"3 weeks of detention every lunch hour... Understand?"

"Yes Principal Victoria"

I felt myself let out a big sigh, at least I knew I didn't have to stay after school, but that also meant no recess... Which was ok I guess, I mean it was winter and it was really cold out, I'd rather be inside than outside any day. But then for no reason at all I felt bad for the Jew... 2 minutes ago I hated him and was laughing that he got in trouble and now I feel bad that he got blamed for this? No it can't be...

"Actually, principal Victoria... Kahl didn't do anything... It was me... he's right, I almost killed him, he shouldn't get in trouble from this... Only I should"

I couldn't believe I just said that and by the looks neither did Kyle or Principal Victoria.

"What did you just say Eric?"

"It's not his fault... Let him go... It was all me..."

She turned to Kyle and nodded in agreement as if to say "get out of here your free to go". Kyle's eyes went all shocked as he stood up and walked out of the office and headed home. I couldn't believe any of that had just happened. I turned my glance back to the principal.

"That was nice of you Eric, are you feeling all right?"

"What I can't be nice? I didn't know it was against the law to tell the truth..."

"I'm just shocked hearing that come out of your mouth..."

"Well I'm kind of older now and I have a brain I know what's right and what's wrong.. I guess I should hear my actual punishment now..."

"Eric... I'm telling your mother about this..."

I stopped breathing for a moment if she told my mom about this then I was for sure dead.

"I'm very proud of you for doing that and your mother deserves to hear what you just said..."

I understood... she wasn't getting me into shit; she was actually helping me out with my mom. After my mom hears about what I said to help out Kyle then she would know she raised me right, and she wouldn't have to feel like I was an embarrassment to everyone.

She stood up and told me to follow her over to the phone so I could tell my mom. She dialed my number and put the phone on speaker, the phone rang three times before she answered it.

"Hello?"

"Hello, Mrs. Cartman..."

"Oh thank god... Do you know where Eric is? He hasn't texted me back and he hasn't called and he isn't at home yet...

"Oh don't worry... He was held up at school, due to something that happened in class today"

"Eric... He's there... Thank god... What did he do this time? Don't worry I'll have a talk with him when he gets home"

"No... I actually called to give you some good news... I think maybe you should hear this from him..."

"Eric... What's this about?"

"Well I guess me and another kid got into a fight and it was really bad so after school I had to come here instead of go home right away"

"Why didn't you call? Or text me back?"

"I need the code... or else there is no reception... If I could have then I would have"

"Ok so go on... I'm not seeing how you were behaving..."

"Ok so anyways... The other boy was really mad at me because he was getting in more trouble than me and I kinda started it... So when I heard my punishment I knew his was going to be worse so I owned up and he didn't get into trouble..."

"Wait so you took the blame and let him get out?"

"Yeah I knew it was the right thing to do..."

"Eric I'm so proud of you… Although you do know we will be talking about this later..."

"Yeah I figured..."

The principal gave me the look that she wanted to talk to my mom alone so I told my mom I had to go as I walked out of the office and into one of the waiting seats as I heard the principal click speaker phone off to talk to my mom in private, I knew that all I had left to do was wait, wait for my punishment, wait for them to stop talking and wait to go home.. It was already 6:00 now... This was going to be a long wait.