Chapter 3
Vanessa was busy watching a music video for Pat Benatar when Theo walked in.
"Hi Theo." Vanessa said.
"Oh hi" Theo said. "Can't we watch something different?"
"No." Vanessa said.
"Oh all right. I've got homework to do." Theo said. He walked up to his room. As he was walking, something fell out of his jacket pocket. Vanessa noticed and walked up to the fallen object. It was a white plastic container, with a child proof cap. Since she was only ten, she didn't know what it was, so she went over to her mother in the kitchen to find out.
"Mom, what's this?" Vanessa said.
Claire looked at it for a moment, then a shocked expression spread across her face.
"Why, it's ritalin!" Claire exclaimed. "Is Theo taking drugs?"
"I don't know. Go ask him." Vanessa said.
Claire stormed up to Theo's room and pounded on the door.
"Theodore! Open the door right now!" Claire said. She didn't wait for him to open. Claire opened it herself. Theo was a meter away from his dart board, throwing darts.
"Yeah Mom? What's up?" Theo said.
"You are!" Claire said. She threw the ritalin case on the bed.
"Mom, what are you doing with a ritalin bottle?" Theo said, puzzled.
"You mean, YOUR ritalin bottle!" Claire said.
"Mine? What are you talking about?" Theo said.
"It fell out of your jacket pocket. I am really disappointed with you. After all that trouble with Anthony Braxton putting that joint in your geography book, you decide to take more drugs!" Claire said.
"But they're not mine!" Theo protested. "I've never seen them in my entire life!"
"Theo, they were in your pocket. You wait until your father gets home!" Claire shouted. She walked out.
* * *
Cliff opened the door to his house. Claire was staring at him.
"Cliff, why do we have a son?" Claire said.
"Um, because God wasn't powerful enough to give us five daughters?" Cliff said.
"Cliff, Theo has been taking ritalin." CLaire said.
"Dear, are you sure?" Cliff said.
"Yes! Here, this fell out of Theo's pocket." Claire said, shoving the ritalin container to Cliff. Cliff stared at it, not knowing what else to do.
"Well, maybe someone put it in there." Cliff said. "Like Tony Braxton did with the joint in his geography book."
"I don't think so Cliff. After all that, Anthony and Theo became good friends. I doubt Anthony would put more drugs with Theo." Claire said.
"Hmmm. After dinner, I'll have another talk to him." Cliff said.
"Fine." Claire said. "I'll go get dinner ready."
Vanessa was busy watching a music video for Pat Benatar when Theo walked in.
"Hi Theo." Vanessa said.
"Oh hi" Theo said. "Can't we watch something different?"
"No." Vanessa said.
"Oh all right. I've got homework to do." Theo said. He walked up to his room. As he was walking, something fell out of his jacket pocket. Vanessa noticed and walked up to the fallen object. It was a white plastic container, with a child proof cap. Since she was only ten, she didn't know what it was, so she went over to her mother in the kitchen to find out.
"Mom, what's this?" Vanessa said.
Claire looked at it for a moment, then a shocked expression spread across her face.
"Why, it's ritalin!" Claire exclaimed. "Is Theo taking drugs?"
"I don't know. Go ask him." Vanessa said.
Claire stormed up to Theo's room and pounded on the door.
"Theodore! Open the door right now!" Claire said. She didn't wait for him to open. Claire opened it herself. Theo was a meter away from his dart board, throwing darts.
"Yeah Mom? What's up?" Theo said.
"You are!" Claire said. She threw the ritalin case on the bed.
"Mom, what are you doing with a ritalin bottle?" Theo said, puzzled.
"You mean, YOUR ritalin bottle!" Claire said.
"Mine? What are you talking about?" Theo said.
"It fell out of your jacket pocket. I am really disappointed with you. After all that trouble with Anthony Braxton putting that joint in your geography book, you decide to take more drugs!" Claire said.
"But they're not mine!" Theo protested. "I've never seen them in my entire life!"
"Theo, they were in your pocket. You wait until your father gets home!" Claire shouted. She walked out.
* * *
Cliff opened the door to his house. Claire was staring at him.
"Cliff, why do we have a son?" Claire said.
"Um, because God wasn't powerful enough to give us five daughters?" Cliff said.
"Cliff, Theo has been taking ritalin." CLaire said.
"Dear, are you sure?" Cliff said.
"Yes! Here, this fell out of Theo's pocket." Claire said, shoving the ritalin container to Cliff. Cliff stared at it, not knowing what else to do.
"Well, maybe someone put it in there." Cliff said. "Like Tony Braxton did with the joint in his geography book."
"I don't think so Cliff. After all that, Anthony and Theo became good friends. I doubt Anthony would put more drugs with Theo." Claire said.
"Hmmm. After dinner, I'll have another talk to him." Cliff said.
"Fine." Claire said. "I'll go get dinner ready."