ON THE BUS

Mike was excited, yet a little nervous, she knew what she was doing wasn't ok but she thought Lu would never find out. She sat on the bus thinking of what to say to Lu if she asked her where she got the ride to the mall. She couldn't tell her the truth, but she hated lying to Lu they have always been truthful to each other, but she knew if she told the truth she would get into big trouble. She would just make something up.

At Home

Lu paced back and forth, she knew the bus would be arriving soon and when it did, well she didn't really know what she was going to do. She wanted to make sure that Mike was ok but she didn't want her to know that this was an ok thing to do. Lu had all these bad things going on in her mind. What if she was taken at the mall? What if when she was on the bus someone hurt her? What if?

Mike got off the bus it wasn't far from home only a quarter mile as she walked she looked around and that's when she saw it, Lu's car in front of the apartment.

"Oh no, she's not suppose to be home this early or maybe I'm late. She looked down at her watch. No I'm not late she's early. Oh no.

Mike walked up the stairs to the apartment, inside Lu heard her footsteps coming up slowly. Mike opened up the door head hanging as soon as she saw Lu's face.

"Where on earth have you been all day long young lady, I have been worried sick. I called up Ashley's house so I could pick you up early and she tells me your not there. You better talk fast."

"I…I… went to the mall" Mike said timidly

"And who may I ask gave you permission to go there by yourself; you know what I don't want the answer I don't want to hear your excuses. You knew what you were doing was wrong and you did it anyway. I am so disappointed and angry at you right now."

"You are to go right to your room, I don't want to see you for the rest of the night, do I make myself clear, not the rest of the night"!

"But…… I didn't think….. Mike got closer to Lu. "I thought you wouldn't be this angry. I went to the mall to get you and Marc…

Lu cut her off before she could finish. You thought what; no I don't think you thought this through because if you did you wouldn't have done it. Give me the bag."

"No, I bought this with my own money it supposes to be surprises don't take it."

Lu's patience was running very thin at this point. She grabbed the back out of Michaela's hand and then grabbed her by the arm.

"NOW, I SAID GET INTO YOUR ROOM." As Lu opened up the door Michaela resisted a little. She tried to get away because she didn't want to go into the room.

"Let me go, no Lu." Mike swung around and slapped Lu's hand down. "Don't do that let me go"

Before Mike could get away Lu grabbed her by the arm again and turned her around and gave three quick slaps on her bottom. She was about to get up but Lu turned around and said "Now stay there until I tell you to get up" and she walked out and closed the door.

As she was outside the door she saw Marc out of the corner of her eye.

"What, you saw what she did I had no choice. Why am I explaining this to you, I'm the parent I did nothing wrong."

"Mom I didn't say you did anything wrong. There was no reasoning with her I saw. Sometimes that has to happen. Just make sure you clam down and let her calm down before you talk to her. If you don't then you may really regret what you do or say."

"It's just when she wouldn't go to her room she had this look in her eyes that she might do something, and after she slapped down my hand, I don't think she meant to slap my hand. I'll talk to her later on tonight after dinner. She needs to cool down and so do I."

Michaela sat in her room at first stunned by what just happened. When it finally sank in she started to cry. She was angry but surprising enough it wasn't because Lu had given her a little spanking. She was mad at herself for acting the way she did. She hoped that Lu wouldn't send her back; she hoped that she didn't mess things up.