It was the first day of Max's new School. It's a Mosseri school were the children are free to learn anything they want. The School teaches pre-K and grades 1-5th grade. There are no dress code so children can wear anything they want however it has to be appropriate for the weather. Max woke up with a smile. He got dress and went downstairs.
Max:"Good morning Mom. Nice day isn't it?"
DJ:"My someone is happy to go to their new School".
Max:"Mom, I like to thank you for pulling me out of my old School. I feel like a million bucks since my stitches got removed. I did some thinking that you were right. I will feel much safer from bullies".
DJ:"Max! I'm impress. I thought you were going to be mad at me".
Max:"Why would I be mad at you"?
DJ:"Well I know you have friend's at your other School and I know that"...
Max interrupted
Max:"It's okey Mom. I texted all of my friends from my phone and they understand".
Danny came over.
Danny:"Anybody home?"
DJ:"Dad! Glad to see you. What are you doing here"?
Danny:"I herd Max is starting his first day at a new school so I'm going to buy him lunch".
DJ:"Dad,They don't have a cafeteria".
Danny Oh right I forgot. What time he has to be there".
DJ:" 9:00am".
Danny:"I'll take him on my way to work".
DJ:"Thanks Dad".
Jackson came downstairs.
Jackson:"Bye Mom I gotta go".
DJ:"Wait what about breakfast"?
Jackson:"Not to worry. I'll just grab a pop-tart in the cupboard. Today I'm trying out for the football team in gym class".
DJ:"Okey Bye".
DJ thought what Jackson said.
DJ:"Wait".
Stephanie:"Too late DJ. He took off out the door".
DJ:"Eversince Max had an accident at School, I'm worried that my first born will get hurt in football".
Stephanie:"DJ, He thirteen years old a teenager. He's not a kid anymore. You need to let go".
DJ:"I know but Mother's worry about these things. Well I need to get down to the pet clinic. Enjoy your day off".
Stephanie:"Thanks"
Later Ramona and her best friend Kristen came home from School. They stopped at the store to buy something that her Mom didn't want to know about. Lucky Kimmy was still at work. The girls came home, rushed upstairs.
Stephanie:"Hey Rmona, What's in the bag"?
Ramona:"Nothing it's private.
The girls rushed in the bathroom.
Ramona:"Kristen close the door and lock it.
Kristen:"What's the secret"?
Ramona:"SHHHH! I don't want my Stephanie to know about this of she'll tell my Mom".
Kristen:"About what"?
Ramona pulled out a kit from the sack and showed it to Kristen.
Kristen:"A pregnancy test"?
Ramona:"If my Mom finds out about this, she'll kill me. I missed my period last month and I kept throwing out in School".
Kristen:"Yeah and you were sent to the nurse. So how do you work this"?
Ramona pulled out the direction and a cup.
Ramona:"What's this for"?
Kristen look at the direction.
Kristen:"I guess to pee in it".
Ramona:"Gross. Stall Stephanie for me while I do this"?
There was a knock at the bathroom door.
Stephanie:"What's going on in there"?
Ramona:"Oh! No! it's Stephanie. What should I do".
Kristen:"Just relax I'll stall her. You just do your business".
Kristen close the door out in the hallway.
Kristen:"Hi. Stephanie. Nice day isn't it"?
Stephanie:"What are you too up to?"
Kristen:"UUHH beauty makeover. Yeah that's it beauty makeover"?
Stephanie:"Well don't a mess in there. I just cleaned the bathroom".
Stephanie walked away. Kristen show a sigh of relief.
Kristen:"Ramona? Are you done in there"?
Ramona:"Come in. Oh No it said that you have to wait 30 minute's for the test result. If it reads pink, your pregnant. If it's white, your not. Let's hope it's white. I can't leave this in the bathroom. My Mom will find out".
Kristen:"Put it back in the sack and carry it in your room".
Ramona:"Good idea.
The girls ran across the hallway to Ramona's room, open their text books pretending to do homework. Kimmy came home from work walked into Ramona's room. Ramona hid the test kit under her bed.
Kimmy:"Well doing homework huh. I'm impress. I see your friend is here Umm".
Kristen:"Kristen".
Kimmy:"Stephanie told me you were doing a beauty makeover in the bathroom. I don't see any make up on".
Ramona:"We rinsed it off. We were practicing putting make up on and cleaned our mess".
Kimmy:"I'm impress. Ramona. could you come down and set the table for dinner? Kristen, Your welcome to join us for dinner. Where having pot roast with potato's".
Ramona's Alarm went off on her phone.
Kimmy:"What was that for"?
Ramona:"It's time for you to go downstair to start dinner. I'll be down in a minute".
Ramona shut the door after kimmy left. Ramona grabbed the test kit from her bed. Ramona dip the stick in her urine and had a surprise.
Ramona:"OH! NO!".
Kristen:"What is it"?
Ramona:"It's PINK! I'm dead. I not ready to be a Mom. I'm only fourteen.
Kristen:"Relax. Our School have Real Care Babies. You can sign up to use one for the weekend. It required you to go through parenting classes.
Kimmy called the girls.
Kimmy:"Girls! Dinner!
Ramona:"Were coming".
Downstairs, Everyone sat around the table. They were passing the food around.
DJ:"So Max, How was your day at your new School"?
Max:"It was great Mom. I was in a classroom with five other grades 1st thru 5th grade and we got to choose what subject we want to learn".
DJ:"And what did you choose"?
Max:"I'm not sure yet. I was thinking science".
Kimmy:"Ramona You look a little different. Are you feeling okey"?
Ramona:"I'm fine Mom. Pass the potato's please. Oh Mom, We have a project for School and It requires your consent because I need to take one home for the weekend so can I"?
Kimmy:"Would you mine me asking what's the project?"
Ramona:"Tell them Kristen".
Kristen:"It's family planning classes and it requires to bring a computer baby home that requires caring 24 hours".
Kimmy:"I'll need to call the School about this."
Ramona & Kristen:"NO!
Ramona:"I mean School's close Mom. If you call them, No one will be there to answer".
Kimmy:"They have answering machine".
Kristen:"I think you need to tell her".
Kimmy :"Tell me what? Ramona are you hiding something"?
Ramona:"Isn't this a good dinner".
DJ:" What about you Jacksen, How was your day"?
Jackson:"I didn't make it in the team".
DJ:"Will maybe some parent have a talk to their gym teacher Whoops".
Everybody stared at DJ.
DJ:" What did I Do?"
Jackson:"You talked to my gym teacher didn't you"?
DJ:"Honey I know your upset but ever since Max's accident, We don't want anybody else getting hurt".
Jackson:"Excuse me, I"ll be in my room".
Jackson went upstairs to his room.
Stephanie:"Way to go DJ. You just scarr your teenage son for life. If he doesn't make into the team, He'll never be popular in School. Anyone else you want to hurt".
DJ:"I think I'll get the ice-cream out of the freezer".
That evening, Ramona was in her room on her bed reading. Kimmy came in her room.
Kimmy:"Ramona. I never see you eat so much. You have two servings of everything".
Ramona:"Well Mom, I's a growing teenager. I need food to grow".
Kimmy:"What's this in your garbage can?"
Ramona:"That I need to show you".
Kimmy looked at the stick and the whole kit".
Kimmy:"A pregnancy test".
Ramona:"Yes. look at the stick".
Kimmy:"It's pink. Is that what were hiding for me"?
Ramona held her head down looking ashamed of herself". Kimmy got upset.
Kimmy:"Ramona Gibbler! I'm very disappointed in you. Your only fourteen. Your not ready to be a Mom.
Ramona:"I'm sorry Mom. This boy in my class really like me and he want to make out with me in the janitors closet and we sort of did it. He was a 12th grader. I'm so sorry Mom".
Kimmy:"I know you are. Your getting an abortion and your going to be on birth control".
Ramona:"An abortion? That what they do in prison camps in North Korea".
Kimmy:"And when their Mother's force their teen's to have one when the Mom said so. No dessert for you. Your being punished young lady. Your going to stay in your room and think what you did".
Kimmy took Ramona's phone away and went downstairs treating Ramona like she's in prison. DJ was scooping out the ice-cream.
DJ:"What happen"?
Kimmy:"I found out that Ramona got pregnant".
DJ set the scooper down.
DJ:"What"!?
Kimmy:"I need to call OB/GYN to schedule her for an abortion. I'm not ready to be an aunt".
Stephanie:"An abortion? That what they do in prison camps in North Korea".
Kimmy:"Exactly her words. How can she hide this from me".
DJ carried the bowls of ice Cream to the table.
DJ:"Kimmy before you schedule for An abortion, I think you need need to find out she really is pregnant. Those tests kits cane give false positive".
Stephanie:"You know Kimmy, I took a home pregnancy test and I found out that I really wasn't pregnant".
Kimmy I guess your right. I'll call her pediatrician and schedule an appointment. I think I'll apologize to her. I kind of yelled at her. I'm sorry. I just new at this parenting thing. Raising a teenager is not easy".
DJ:" It wasn't easy for our Dad neither. Remember How we dressed before going to School"?
KimmY:"Yeah and our parents freaked out. I'll go talk to her".
Kimmy went upstair to Ramona's room. The window was was a note on the bed.
Kimmy:"Oh no. Ramona ran away from home. So mush for being a Mother".
DJ:"What's this in her garbage can"?
Kimmy:"That's her pregnancy test she was keeping from me".
Stephanie:" So that this family planning class story is all about".
Kimmy:"Look at the color at the end of the stick. It's pink".
DJ exam. the box.
DJ:"Kimmy, I'm a Doctor and I know all about these home test kit. We use these in the pet clinic. This could be for animal's not human's unless she give birth to a puppy".
Kimmy:"Really? You mean she may not be pregnant"?
DJ:" Well I'm Not 100% sure. I'll take this to work tomorrow and show this to my manager.
The next day at the pet clinic.
DJ:"Eric, Do you recognize this"?
Eric:"Where do you get this".
DJ:"My friend's daughter's trash can. She freaked when she thought she was pregnant. What do think it is"?
Eric:"I think I know what it is. They use this kit for animal testing. We use these all the time. It's a pregnancy test kit for animals".
DJ:"So she was wrong?
The door open.
DJ:"Can I help you"?
Lacy:"My cat has ben sneezing a lot".
DJ:"Well let's take a look".
DJ carried the cat into the exam. room and did an exam. the cat. DJ came out with there cat.
DJ:"Well your cat had an infection. Here is her medicine. I mix it up in her food two times a day for seven days.
DJ billed the Lady and left the clinic. DJ called Kimmy at work.
At Max's new School. Max was having lunch with her friends. The principal announced the bad new.
Principal:"Attention children. I have some bad news. Their is a budget problem so the School is force to shut down".
Max:"What!? I just started this School:"
Principal:" I'm afraid your going have to be sent home early because the School will be closing after lunch".
Back at the pet clinic, DJ was on the phone with Max's principal.
DJ:"Yes Mr. Gerber I'll by right over to pick up Max Bye".
Eric:"What's going on"?
DJ:"Max's School is closing. There was a budget problem so I need to go pick up Max. You got this right".
Eric:"Yea I got this. Take the rest of the day off. You deserve it".
DJ:"Thanks Eric".
DJ drove up to Max's School. Max was waiting on the sidewalk and went into the car, Picked up Tommy at day care and drove home.
End of Ch. 1