Thank all you guys for the support! Every time I see a new review, follow, or favorite, I am the happiest person in the world!
Anyway, in this chapter, it's the end of kindergarten, and I'm flipping the script by going all 'Satisfied' on this story! Rewind… rewind…
Chapter 4: Last Day of Kindergarten
12 weeks later
It was kindergarten graduation. Everyone had to get up on the stage in the cafeteria and sing a song. After that, awards for doing nothing but being in school.
Alex got "Best Student". Hercules got "Most Expressive Student". John: "Most Friendly". And on and on and on. Everyone went home happy, except T.J. He got one of those awards that teachers just give out when they don't want to disappoint students. Of course, he wouldn't tell anyone how he felt.
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T.J. POV
The beginning of the school year, again
Thomas was excited. He had everything brand-new, and his favorite color (purple) was present in every single thing. He wanted to be fashionably late, so he came at 7:47 and announced his presence with flair. Maybe with James Bond's intro and a bit of witty humor? He had no idea that would be annoying to some. He thought it was pretty good. James did too. And he was just having fun when he threw carrots at Alex. He didn't think it was mean. Same thing when they played tag. He was just playing. He didn't think it was rude. But it was, and without knowing (well, he kind of knew), he made an enemy, not a friend.
1 week later
Thomas was outraged by Alex's victory in the race. After all of the things he said? It was embarrassing. So maybe that's why…
…The food war. The freaking food war. Thomas did NOT expect everything that happened. Thomas wanted to see if snacks would stick to John's hair. He didn't mean for it to hit his nose, and he certainly didn't think that John would throw back, or that Aaron had the capacity to get mad. He just wanted to have a bit of fun! But what happened was certainly not fun, and he was sent to the principal's office.
"Thomas. You know that throwing food is bad. Why would you do it?" Said Mr. Washington severely.
Thomas couldn't explain the real reason, so he just shrugged.
"Well, that's mean. He could have been hurt."
Thomas didn't think that was true, but he didn't dare to cut in.
"You messed up the classroom badly. The janitors had to stay here for 2 more hours."
Thomas felt really bad.
"You know, of course, that we'll have to call your parents. You will also have to write an apology letter, to both John and the janitors."
Thomas looked down at the floor, feeling tears well up in his eyes.
"Thomas. Thomas, look at me."
Thomas looked up.
Mr. Washington smiled. "It's okay. We'll call your parents together. You won't have to explain anything, and if you give me a reason why you threw food, I will make sure you don't get in trouble."
Thomas muttered, "I wanted to see if food would stick to John's hair."
"What?"
Thomas said, a little louder, "I wanted to see if food would stick to John's hair."
Mr. Washington laughed. "Well, why did you think that was possible?"
"Well, his hair is really curly, and stuff might get stuck in his curls."
Mr. Washington chuckled again. "Well, that's certainly possible! I wouldn't know, of course." He patted his bald head.
Thomas giggled.
"Now, let's call your parents. You won't get in trouble; I'll make sure of it."
Thomas' mom was outraged.
"YOU MEAN TO TELL ME, THAT MY SON, A PERFECT ANGEL, WOULD THROW FOOD?! I HAVE RAISED HIM MUCH BETTER THAN THAT, THANK YOU, AND-"
Mr. Washington cut off her rant.
"Mrs. Jefferson, he certainly did, I'm sorry to say. I know that he is a good child, and please don't scold him. He is just a kindergartener, and he wanted to test out an experiment. Thomas, tell your mom what your experiment was."
Thomas took hold of the giant phone, and imagined his mom's concerned, waiting face. "Mommy, I wanted to see if food would stick to my friend's-" Thomas maid air quotes around the word "friends" at Mr. Washington. "-Hair."
Thomas' mom's voice was dangerously quiet.
"What? Why in the world… Never mind. I'll talk to you when you get home."
Mr. Washington took the phone from Thomas. "Mrs. Jefferson, with all due respect, I don't think he really did anything wrong. He was testing his experiment. That's what we encourage at this school."
Thomas' mom paused. "Well… alright. Thank you for informing me." There was a click, and silence.
Mr. Washington put the phone
"So, go back to class Thomas, and work on the apology letter. Thank you for telling me your reason. That was very brave of you."
Thomas and Alex walked back to class. No talking happened.
Thomas worked hard on the apology letters. He gave them to the janitors and John when class ended.
John's letter read, "Dear John, I am very sorry for throwing a cracker at you. I hope it didn't hurt. I meant for it to get stuck in your hair. I misfired. Sorry again. From, Thomas"
The janitors' letter had a picture of a happy janitor getting hugged by Thomas on the envelope. The letter read, "Dear Janitors, I am very super-duper sorry at messing up the class and making you work hard. I didn't mean to. All I did was throw a cracker. I hope you can forgive me. From, Thomas"
Thomas felt better with the weight off his chest, and he never insulted Alex or his friends ever again. Until next year…
End of the school year again
After that flashback, Thomas realized something. He got an award for being "brave." That's what Mr. Washington said about him. Maybe that was what Mr. Washington specially chose for him! Thomas brightened up, and walked home with James after school. It was the beginning of summer, and there were a lot of things to do.
"Hey, James! Race you to my house!"
James looked at Thomas, confused.
"Well… okay!"
And so they did.
Thank you guys for reading! I'll post another update next Monday! Until next time, bye! -Fluffy
