Chapter 2: The School Progect

The Next morning Bartholomew Slager wrote down in a journal that he has, "I am so mad at Albert Ingalls he said, 'I was stupid and dumb for still being in school' then locked me in the Outhouse. Why did Mrs. Wilder even have to partner me up with him in the school project? I hate her to! Ma and Pa don't even seem to care I'm going to get even!"

After writing in his journal he puts it back under his covers and heads to school. In the schoolyard Albert is talking to Willie, "Hey Willie, I got Bartholomew real good yesterday after school. I locked him in the Outhouse."

Both Willie and Albert are laughing when Bart walks up to them, "Hey, what's so funny?" Bart asks.

Albert answers, "You Bartholomew, getting locked up in the Outhouse."

Bart picks up Albert by the shirt collar and says, "The name is Bart! and if you think that is funny you just wait I'm going to get even!"

"OH?" Albert asks, "Just how?"

"You just wait and see," Bart's says, "Just wait!"

Bart puts Albert down from holding him up by the shirt collar and than Willie begins to laugh. "What's so funny with you Willie?"

Willie answers, "You like to be called Bart. I was just thinking it rhymes with fart. Bart needs to go to the Outhouse and fart!"

Albert and Willie both laugh."Good one, Willie!" Albert says.

"You both wait!" Bart says, "Just wait and see who will have the last laugh!"

Laura rings the school bell and the children go inside.

The class is settled in their seats and Mrs. Wilder as she begins to handout the materials needed she says, "Ok children, we will start on our papier mache projects. I will come around and help if needed."

The supplies are handed out and the children go to where their partners are. Albert and Bart are in the back of the class again. Mrs Wilder is in the front of the class saying, "One thing this project will teach you is working together and organizing. Class you can begin cutting out your shapes that you need for your project you decided to do."

Bart says to Albert, "Ok, what are we going to make?"

Albert answers, "If you were paying attention yesterday and not goofing off in the Outhouse you would have known." Albert shows him the sketch and says, WE are going to make a paper tree. Did you hear me, I said WE! Meaning you ARE going to help!"

"How dumb a paper tree." Bart replies.

Albert asks in a sarcastic kind of way, "You know what a tree is don't you?"

Bart smarks, "Yeah, I know what a stupid tree is!"

"Ok," Albert replies, "Now that we know that you know what a tree is we can get started. We have the whole day to work on it to see if you are stupid or not!"

Bart says harshly "Quit calling me stupid!"

Albert laughs and says "Well, your almost 20! and not out of school yet! What do you expect from me!"

Bart says "Don't you ever show respect?"

Albert says "When people deserve it!"

Bart gets mad and shows red, Bart is angry with what Albert said to him. He was starting to hate himself for being almost 20 years old and still in school.

Continuing to work on their project Albert says, "Do you know how to use the scissors to cut out the shapes of our project or are you stupid to where you need some one to help you?"

Bart says, "Stop calling me stupid!" He pushs Albert out of the seat and raises his hand.

Mrs Wilder asks, "Yes Bart?"

Bart asks, "May I be excused to use the OutHouse?"

Mrs Wilder answers, "Yes, but please come back and don't keep Albert waiting!"

Bart goes outside but doesn't use the Outhouse he just sits on the steps of the schoolhouse and says to himself, "That Albert I'm going to get even! Tonight I strike, I'm taking the Ingalls' Outhouse first!"

Bart goes back inside and then Albert says, "Oh, you decided to come back this time. I guess I taught you a lesson yesterday when I locked you in!"

Bart just gives Albert a look.

"Ok dummy!" Albert says I got all the shapes cut out do you think you can hold this brown paper for the branches of the tree while I glue on the leaves from this green paper?"

Bart says, Yeah I can do that!" But has Albert starts glowing Bart keeps moving all around making Albert mess up.

Albert says, "Keep it still stupid!"

At the end of the day in spite of Bart making Albert mess up the tree comes out somewhat ok."

All the children finish up they projects. Laura looks at them and says, "Sylvia, you and Karen did a nice job on your basket you get an 'A' and a ribbon."

Albert and Bart get a 'C' because the tree was a little messy."

Class is dismissed and Albert says to Willie, "I could have gotten an 'A' if it wasn't for my dumb partner!"

Bart overhead Albert talking to Willie but he doesn't say anything he just goes home and has supper. After supper Bart writes in his journal:

"Today was a very bad day, working with Albert is making me angry and the way he makes fun of me. He also got Willie making fun of me. I also hate my name Bart, Willie made fun of it and said it rhymes with Fart.

I guess after I steal the Ingalls OutHouse I will steal the Town's Outhouse, and see all the kids and Town's folk suffer like I have, including the Olsen's. Oh yeah also my parents Outhouse, they don't seem to care what everyone is doing to me. I am going to start at midnight when every one is asleep."

He puts the journal with his school books and lays down on the bed.

What is Bart's plan to take the Outhouses?

To Be Continued