chapter 3
Byron was a very happy man he had his wife Britney and his young son Roark. Roark had just turned five years was going into kindergarten. He was plenty nervous. He hugged Byron's leg. Byron could tell Roark was plenty nervous.
Roark clung to his father's leg. Once there he enjoyed it.
As the weeks passed Roark noticed he couldn't see the board too well. His teacher gave him a note telling his parents he needed to go to the eye doctor. Dr. Halter tested him.
"You need glasses Roark," he said.
Roark picked out his glasses and he could see.
A couple of kids teased him. Roark came home upset. "Roark what's wrong?" Byron asked.
"Some of the kids made fun of me because I have glasses," Roark said.
"Roark anyone who makes fun of you is a jerk." Byron said. "Now look in the mirror and tell me who you see." He said.
Roark looked into the mirror. "It's me," Roark said.
"It's the new improved you because now you can see," Byron said.
Roark continued to grow now he was six years old he was digging in the dirt.
Byron smiled and started to dig himself. He took a small break it was hot outside.
"Daddy! Daddy!" He heard and he saw Roark running up.
"Hi Roark what is it?" Byron asked.
"Daddy look at this it's a fossil and it's a present for you," Roark said.
"Let's have look," Byron said taking the fossil and looking at it with a magnifying glass. "I'm most impressed Roark you gave me a Sunkern leaf you don't see these too often." He said.
Roark was amazed by this.
"I promise to take good care of it," Byron said.
That made Roark very happy.
When Roark was seven he had some trouble with a bully. "So who did Explorer Roark defeat today?" Byron asked.
"Marty Falton a big bully on playground far away," Roark said. "Dad were you ever scared as a kid?" He asked.
"Yes," Byron said. "I was always the tough guy I am today," he said.
"Dad!" Roark said.
"I remember there was one guy who always picked on me," Byron said.
"What did you do?" Roark said.
"Oh I tried hiding from him, ignoring him, hoping he'd go away but he just kept picking on me until I stood up to him." Byron said.
"What happened?" Roark asked.
"He pounded me but he never bothered me again after that," Byron said. "Remember son don't let anyone push you around." He said.
Roark went back the next playground and stood up to Marty. He beat Roark up. His parents came and saw him hurt. "I think I lost the fight dad," Roark said.
"True but you won the battle," Byron said. "Come on I'm buying you an ice cream cone." He said.
Soon Roark was going get a special pokemon.