed in the right direction…"
Suddenly, the phone rang. Al answered it, as it was right on the table next to the couch.
"Hello? Yes…oh hello there Mrs. McKim…what seem to be…oh…oh I see…well…we'll be right over."
"Who was it?" asked Mike as Al put the phone away.
"That was Mr. McKim, the principal of Joyce Williams Elementary," she said. "She wants to have a conference with us about Steve and Nathan."
Mike sighed.
"I'm sure Ted can watch Violet while we're gone. Let's go."
Al got up from the couch and headed for the closet to get her coat. Mike rubbed his temples as he sighed.
"This parenting business may be harder than I thought…"
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Oh oh…poor Mike. It's tough to be a parent. Well, I hope you enjoyed the 1st chapter. Keep in mind that Violet/Wilbur will NOT happen. They're just friends. Although, I will say Violet does have a love interest, and it should be kind of obvious who it is in this chapter.
Oh oh…the twins are in trouble…for what you ask? Wait and see…
Thanks for reading!
-Kim
