A/N: hey hope ya like this chappie!!! here it is.....after this...

Spinelli Woods Esquire: yea i had to make flo care abt her.....what kinda mom would she be if she didnt care her daughter was getting abused??? i'd kill her!lol....anyway RR

MissPsycho: thanx and i havent seen the videos either....glad ya like it and keep reading!

Mistress of Balmoral: yea she finally understands her....and of course i had to make tj care...glad ya like keep reading

disclaimer: i dont own recess or any characters


Spinelli woke up on the day of the hearing. 'Today seems like a great day. Maybe I'll meet Teej and we could-' then reality hit her and she remembered what day it was and started feeling miserable.

"Great way to ruin a perfect day, dad," Spinelli said under her breath. She slowly got out of bed and took a shower. Got dressed and went downstairs to see her mom sitting at the kitchen table reading the newspaper.

"Hey mom," Spinelli said. Her mom looked up.

"Honey go upstairs and change. You have to wear nice clothes to this hearing. This is important. You know...skirt at least knee length...no belly shirt...nice tee shirt or long sleeved...you know? Go change," Flo said.

"Ok mom," Spinelli replied sighing and going upstairs to change. She put on her ruffled knee length baby blue skirt, white tee shirt, a blue over shirt- unbuttoned, and her blue dress sandals.

"How's this?" she asked going downstairs to her mom.

"Perfect," her mom replied. "Oh my goodness look at the time! The hearing starts in an hour and a half and I still have to get ready!" Her mom ran upstairs to get dressed as Spinelli walked to the living room. She stood in the door way and looked around. She couldn't believe that only a few weeks before her dad was beating and throwing her around this room and now here she stands getting ready to go to a hearing that will finally punish him for everything he has done.

"And he deserves everything he gets too," Spinelli said out loud as she walked into the room and sat down on the couch. 'I might as well call TJ,' she thought. Spinelli picked up the phone and called TJ.

"Hello?" came TJ's voice.

"Hey Teej it's me," Spinelli replied.

"Hey Spin what's up?"

"Nothing. Just getting ready for the hearing. Ya know? I'm ready so I just called you to talk before we left."

"Oh. Well good luck Spinelli."

"Thanks. But you know I just have a feeling that he has something planned for this hearing."

"Don't worry Spin. He can't hurt you. After today you don't ever have to worry about that man again."

"Thanks Teej. It still kind of scares me to think I'll be in the same room with him again though. Every time I'm alone with him I get hurt."

"Yeah but Spinelli, this time you won't be alone with him. Your family and the judge and a lot of other people will be there too so there is no way he can hurt you. Ok? You'll be fine Spin. Don't worry."

"Yeah. Ok. Thank you TJ."

"Any time Spin."

"Oh and- uh- TJ? One more thing?"

"What is it Spin?"

"You are going to the hearing right?" Spinelli asked hopefully.

"Of course I am. Wouldn't miss it for the world. This is when my best friend gets her freedom from that bastard," TJ replied making Spinelli smile.

"Thanks TJ. I gotta go. We're getting ready to leave now," Spinelli said as her mom was motioning for her to get off the phone because she was ready to leave.

"No problem and ok. I'll see you in a little while then. Bye," TJ said.

"Bye," Spinelli replied hanging up. She sighed and looked at her mom.

"Ready?" Flo asked her daughter.

"As ready as I'll ever be," Spinelli replied as she and her mom walked out the door to go to the hearing that will change their lives forever.


A/N: haha....what happens at the hearing??? what is he sentenced to? why the heck are all guys jerks??? (sry abt that one but i'm pretty mad at a certain boy right now that just happens to be one of my best friends)- typical teenage problems...*sigh*..... anyway back to my story questions- find out tomorrow when i update!!! please RR!