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Special Class Part 1
"Hi Mom," Malcolm, Reese, and Dewey called as they entered their house. They were all tired; school had been particularly grueling that day. The boys grabbed cookies from the cupboard, and sat down at the kitchen table to enjoy their after school snack.
"Malcolm, your teacher called today," Lois sat down at the table across from Malcolm. "She said you didn't turn in an assignment."
"She did? Did you know that Reese's teacher sent home another note? She wants to meet with you and Dad," hastily, Malcolm attempted to divert his mother's wrath onto his older brother.
"Another meeting? Reese, what am I going to do with you?" Lois sighed.
"I'm sorry Mom. It's just because I beat up this kid, but I only did it because he was making fun of Malcolm!" explained Reese.
"No he wasn't! You beat him up because he refused to give you his lunch!" said Malcolm.
"But-but-but," Reese stammered. He was beginning to see the steam coming out of Lois's ears. Her face was turning an unpleasant shade of red. Reese sighed, and prepared himself for what followed. He thought that Lois would scream at him, as she usually did.
But Lois didn't yell and scream. She merely sighed, and walked away. And as Lois trudged wearily into her bedroom, Reese observed an emotion in her face that he had never seen before. Disappointment.
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The next day, Hal and Lois were sitting inside the office of Reese's teacher, Mrs. Kaiser. Mrs. Kaiser was an old, British, no-nonsense sort of woman. Her steel gray hair, horn rimmed glasses, and bland clothing made her look like a very stern owl. Mrs. Kaiser was known as the meanest teacher in the school. One time, she kicked a boy out of her classroom because he sneezed. She got her claim to fame for her infamous binder checks. She would hold up a student's binder, and shake it. If any papers fell out, Mrs. Kaiser would rip the rest of the papers out of the poor kid's binder, and throw them around the room. The unfortunate student was then given detention for a month. Needless to say, Reese hated her.
Hal and Lois glanced around Mrs. Kaiser's office nervously. Unlike their home, it was completely spotless and sterile. It looked like a hospital. Reese's parents immediately felt uneasy.
Mrs. Kaiser cleared her throat, and looked disdainfully at Lois and Hal. "Your son has given me no end of trouble."
"Yeah, he's sure got some spirit," chuckled Hal.
"Not just 'some spirit'! Reese disrupts my class every single day! He never pays any attention, and flunks every single test I give! Something must be done about that boy!" Mrs. Kaiser announced, slamming a ruler on her desk angrily.
"What do you propose we do?" Lois asked her.
"I've had Ross-"
"Reese! Our son's name is Reese!" yelled Lois. She had hated this woman since the moment she had laid eyes on her.
"Like it matters. I've had Reese take an IQ test. He tested very low. I've decided that the best thing to do is to put him in the Special Class."
"The special class? You mean for the idiots? My son is not an idiot!" roared Lois.
"We don't call them idiots, they prefer to be known as the learning impaired. And Reese is undoubtedly one of them," Mrs. Kaiser smiled at Hal and Lois. She enjoyed their reaction very much.
"I refuse to have Reese put in a class with the stupid kids!" Hal yelled.
"I'm afraid there's nothing you can do. Reese starts in the Special Class tomorrow morning. Good day, I trust you can find your own way out." With a malicious grin, Mrs. Kaiser glided out of the room, leaving Hal and Lois staring at each other angrily. There truly was nothing they could do to help the situation. Reese would have to go to the Special Class.