Chapter 8
September 8, 2011
Amanda paced the floor in the living room. She had something to tell Robbie but had no idea how. It was now two-thirty and he wouldn't be back until around five o'clock. Robbie was down at Town Hall filling out some paperwork for another patent application. Unfortunately, not only was the paperwork long the wait period was as well. It could take up to two or three years for everything to go through.
"Robbie, I have something important to tell you. There's a bun in the oven. No, um… uh… oh boy." She said aloud trying to figure out what to do. Her thinking was interrupted by the phone ringing.
"Hello?" Amanda asked.
"Hey, it's Stephanie. Can you come over?" Her friend asks.
"Yeah sure; be right there." Amanda said. She hung up the phone and popped on her sneakers.
Ten minutes later, the girl knocked on the apartment door. Sportacus opened it and let her in.
"So what's up?" Amanda asked.
"Stephanie and I have to go to a teacher/parent meeting at three and we were wondering if you could get Joshua off the bus." Sportacus said.
"Sure. I'd love to get him off the bus but why are you going to a parent/teacher conference on the second day of school?" She asked.
"Some kids were picking on another kid and Joshua stepped in. So the other kids started picking on him, too." Stephanie told her.
"Man, kids certainly have gotten worse since I was one." Amanda commented. "What time is the bus going to be at the stop?"
"School is over at three and the bus usually makes it to the stop at three-ten." Stephanie said.
"Why isn't Joshua just waiting for you?" Her friend asked.
"Because the teacher thinks its best of Joshua not know about the whole thing. It's Mrs. Learnswell's hope that the parents of the other kids will fix the problem. While we talk with the parents, Trixie is going to talk to the kids." Sportacus explained.
"So I take it that everyone is trying to take the situation without too much involving a possible above-average-hero-to-be, is that it? Are you sure that Trixie should be left alone with those kids? I mean you know how she cares for Joshua." Amanda wondered.
"As a vice-principal she can't do anything to them but we did get it in writing too." Stephanie smiled.
"We'd better be going. Hopefully we'll be home around three-thirty, quarter to." Sportacus said.
"All right, well I'd better get down to the bus stop." Amanda said. The married couple and their friend walked down to the bus stop. Here they split and promised to each other soon.
About ten minutes later, the school bus pulled up to the stop. Today when everyone looked out the window they saw someone other than the above-average hero and his wife. Whether it was confusion or surprise the bus was absolutely silent.
Amanda couldn't believe the scene in front of her. Joshua walked off the bus, completely ignoring the other students and shouted,
"Aunt Amanda!" When she didn't respond he smiled and said,
"They always do that." Amanda closed her mouth and said,
"Oh really." Joshua nodded and continued,
"Where are Mommy and Daddy?"
"They had some business to attend to. It's just me and you until they get home." She said.
"You know you should probably tell Uncle Robbie what's going on." Joshua's sudden moment of clarity shocked Amanda.
"What did you say?" She asked her eyes wide.
To Be Continued…