May 16th, 2003
Bosco held Faith's hand as they walked down the halls of Madison High towards the office
"How long do you think this conference is going to last." Bosco asked as they walked into the office with Emily
"I don't know." Faith said to Bosco
"Hey sweetheart!" Fred said to Emily as he walked into the office
"Hey daddy! I've missed you so much." Emily said as she gave her dad a hug
"Hi Fred." Bosco said coldly
"Hello Bosco, Faith." Fred said not looking at the two of them
"Mr. Johnson will be with you all shortly." A student aide said to the group
"What is the reason why he is running behind schedule?" Fred asked the student aide
"He is in a meeting with a student that is taking longer than he expected." The student aide said to Fred
The door opened and a girl walked out. Bosco looked at the girl and was shocked to see hid daughter standing there.
"Amanda is that you?" Bosco asked
"Dad, what are you doing here?" Amanda asked
"I am here with my wife Faith and her daughter Emily." Bosco said still not believing that his daughter was standing there in front of him
"Amanda, Mr. Harrison will escort you to your locker. Then he will let you out so you can leave. Remember 2 weeks suspension." Mr. Johnson said
"Okay, I will see you in 2 weeks then." Amanda said
"Amanda, wait a second. I want to talk to you." Bosco said as she walked out of the office
"Mr. Johnson will see you all now." The student aide said to the group
"Honey, why don't you go and talk to her." Faith said to Bosco
"I think that I will. If that's okay with everyone, including you Mr. Johnson" Bosco said
"Yes, that's fine with me. Amanda's locker is in the junior locker bank. Number 492." Mr. Johnson said
Bosco walked around the halls looking for the junior locker bank. When he finally located the junior locker bank he saw his daughter cleaning out her locker.
"Hey, Amanda. What's up?" Bosco said as he approached his daughter
"Hey, dad. Nothing much. How have you been lately?" Amanda replied not looking at her dad
"I am doing good. How about you?" Bosco said
"I'm fine. Mr. Harrison is waiting. I should really hurry up." Amanda said as she put on her varsity letter jacket
"I really want to talk to you about everything that has been going on recently." Bosco said as Amanda shut her locker door and started to walk away
"Here's my new cell phone number (212) 555-0123." Amanda said
"I will call you later tonight. Are you and your mom still living at your grandparents place?" Bosco said to Amanda as they walked down the hallway
"Yeah, we are. I miss spending time with you dad." Amanda said as she looked at Bosco
"I miss spending time with you too." Bosco said before Amanda walked out the front door of the school
"Remember 2 weeks, Amanda. I don't want to see you back here before than. You understand me?" Mr. Harrison said
"I know. It's the same routine as the last time." Amanda said starting to get mad at Mr. Harrison
"Last time?" Bosco blurted out
"Yeah this is the 2nd time this year that she has been suspended from school for fighting" Mr. Harrison told Bosco
After the conference, Faith let Emily go with Fred for the night. When Faith and Bosco got home, he decided to call Amanda to see if she wanted to get together and talk about some things. Bosco was going to meet Amanda for lunch tomorrow.
"How did the conference go?" Bosco asked Faith as they got ready for bed
"It went okay. Mr. Johnson just explained what happened and how long Emily would have to be suspended for." Faith said as she crawled into bed
"How long is she suspended for?" Bosco asked
"A week." Faith said before falling asleep