Jason, Kimberly and Tommy were just getting ready to leave the school when they were stopped by Kaplan. The teens just looked at each other. This is it, we are dead. They thought.
"I have thought about it all day, in what I am going to do with the 3 of you." Kaplan began.
They nodded.
"I am going to have to suspend you for 2 days. You 3 can come back on Thursday, and then it is 2 days of detention. It will all be over this week." Kaplan finished.
Kimberly took a deep breath, as if she was ready to cry.
"Why are we suspended? Bulk was the one who broke Kimberly's wrist." Jason said as Tommy was being supportive to Kim.
"Yes I know that it doesn't seem fair. However, my hands are tied. Kimberly got into a fight and the 2 of you covered it up. I have no choice but to suspend all 3 of you. I will see you guys on Thursday." Kaplan finished and walked away leaving 3 very stunned teenagers.
"Suspended! We are suspended." Kim said in shock.
"My parents are going to kill us." Jason told them.
"My dad is going to kill me, and what is worse is that he started it by telling Kaplan what happened." Tommy mentioned.
Kim and Jason went and picked up their siblings and cousins. Kim is a nervous wreck, just waiting for her adopted parents to get home. She just wanted to get this over with already. Jason tried to get her to calm down, but his stomach was tightening as well.
"We are dead. Between the suspension and the stunt I pulled at the competition. They are going to kill us." Kim said crying.
Kim is usually a lot calmer then this. She has always accepted her punishments in the past, no matter what had happened. A part of the reason that Kim is being so emotional is a side effect of the pain killers that she is taking for her wrist. All of a sudden the door opened and 2 young girls and 2 adults came into the house. Kim and Jason looked as their parents came in.
"Kimberly, Jason, this is Cassidy and Melanie. Girls this is your new brother and sister, Jason and Kimberly." Lacey introduced.
"Kimberly, what happen to your wrist?" The seven-year-old Melanie asked eyeing her cast.
"I had an accident and it broke." Kimberly told her.
"Mom, Dad, we have to talk to you." Jason said not looking either one of them in the eyes.
Leslie and Jeremy came down the stairs to greet the new girls. Lacey had them take the girls upstairs and show them their new rooms. Once they had gone up the stairs. Lacey and Joseph led the teens into the living room. Jason and Kimberly sat on the couch, while Lacey and Joseph sat on the coffee table facing them.
"Okay spill it." Joseph said.
"I won the competition." Kimberly said starting off lightly but getting straight to the point.
Lacey and Joseph were shocked by this. How could she win, when she didn't even participate in it?
"How is that possible? You didn't participate in the competition." Joseph said in a stern voice.
The sternness in his voice scared Kim and Jason. But she had come this far, she might as well go all the way.
"I did participate anyway. I was the 'one-armed gymnast' as least that is what the announcer called me. I did the whole routine, only using my right hand. I finished with a perfect score." Kim said looking at the ground.
Jason was looking at the ground also, just waiting for them to start screaming.
"You participated in that stupid competition, after you were specifically told that you couldn't. Do you even realize that you could have been seriously hurt?" Lacey yelled.
Kim nodded slightly.
"There is more." Kim went on.
"What more could possibly have to say?" Joseph asked.
"Kimberly has been harassed by a couple of bullies at the youth center, the park and even at school. We are always around with her and we get them to back off and leave her alone. Last week at school, Kim was alone at her locker and was confronted by the bullies. One of them was the won responsible for breaking Kimberly's wrist. He grabbed her and she knew right away that he broke it." Jason explained.
The adults nodded, "Go on!" They said in unison.
"I didn't want anyone to know, how it happened. I thought it would only cause trouble with Bulk; he was the one that did it, or some of his friends. So we stayed quiet. Bulk grabbed me in the park Saturday, after the competition. Tommy and Jason helped me out and got me away from him. Dr. Oliver witnessed the whole thing and figured it out. He called Mr. Kaplan and told him everything. Bulk was suspended." Kim finished.
"What are you not telling us?" Lacey asked.
"While Bulk was suspended, so were we and Tommy for not admitting as to how it happened in the first place." Jason finished.
Lacey and Joseph sat and listened to the teen's stories about what had happened. They are filled with rage and anger.
"10-9-8-7" Lacey said counting backwards trying to calm down before she says something she is going to regret. However right now she seriously doubts it.
"Upstairs! NOW!" Joseph yelled.
Kimberly and Jason ran upstairs quickly.
"6-5-4-3" Lacey continue counting.
Kim and Jason ran into his room.
"I knew they would be angry, but-" Kimberly began.
"Mom only counts when she is really angry. The longer it takes her to calm down, the more trouble we are in." Jason told her.