"Wait a minute!! You are accusing me of doing something wrong? I have done
nothing wrong!!"
"Simon, calm down now!!" Eric says.
"Calm down, calm down!! You practically accused me of doing something wrong and you tell me to calm down?"
"Simon, have you been to Janine's house?" Annie asks.
"How did you know?" Simon asks in near tears.
"Never mind that what were you doing there?" Eric asks.
"What?" Simon said in shock with tears streaming down his face.
"Simon's teacher met him at Janine's to find out if she will be able to do a project with Simon which is 20% of the final grade. His teacher got an answer which was that Janine will not be in class to do a project so Simon will have to do whatever the teacher tells him to do. The teacher just wanted to make sure."
"20%? That sounds like Mr. Micheals, my son had him a few years ago." Sgt. Micheals said.
"Really? Is he really that tough?" the officer asks.
"No, he makes history exciting though." Sgt. Micheals said.
"So stay away from the house, okay?" Eric says.
"What?" Simon says in shock.
"Simon, you heard your father now get ready for dinner." Annie said.
Simon then goes in the kitchen to get a soda then gets upstairs through the kitchen stairs and into his room. Matt then follows Simon to his room and holds him to Matt's chest.
"It's okay, it's going to be okay. I'll help you on your project, okay."
"It's not that, it that there is something really bad concerning Janine's situation that is scaring me."
"I know, when adults don't say things it usually is bad."
"Will you help me on my project?"
"You bet."
"I'll have to find out what years I will have to do it on first."
"Okay, then I'll help you."
"Thanks Matt."
"Get ready for dinner."
"Matt, I'm not hungry. I'm too scared to eat."
While Matt talks to Simon to calm him down, Sgt. Micheals talks to Eric.
"Eric I won't be able to help you with the case about Marion's murder because my supervisor heard that I was checking it out and ordered me to tell you that you will have to find another officer to do it with."
"Okay." Eric says.
Sgt. Micheals and the other officer leaves, Annie shuts the door then gets dinner ready. Mary and Lucy were in their rooms doing homework before Sgt. Micheals left. Eric was helping Annie set the dinner plates.
"Do you think we should talk to Simon?" Annie asks.
"I think maybe we should, he looked scared to death."
A few minutes later Eric and Annie went upstairs to talk to Simon. Eric knocks then walks in with Annie behind him. Mary, Matt and Lucy listen in by standing by the door which was still open.
"Simon."
"Go away."
"Honey, we are sorry if you feel that your father and I were accusing you of doing anything wrong."
"Then why did you ask why I was there!?"
"Because a friend of mine who called was pretty upset."
"What?! My teacher and I was trying to find out if Janine was going to go to school anymore!! Is that illegal?!! Huh? Do you want me to fail because of this project I couldn't do without a partner!!?"
"No, I don't want you to fail."
"Calm down son."
"Calm down, calm down!! How do you expect me to calm down dad.!!"
Eric and Annie look at Simon who looks terrified of what just happened then hug him. Simon fights them but eventually hugs them as well. After Simon calms down he gets ready for dinner, Eric and Annie leave to get dinner set.
Matt, Mary, Lucy, Ruthie and Simon eat dinner then after dinner they clean up the dishes except for Matt who was doing homework. Eric was on the phone with Linda.
"I'm afraid that I will have to look for another officer to help, Sgt. Micheals supervisor told him that he cannot look into the murder of your sister."
"What? I thought police officers were supposed to help people." Linda says.
"I know it just sounds odd but I think Sgt. Micheals is working a really big case that needs his full attention. I'll talk to you later, Bye."
"Bye." Linda says.
"Simon, calm down now!!" Eric says.
"Calm down, calm down!! You practically accused me of doing something wrong and you tell me to calm down?"
"Simon, have you been to Janine's house?" Annie asks.
"How did you know?" Simon asks in near tears.
"Never mind that what were you doing there?" Eric asks.
"What?" Simon said in shock with tears streaming down his face.
"Simon's teacher met him at Janine's to find out if she will be able to do a project with Simon which is 20% of the final grade. His teacher got an answer which was that Janine will not be in class to do a project so Simon will have to do whatever the teacher tells him to do. The teacher just wanted to make sure."
"20%? That sounds like Mr. Micheals, my son had him a few years ago." Sgt. Micheals said.
"Really? Is he really that tough?" the officer asks.
"No, he makes history exciting though." Sgt. Micheals said.
"So stay away from the house, okay?" Eric says.
"What?" Simon says in shock.
"Simon, you heard your father now get ready for dinner." Annie said.
Simon then goes in the kitchen to get a soda then gets upstairs through the kitchen stairs and into his room. Matt then follows Simon to his room and holds him to Matt's chest.
"It's okay, it's going to be okay. I'll help you on your project, okay."
"It's not that, it that there is something really bad concerning Janine's situation that is scaring me."
"I know, when adults don't say things it usually is bad."
"Will you help me on my project?"
"You bet."
"I'll have to find out what years I will have to do it on first."
"Okay, then I'll help you."
"Thanks Matt."
"Get ready for dinner."
"Matt, I'm not hungry. I'm too scared to eat."
While Matt talks to Simon to calm him down, Sgt. Micheals talks to Eric.
"Eric I won't be able to help you with the case about Marion's murder because my supervisor heard that I was checking it out and ordered me to tell you that you will have to find another officer to do it with."
"Okay." Eric says.
Sgt. Micheals and the other officer leaves, Annie shuts the door then gets dinner ready. Mary and Lucy were in their rooms doing homework before Sgt. Micheals left. Eric was helping Annie set the dinner plates.
"Do you think we should talk to Simon?" Annie asks.
"I think maybe we should, he looked scared to death."
A few minutes later Eric and Annie went upstairs to talk to Simon. Eric knocks then walks in with Annie behind him. Mary, Matt and Lucy listen in by standing by the door which was still open.
"Simon."
"Go away."
"Honey, we are sorry if you feel that your father and I were accusing you of doing anything wrong."
"Then why did you ask why I was there!?"
"Because a friend of mine who called was pretty upset."
"What?! My teacher and I was trying to find out if Janine was going to go to school anymore!! Is that illegal?!! Huh? Do you want me to fail because of this project I couldn't do without a partner!!?"
"No, I don't want you to fail."
"Calm down son."
"Calm down, calm down!! How do you expect me to calm down dad.!!"
Eric and Annie look at Simon who looks terrified of what just happened then hug him. Simon fights them but eventually hugs them as well. After Simon calms down he gets ready for dinner, Eric and Annie leave to get dinner set.
Matt, Mary, Lucy, Ruthie and Simon eat dinner then after dinner they clean up the dishes except for Matt who was doing homework. Eric was on the phone with Linda.
"I'm afraid that I will have to look for another officer to help, Sgt. Micheals supervisor told him that he cannot look into the murder of your sister."
"What? I thought police officers were supposed to help people." Linda says.
"I know it just sounds odd but I think Sgt. Micheals is working a really big case that needs his full attention. I'll talk to you later, Bye."
"Bye." Linda says.