"Uh oh." Simon said to himself as he walked out of his room to the living room as well as Ruthie, Happy and the kids.

"Ruthie, take your brothers and Erica back to your room." Ruth says.

"Awwww.Why do I always miss the good stuff?" Ruthie says as she takes the kids with her to her room then Happy went to Simon's room.

"Okay Simon. The last time my dad ever yelled like that was when your dad came home way past curfew." Julie says.

"He did?" Simon asked as Julie shook her head yes.

"Are you, Grandma and the Colonel the only ones who know what happened?" Hank asked.

"Yeah and you're not going to like it." Simon states.

"Try us anyway." Julie said.

"Well Monday my manager told me that because my grades were slipping that I couldn't play or practice with the team till the grades go up and there is a test on Monday that I am studying for."

"What classes are your grades slipping in and why?" Julie asks.

"U.S. History. And my English class is starting to slip."

"Have you been turning in assignments?" Ruth asks.

"Yes. It's just the tests that have brought my grades down."

"What do you do after practice, how do you study?" Mary asks.

"Well, after practice, I come home take a shower, eat then go to the pool hall to study and come home to sleep."

"How late have you studied and what time have you come home?" Matt asks.

"Sometimes 11:30 at night or even 12:30am."

"Is that coming home or both?" Mary asks.

"Both."

"Do you know why you didn't do well on your tests?" Julie asks.

"The study habit I have."

"That is right! The crazy study habit that you won't learn if you are staying up till 2 am and won't be able to remember what you studied hours ago! Simon! I am surprised you haven't gotten into an accident because you have deprived of your body of sleep!" Hank yells.

"What are you going to do about it?" Julie asks.

"I've gone to the school library during the 6th period then I go to the city library till it was time to go home and after dinner I go to my room and study."

"Wait a minute. I'm confused. How is it that you would study at the pool hall?" Mary asks.

"Actually, I would for a little bit but end up falling asleep."

"Then what happens after you fall asleep, how do you get home?" The Colonel asks.

"That was my next question." Julie says.

"The waiter or waitress would wake me up and tell me to go home, so I would get up, walk around a little then get home."

"Why don't you continue studying in your room and we will call you when we decide on a punishment." Hank says.

"Okay." Simon says as he goes to his room.

"I think just give him curfew and that he can't go to the mall or the promenade till after the mid semester grades come out." Hank says.

"I think that is fair enough." Julie agrees with him.

"The question of curfew never has come up, huh." Mary says.

"No. Simon and Ruthie would be home just as dinner came and didn't leave."

"Hey." Simon says as Ruthie came in.

"So you're in big trouble?"

"Well, not big enough like when Dad called me like that."

"Yeah, you were really in trouble huh?" Ruthie asks.

"Yeah. But you know since Hank and Julie took us in, they didn't give us a curfew and I think I might have blown that because I had been out late."

"Well, we haven't been out late like you were the last month." Ruthie says.

"True. And if they give you a curfew, I'm sorry for ruining it for you. But you know I've been thinking, what would mom and dad have done as to a punishment."

"I don't know, I think they would have said that you could only use the car for home and school and that you couldn't go to the mall or the promenade." Ruthie suggested.

"Probably." Simon says as Ruthie goes to her room.

Simon starts to study after he was told that he couldn't go to the mall or promenade, he would have a curfew until the mid semester grades would come out then later that night, Matt, Sarah, Mary, the Colonel and Ruth would leave and everyone goes to bed.