chapter 11 Randy and the bully
Today Randy was getting ready to go to school he was in second grade. Randy was getting lunch money from his mom. Then got some from his dad. Byron was coming to visit he want to see his favorite grandson.
Randy began to walk to school. He was worried. A big boy in second grade came over. "Okay loser boy hand over the money." He said.
"But Stanley." Randy said.
Stanley made a fist. "Give it or I'll pound you!" Stanley said.
Randy reluctantly handed the money over. "Same time tomorrow." Stanley said.
Randy came home after school and sighed. He was very upset. Roark and Tabitha were talking. "What I gave him lunch money first what is going on?" Tabitha asked.
"I don't know." Roark said. There was knock on the door. Roark opened the door. "Hi Mom, Dad." Roark said.
"Hi son how's it going?" Byron asked.
"Having a nice day?" Brittany asked.
"Fine I guess." Roark said.
"Son is something wrong?" Byron asked.
"Something is going for some reason Randy has been asking for extra lunch money and he seems pretty upset when he comes home and one day he came back with busted lip." Roark explained.
"Hmm if you ask me I say Randy might be getting bullied." Byron said.
"I'll ask him." Roark said. Roark walked into the living room where Randy was.
"Hi Randy!" Byron said.
"Hi grandpa!" Randy said.
"Randy I want to know why you have been asking for extra lunch money, coming home sad and that busted lip from last week." Roark asked.
Randy looked at his father and tried not to cry but the tears he was holding back suddenly burst. He hugged his dad. "Dad this big second grader named Stanley has been picking on me he has been making me give him my lunch money and at recess he makes all the kids leave me out. Except for Tina and Willy he has been mean to them too. he even made this really mean rhyme about me, he says: 'Randy is sandy he is girly and his name should be Mandy!' He punch me in the lip last week because he said I sassed him." Randy said.
"Randy why didn't you tell us before sweetie?" Tabitha asked.
"I didn't want to be a tattletale." Randy said.
Byron sat down. "Randy tattling is trying to get some one in trouble just because you want them to be in trouble. But speaking up is different it's protecting yourself. It is also for safety." Byron said.
"He also said he'd beat me up if I told anyone." Randy said.
"You still want to go to the playground and play with your friends tomorrow?' Roark asked.
"Yes," Randy said.
The next day at the playground. Randy was playing with his friends when Stanley came over he took Randy's mining helmet. "Hey that's mine!" Randy said.
"Wrong it's mine, you are loser Randy and nothing but one!" Stanley said.
"Give back!" Randy said.
"No!" Stanley said. "You need to be taught lesson." Stanley said and hit Randy in face and shoved him to the ground and kicked him. Randy was crying. Roark ran over.
"Hey stop it!" Roark said.
"You're not the boss of me and why should I am just showing this loser his place and doesn't belong." Stanley said.
"I'm his father." Roark said.
Stanley stuck his tongue out Roark. Randy kept crying. A man came over. "What is going on around here?" He asked.
"You Stanley's father?" Roark asked helping Randy up.
"Yes what is going on? Stanley where did you get that mining helmet?" Stanley's father asked his son.
"He took it from my son. I gave to my for Christmas last year. Your son has been picking on my son." Roark said.
"I'm so sorry for by boy's behavior he has been acting like this since the divorce." Stanley's father said. "I'm Jordan." He said.
"Roark." Roark said.
"Son give it back and apologize to the boy." Jordan said.
"But dad!" Stanley said.
"Son you should treat other's nicely son." Jordan said.
"Yes sir." He said and handed back the helmet back. "Sorry Randy." Stanley said.
"Don't your son won't be bothered by mine anymore we are moving to Snowpoint city in a week." Jordan said.
"Okay," Roark said. "Okay son let's go treat your scrapes and bruises." Roark said.
"Coming Daddy." Randy said.
To be continued.