All Grown Up-Chapter 4
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-RACHEL-
Rachel hurried into the school and went to the main office. How could he do this? she thought.
The secretary looked up as she entered.
"Can I help you?" she asked.
"Yes, I'm Rachel Foresteire, I was called and asked to come and pick up my son," said Rachel.
"Okay, I'll let Mr. Kenyon know that you're here." She turned and went over to a door and poked
her head in. A minute later, a tall, dark haired man appeared.
"Hi, I'm Harry Kenyon," he said, extending his hand. Rachel shook it.
"Rachel Foresteire. Where's Ryan?"
"In my office, let's go talk with him." Ryan looked up as they entered. He rolled his eyes and
turned away almost immediately. Rachel shot him a look that said "You are in so much trouble"
loud and clear.
"Okay," said Principal Kenyon. "Ryan, since this is only your first time, I am only suspending
you for three days. But if it happens again, it will be a ten day suspension and enrollment in
the Tobacco Education Group. Understood?"
Ryan rolled his eyes again and muttered, "Yes."
* * *
"What the hell were you thinking Ryan?" Rachel yelled as they drove home. "That was so stupid!
After everything I've told you. About what I went through. You make me so angry!"
Ryan just slumped lower in his seat and didn't say a word. Rachel broke the silence.
"You're grounded for a month. No TV, no video games, no computer, no sleepovers with Adam,
NOTHING. And no lake trip with Dad."
"What? But we've planning that for 3 weeks!" Ryan shouted.
"I don't care! You obviously don't realize the seriousness of what you've done."
The rest of the ride home was spent in silence. As Rachel pulled into the driveway, she spoke
again.
"We're going inside and I'm taking all of your stuff."
Rachel was as bad as her word. She unhooked the keyboard, mouse and LAN cord to Ryan's computer,
took the power cord from his PlayStation, and took his TV away and locked it in her closet. She
also set parental controls on the living room TV so that the TV couldn't be turned on without a
password. Ryan was beside himself in anger.
* * *
At 6:30 that night. Rachel pulled her car into the driveway and cut the engine. She sat there for
a moment, just thinking. As she walked into the house, Nadine came running down the stairs.
"Mommy, Mommy!" she yelled. She ran into Rachel's arms. Well, she thought, at least one of my
kids doesn't hate me right now.
"Hi Naddy, how are you?" she asked.
"I'm good, I drew a picture for you." Nadine pulled a picture of a rainbow from the refrigerator.
"Oh, Naddy, it's beautiful, thank you," she said with a smile. "Where's Daddy?"
"In the office," said Nadine. "What's for supper?"
"Spaghetti and meatballs."
"Yay! My favorite!" yelled Nadine happily. Rachel went to find Robert. He was in the office, on
the computer.
"Hey honey," she said quietly. Robert turned around and smiled wearily.
"I heard you had a little trouble with Ryan today," he said with a sigh. Rachel groaned.
"He was smoking in the bathroom at school. I just don't understand it. What penetrates that skull
of his? Did he not hear anything we told him?"
"Apparently not. Now about this weekend. I know you want him grounded for the month, but I can't
cancel our reservation. Plus, getting away for the weekend might help him clear his head. I'll
talk to him."
"Alright, but really talk to him," Rachel replied.
"I will," he said. "Let's go have dinner."
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That's Chapter 4, please r/r!! Is this way too corny? LoL, sorry if it is. Next chapter is going
to be BIG. In size and information. Probably up in the next week or so!
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-RACHEL-
Rachel hurried into the school and went to the main office. How could he do this? she thought.
The secretary looked up as she entered.
"Can I help you?" she asked.
"Yes, I'm Rachel Foresteire, I was called and asked to come and pick up my son," said Rachel.
"Okay, I'll let Mr. Kenyon know that you're here." She turned and went over to a door and poked
her head in. A minute later, a tall, dark haired man appeared.
"Hi, I'm Harry Kenyon," he said, extending his hand. Rachel shook it.
"Rachel Foresteire. Where's Ryan?"
"In my office, let's go talk with him." Ryan looked up as they entered. He rolled his eyes and
turned away almost immediately. Rachel shot him a look that said "You are in so much trouble"
loud and clear.
"Okay," said Principal Kenyon. "Ryan, since this is only your first time, I am only suspending
you for three days. But if it happens again, it will be a ten day suspension and enrollment in
the Tobacco Education Group. Understood?"
Ryan rolled his eyes again and muttered, "Yes."
* * *
"What the hell were you thinking Ryan?" Rachel yelled as they drove home. "That was so stupid!
After everything I've told you. About what I went through. You make me so angry!"
Ryan just slumped lower in his seat and didn't say a word. Rachel broke the silence.
"You're grounded for a month. No TV, no video games, no computer, no sleepovers with Adam,
NOTHING. And no lake trip with Dad."
"What? But we've planning that for 3 weeks!" Ryan shouted.
"I don't care! You obviously don't realize the seriousness of what you've done."
The rest of the ride home was spent in silence. As Rachel pulled into the driveway, she spoke
again.
"We're going inside and I'm taking all of your stuff."
Rachel was as bad as her word. She unhooked the keyboard, mouse and LAN cord to Ryan's computer,
took the power cord from his PlayStation, and took his TV away and locked it in her closet. She
also set parental controls on the living room TV so that the TV couldn't be turned on without a
password. Ryan was beside himself in anger.
* * *
At 6:30 that night. Rachel pulled her car into the driveway and cut the engine. She sat there for
a moment, just thinking. As she walked into the house, Nadine came running down the stairs.
"Mommy, Mommy!" she yelled. She ran into Rachel's arms. Well, she thought, at least one of my
kids doesn't hate me right now.
"Hi Naddy, how are you?" she asked.
"I'm good, I drew a picture for you." Nadine pulled a picture of a rainbow from the refrigerator.
"Oh, Naddy, it's beautiful, thank you," she said with a smile. "Where's Daddy?"
"In the office," said Nadine. "What's for supper?"
"Spaghetti and meatballs."
"Yay! My favorite!" yelled Nadine happily. Rachel went to find Robert. He was in the office, on
the computer.
"Hey honey," she said quietly. Robert turned around and smiled wearily.
"I heard you had a little trouble with Ryan today," he said with a sigh. Rachel groaned.
"He was smoking in the bathroom at school. I just don't understand it. What penetrates that skull
of his? Did he not hear anything we told him?"
"Apparently not. Now about this weekend. I know you want him grounded for the month, but I can't
cancel our reservation. Plus, getting away for the weekend might help him clear his head. I'll
talk to him."
"Alright, but really talk to him," Rachel replied.
"I will," he said. "Let's go have dinner."
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That's Chapter 4, please r/r!! Is this way too corny? LoL, sorry if it is. Next chapter is going
to be BIG. In size and information. Probably up in the next week or so!
