I DON'T OWN SAVED BY THE BELL. I AM CO AUTHORING THIS STORY WITH ASTROGEMINI

It was a Saturday evening in Compton, California, so for a young, fun-seeking teenager like Jackson Lauer, that meant going out to house parties. His mama was apparently unaware of his plan to sneak out of their apartment He planned to sneak out, hang with his friends, and come home safe and sound before she noticed. In fact, he was right about to leave when his scowling mother was there to cut him off

"Jackie, do you know what this is?" Ms. Lauer asked with her teenage son dismissively answering,

"It's a letter from school." he replied.

"It's from the principal. It says you been expelled from Compton High School." She said while opening it up for her son to read.

"Effective immediately. Given your repeat offenses of delinquency and misbehavior on school grounds, it is with much displeasure that we have decided to expell Jackson Lauer from Compton High School." There it was in black and white but Jackson lowered the paper from his vision soon after.

"He was talking crap about me and I wasn't gonna take it." He said. Mrs. Lauer sighed with shame as she looked at her son.

"You always blame other people." She argued.

"It wasn't my fault, I didn't do anything."

"What you did was choose the wrong friends." Jackson sighed. He had been running with the 4th Avenue Mob. A gang that was originally a means for Jackson to make some money running drugs around a few miles across south central LA to help his mom with some bills, but it soon led to Jackson skipping class, fighting people, and ducking the law in the process. Luckily the worse Jackson did was deal some dope around a few blocks, but he never did any drugs himself. His mother raised him well enough not to go that far

"Look, i'll stop hanging out with them, all right. Just get off my back." He said as he tried to walk outside but his mom still stayed in front of him.

"That's what you always say, but you keep doing the same stuff." His mom pointed out with rising intensity, "Look I know you've been running around with one of those damn gangs, but I didn't mind since you been out of jail and in school. Now you messed up with the second thing and I ain't letting my son have the first thing happen."

"What do you want from me?!" Jackson shouted, "I ain't leaving the gang, they're the only family I got since dad died and I joined that gang to help you out mama." His mother stayed calm, took her son's words to heart, and gave a reply,

"Baby I don't need that kind of help. The help I need right now from you is to help carry your things to the bus stop." Mrs. Lauer said pointed to a suitcase.

"Why?" The teenager asked with an eyebrow raised in confusion. "Where am I going?"

"I talked to your aunt and uncle and we think it's a good idea to go live with them in the Palisades." She explained. This was when Jackson's jaw practically hit the living room floor. He loved visiting his aunt and uncle and Pacific Palisades wasn't that far away but it felt like a different world. No news of gangs, guns, violence and drugs like Compton had on a nightly basis

"I like living here just fine," Jackson insisted. "I don't want to leave my and my house behind."

"Well, it's not good for you and its not up to you. I don't have money to move and send you to a different school, now grab a suitcase. I packed up while you were trying to sneak out." Mrs. Lauer insisted as she and Jackson picked up his luggage and began carrying it to the bus stop at the corner of the street

"So this is how it's gonna be mama? You're kicking me out to aunt Anna and uncle Billy's place?" Jackson asked agressively which earned a defensive reply from his mother.

"No I'm not kicking you out. You can come back if you can stay out of trouble for a year. I will call and I will visit. I'm doing this because I know what's best for your and this ain't it Jackie."

Jackson's mother did not want to send her only son away, but she didn't have any other options. Hopefully, a change of pace would be good for her son. Jackson thought about what his mom just said and even though he was going to hate having his life uprooted like this, he knew she was right. Running around with his gang, him getting in trouble at and after school. It was a wonder all he did was push the occasional bag of weed or cocaine for money.

"There's the bus. Stay safe Jackie. I told your aunt and uncle you'll be there, so they'll be expecting you," She said before embracing her 14 year old son in a loving hug.

"I... i'll be safe mama," Jackson said with resolve, "See you in a year."

"See you in a year," Mrs. Laurer replied with a smile at her son before he boarded the bus. It was a bit of a drive to Pacific Palisades, but it would all be worth it. At least that's what Jackson hoped.

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