Disclaimer: The characters from The Pretender don't belong to me, I think they still belong to NBC, I'm not sure but I do know that they aren't mine. I'm only borrowing them. The characters from Malcolm in the Middle don't belong to me either, they belong to Fox. I would also like to give credit to Craig Van Sickle, Steven Long Mitchell and Linwood Boomer for creating all of the wonderful characters I am using in this story, and thank them for the countless hours of entertainment both shows have provided me with.
Authors Note: So far, the feedback I've been getting has been really positive, so thanks a bunch to the people who took the time to review because that's why I'm still writing it!!
JAROD IN THE MIDDLE (Pt. 3)
by SpaceCadet
Lois walked calmly through the school hallways, not wanting to appear edgy or nervous. Beside her, her husband Hal was a nervous wreck, sweating and loosening his tie. Dragging their heels behind the two were Reese, Malcolm and their younger brother Dewey all three of whom would rather be anywhere else.
Dewey stopped humming for a moment. "Why do we have to come to school again?" he asked innocently.
Lois was in a bad mood that evening. She had been treated like dirt by staff at this school before and was prepared to not take any crap from Malcolm's new teacher. As far as she was concerned, she was going to go in there, hear whatever horrible thing he was going to tell her about Malcolm and then give him a piece of her mind. She was aware that her kids had a reputation with the teachers at the school, and also aware that she did as well, but she was determined to stand up for her boys. "Because Malcolm's teacher wants to talk to me and your father." replied Lois harshly.
"Oh. Okay." Dewey went back to humming and started to skip down the hallway a little ahead of his brothers.
Malcolm was nervous about what it was that Mr. Carey was planning on saying to his parents, wondering what it was that he had done wrong. Was it possible the teacher had found out what he and his friends had been planning? He extremely apprehensively followed his parents through the doors to the classroom, and began to sweat when he saw Mr. Carey sitting behind his desk waiting for them. Reese, however, looked perfectly calm and at ease.
"Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Wilkerson. It's a pleasure to meet you."
"Hi..." said Lois quickly, while sitting down. "Listen, whatever Malcolm did..."
"He didn't do anything wrong, Mrs. Wilkerson..."
Lois interrupted him. "Hey, don't interrupt me buddy! What do you mean he didn't do anything wrong? Why the hell are we here then?" The tone in her voice was extremely angry, and Jarod couldn't help but move his chair back a bit. He noticed that her husband was extremely nervous and sweating, and that there was a younger boy in the room who appeared to be talking to a spider in the corner. None of the other parents had brought their children with them.
"Well..." Jarod began, "You're here because I would like to talk to you about Malcolm's progress in the class. I also wanted to meet you because I feel it's important that I speak with the families of all my students." This was true, he actually had talked to a lot of the other parents. "I have noticed, though, that you don't seem to be as active in your son's education as some of the other children's parents. Also, I have encountered a few problems with Reese on the playground..."
Lois immediately became defensive and turned to her son. "REESE!" Jarod had to move his chair back even further, and he noticed her husband did the same. "What were you thinking?? More fights!!!! What do I have to do to get it through that thick skull of yours that fighting will only get you into trouble?? And YOU..." she now turned on Jarod. "I am well aware that my son can be a handful sometimes, thank you very much! And also, I don't need stuck up teachers telling me that I need to be more involved in my son's education!!! Maybe if you were doing your jobs...."
"Ma'am will you calm down please!" Jarod almost begged the woman to stop. He had never seen anyone so worked up over nothing in his life. She stopped her rant for a moment. "I only wanted to mention it. Malcolm is doing really well in class. In fact, one of the problems I have with the other students is that their parents are a little TOO involved in their kid's educations. So just back off, OK?" He didn't know where his sudden defensiveness was coming from. He tried to calm himself down.
Malcolm just stared at his teacher. He had actually put his mom in her place, just a little bit. Wow! Even Reese looked impressed. This teacher was so much cooler than Miss Caroline! Why hadn't he noticed it earlier? 'Oh no,' thought Malcolm, suddenly extremely upset, 'I have to stop the Kreylboyne's plan!'
TBC...
Authors Note: So far, the feedback I've been getting has been really positive, so thanks a bunch to the people who took the time to review because that's why I'm still writing it!!
JAROD IN THE MIDDLE (Pt. 3)
by SpaceCadet
Lois walked calmly through the school hallways, not wanting to appear edgy or nervous. Beside her, her husband Hal was a nervous wreck, sweating and loosening his tie. Dragging their heels behind the two were Reese, Malcolm and their younger brother Dewey all three of whom would rather be anywhere else.
Dewey stopped humming for a moment. "Why do we have to come to school again?" he asked innocently.
Lois was in a bad mood that evening. She had been treated like dirt by staff at this school before and was prepared to not take any crap from Malcolm's new teacher. As far as she was concerned, she was going to go in there, hear whatever horrible thing he was going to tell her about Malcolm and then give him a piece of her mind. She was aware that her kids had a reputation with the teachers at the school, and also aware that she did as well, but she was determined to stand up for her boys. "Because Malcolm's teacher wants to talk to me and your father." replied Lois harshly.
"Oh. Okay." Dewey went back to humming and started to skip down the hallway a little ahead of his brothers.
Malcolm was nervous about what it was that Mr. Carey was planning on saying to his parents, wondering what it was that he had done wrong. Was it possible the teacher had found out what he and his friends had been planning? He extremely apprehensively followed his parents through the doors to the classroom, and began to sweat when he saw Mr. Carey sitting behind his desk waiting for them. Reese, however, looked perfectly calm and at ease.
"Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Wilkerson. It's a pleasure to meet you."
"Hi..." said Lois quickly, while sitting down. "Listen, whatever Malcolm did..."
"He didn't do anything wrong, Mrs. Wilkerson..."
Lois interrupted him. "Hey, don't interrupt me buddy! What do you mean he didn't do anything wrong? Why the hell are we here then?" The tone in her voice was extremely angry, and Jarod couldn't help but move his chair back a bit. He noticed that her husband was extremely nervous and sweating, and that there was a younger boy in the room who appeared to be talking to a spider in the corner. None of the other parents had brought their children with them.
"Well..." Jarod began, "You're here because I would like to talk to you about Malcolm's progress in the class. I also wanted to meet you because I feel it's important that I speak with the families of all my students." This was true, he actually had talked to a lot of the other parents. "I have noticed, though, that you don't seem to be as active in your son's education as some of the other children's parents. Also, I have encountered a few problems with Reese on the playground..."
Lois immediately became defensive and turned to her son. "REESE!" Jarod had to move his chair back even further, and he noticed her husband did the same. "What were you thinking?? More fights!!!! What do I have to do to get it through that thick skull of yours that fighting will only get you into trouble?? And YOU..." she now turned on Jarod. "I am well aware that my son can be a handful sometimes, thank you very much! And also, I don't need stuck up teachers telling me that I need to be more involved in my son's education!!! Maybe if you were doing your jobs...."
"Ma'am will you calm down please!" Jarod almost begged the woman to stop. He had never seen anyone so worked up over nothing in his life. She stopped her rant for a moment. "I only wanted to mention it. Malcolm is doing really well in class. In fact, one of the problems I have with the other students is that their parents are a little TOO involved in their kid's educations. So just back off, OK?" He didn't know where his sudden defensiveness was coming from. He tried to calm himself down.
Malcolm just stared at his teacher. He had actually put his mom in her place, just a little bit. Wow! Even Reese looked impressed. This teacher was so much cooler than Miss Caroline! Why hadn't he noticed it earlier? 'Oh no,' thought Malcolm, suddenly extremely upset, 'I have to stop the Kreylboyne's plan!'
TBC...