That evening, on the way out of school, Rosetta Ruby Stone was suspended for seeking out Tony Craig, a large young boy, and getting into a fist-fight that she lost completely.
The suspension hardly mattered to Patricia Stone, however, as she had decided to withdraw Rosetta from her school after hearing about what had happened in class. The only thing that had concerned her was the fight.
"Now why would you pick a fight with a boy twice your size?" Patricia asked, scowling at the girl as she gathered an ice pack for her cheek. "You're lucky he didn't break anything."
Rosetta handed her the letter that she had tucked away in her pocket. "That stupid idiot made fun of your nose, so I decided to break his."
Patricia glared down at the girl from over her equally long nose, unamused. "Don't do it again."
Rosetta beamed as she pressed the ice pack to her cheek. "No promises!"
Her mother snorted one more time at the comment, but remained silent for a few moments as she put a band-aid on the young girl's arm. Suddenly, she spoke. "Oh, and Zetta?"
"Yeah, Mom?"
"We're moving to Hoenn with your father."
A smile broke out over Rosetta's bruised face, although it was hard to see over the ice pack on her cheek.
