It was Early in the Morning, London was a busy city that sits in South-East England standing on the River Thames. It is home to landmarks such as Buckingham Palace, the London Eye, Piccadilly Circus, Tower Bridge, the Tower of London, Trafalgar Square, and Big Ben. A few miles west of the busy city itself in Hounslow about 10 Miles from Heathrow Airport, a girl woke up early at 7:30 in the Morning and walked downstairs where her mother was cooking breakfast. Her name was Eleanor but her family and friends call her Ellie. She's only 6 years old and is currently in school. Her mother Melanie is a local Dispatcher at the Airport for the Airside Safety Team after serving with the Royal Air Force and the London Fire Brigade. Her sister Jodie is her eldest sister at 12 years old. Her brother Jackson is 7 years older than her. He is the eldest child in the family at 13 years old. Her father Lawrence is a local mechanic and tow truck operator in Chelsea. Everyone in his job and his family and friends call him Larry. "Good Morning, Ellie... Did you sleep well?" Melanie asked as she made breakfast.

"Yes, Mum. What's for breakfast today?"

"We have waffles, pancakes, toast... What would you like for Breakfast?"

"I'll have a pancake please, Mum."

"Right, you are, Ellie. One pancake coming right up."

Ellie smiled as Melanie started making her pancake for breakfast. Melanie is great at cooking but sometimes lets Lawrence do the cooking when she isn't around. He finally came in after he got ready for work. He was already late. "Morning, you two," Lawrence called.

"Morning, Dad." They both replied.

"Hey, Mel... I'm already late. I have to get to work after I take Jodie to school. Is it possible I can have Breakfast to go?"

"Yeah, sure. I got you." Melanie replied.

"Thanks, love."

"Dad. Come on... We're gonna be late." Jodie called to him.

"Hold on, Jodie. I'm coming. Just waiting for Mum to get me breakfast to go."

Melanie handed him a box that had a sandwich, some Earl-Grey tea, and a rubbish bag should he have his breakfast whilst at work. Larry and Jodie later went out the door so that they could get to where they needed to be. Jack came in a few minutes later looking very tired. His hair was long and it needed a haircut. Ellie was soon handed her breakfast and some syrup. "There we are, Ellie. Tuck in." Melanie said handing Ellie some utensils.

"Thanks, Mum."

Ellie began eating her breakfast as Jack began looking in the refrigerator. He was looking for something to eat but had no luck. He tried picking up a small pack of Yoghurt but Melanie noticed it because she had excellent hearing and looked at him. "Jackson Phillips! that's Dad's Yoghurt. Don't even think about eating it!" She shouted.

"Sorry, mum... I woke up like this... I'm so tired I don't wanna go to school right now."

"Jack... Have you been up late again?"

"Maybe."

"Come on, Jack. I know when you say you maybe stayed up past your bedtime. Ellie here slept well because she knew she needed sleep because she has school too."

"Really? Why does Ellie get to help you do my chores?"

"Because you're out with your friends most of the time."

"Well, maybe she can join Dad at the repair shop. Maybe she can spend time with him in the tow yard and crush other people's cars. If she were doing her chores beside mine, then-"

"Then you would have been up early like Ellie was and then there wouldn't be a problem." Melanie interrupted.

"Mum! I don't need to be the one that gets in trouble all the time! Did Ellie ever get in trouble?"

"Yeah, when she forgot that she had to wait for Dad or me when she rode her scooter down the streets of our neighbourhood with Jodie. Anyways, Ellie has school today... And so do you. Get yourself ready before I call you in late. Mr. Vaisey wouldn't be happy about you being late. Would he?"

"Yes, Mum... Mr. Vaisey wouldn't be happy with me being late."

"Ok. Now, off you go to get ready for school."

Jack went upstairs to his bedroom to get ready for School while Ellie finished her breakfast and got herself ready for School. Ellie was full of Energy after she had breakfast that Melanie had made for her. Ellie came out with her school bag in hand as Jack was in his School Uniform and his school bag in hand. Jack went ahead to catch the bus to his school and Melanie drove Ellie to her school. As soon as Jack arrived at the bus stop, he saw his friends who were confused when they saw him. "What's up, Jack?" They asked.

"Ah, don't start yet, my friends. My mum got me in trouble again."

"Really? What happened?"

"She heard from my little sister that I wasn't doing my chores and they did them for me."

"Maybe you should at least listen to your mum. But maybe your sister needs a break. Has she always been causing trouble?"

"Well, no. My mum always believes she can get herself ready for school and that way she can drive her to school on the way to work."

"Really? Where at?"

"Heathrow Airport."

"Wow! Your mum picked the right job. She gets to work at Heathrow and your dad is a tow truck driver. Do you think your dad can fix my dad's car?"

"Yeah. He can."

"Alright then... My dad can stop by later and challenge him."

"Oh, well, I don't know about that."

"£50 says otherwise..."

"And I'm in."

The bus soon arrived and Jack had his bus pass ready. The driver pulled the bus over and Jack and his friends boarded the bus for their school. He hoped that he wouldn't get in trouble with his school teachers again.

Elsewhere in London,

Melanie and Ellie were on the road to her school. Ellie had a great time at the school. The only problem with her school is that it's not near Heathrow Airport. It sat just 30 minutes from Central London and 40 Minutes from Heathrow. Ellie had her school bag all ready to go. Melanie focused on driving while Ellie was organizing her school bag. "Are you all set, Ellie?" Melanie asked.

"Yes, Mum."

"Wonderful. Sorry if I had to yell at Jack. I know that you don't want to hear me yell but he was not like himself. I'll have Dad talk to him later. Ok?"

"Ok, Mum."

"Oh and erm... I meant to tell you this... But I forgot. Today, I have to take you to see Dr. Williams. Don't worry... It's just for the school. I've been behind with it because I work a long time at the airport. Ok?"

"Oh... Erm... Ok."

"I'll be there, love. Alright? Dr. Williams knows what she thinks is best for us."

Ellie nodded and Melanie kept going along the motorway before they came across the turn for the road that takes them to the school. The school was soon coming into view and Melanie parked the car. They both walked to the school once Ellie gathered her school supplies. Ellie was at a Primary School and her headteacher was outside monitoring the arrival of the students. "Ah... Melanie. What a sight to see you here. How's the family?" She asked.

"Ah. The family's doing great. Jodie's already at School and Jack has been nothing but trouble. Always out with his friends. But he's still able to go to school and learn. He's heading to Rochdale where his school is. I wish there could be a place in London."

"Yeah... I haven't heard much about it. But that's for the next meeting. Anyway... I heard you had some tough situations within the house?"

"Yeah, I forgot Ellie had a doctor's visit today."

"Oh. How did that happen?"

"It's a long story but the doctor called me earlier to schedule an appointment for her but I wasn't with Ellie or at home. Unfortunately, I was at work."

"Ah... Has the Dispatching at the airport got to you?"

"Yeah. I wish I could make it easier."

"I do too."

"I'll be leaving my youngest one here in safe hands with you. Alright?"

"Sure. I'll look after her."

"Gratefully appreciated. Thank you."

Melanie came down to Ellie's height. they looked at each other before Melanie smiled at her youngest daughter. "Ok, Ellie. Have a good day in School. I'll pick you up later. Mrs. Harris will look after you. Alright?" Melanie told Ellie.

Ellie nodded. She was still nervous but she had hope that Melanie would do everything to make her happy. She gave her mother a big hug before she went off to class. Melanie went ahead off to Heathrow Airport. Melanie's friend Olivia Harris was the headteacher of Ellie's school. She escorted Ellie to her classroom. "Ms. Mason. Can I have a word?" She asked Ellie's teacher.

"Of course."

Ellie's teacher stepped outside to talk with her. Ellie was soon in her classroom. They had a conversation while Ellie was organizing her school bag for the first class of the day. A few moments later, her teacher came back and went to her desk. "Alright... I hope everyone has had a wonderful morning, so far. I'm very happy to see you all. Ok... So, today we have a lot to cover. We're starting off with History. Who can start us off by completing this question "Which countries form the United Kingdom and what are the biggest cities in those countries?" Following that, we will be looking at the map of the U.K. and get to make flags of these countries." She spoke.

"I know!" One of her classmates spoke.

"Ok, Harry. Take it away."

"England, Scotland, Ireland, and America?"

"Not quite. But you got the first two right. Does anybody want to help Harry?"

Ellie raised her hand to answer the question. The teacher looked around before she saw Ellie's hand up high. "Ah, Eleanor. What are the countries that form the United Kingdom and what are the biggest cities in those countries?" She asked Ellie.

"England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales. The capital city of England is the capital of the whole country which is London. Cardiff is the Capital City of Wales, Belfast is the Largest City in Northern Ireland, and Edinburgh is the Capital City of Scotland."

"Very good, Eleanor. Is it ok if I call you Ellie?"

"Of course. My mum calls me Ellie all the time."

"Thank you, Ellie. Now. Where are the countries located?"

"England is located under Scotland and to the right of both Wales and Northern Ireland. Wales is to the left of England, Scotland is located above England and Wales, and Northern Ireland is to the left of England, Scotland, and Wales."

"Excellent work, Ellie. I'm impressed. Who can name the ocean that surrounds the U.K. and tell me where they connect to?"

Several students raised their hands and it was difficult at first to make a decision until she saw one not far to call on. "Kyle. What is the ocean that surrounds the United Kingdom?" She asked.

"Erm... The English Channel... and er... The Atlantic Ocean?" He answered.

"That's correct. Can you tell me where the English Channel leads to?"

"France?"

"Good. Now. Where does the Atlantic Ocean lead to?"

"America?"

"Right again. I'm so amazed at how much we have been learning. Now... We're going to read a map of the world to find the U.K. What I would like everyone to do now is to take a look at the map and point out where the U.K. can be seen."

As they all focused on the map, Ellie paid very close attention to the teacher.

In Rochdale,

Jack had just arrived and he was late because the bus took him to the school on the motorway. The other students were let off the bus. As they were coming off the bus, the headteacher of Jack's School came out and was not impressed. "Where have you lot been? School started already. And Mr. Phillips, I like to speak with you and Ms. Campbell." He said sternly.

"Now, sir?"

"Yes, now!"

"Ok. Ok."

Jack was escorted to the head's office where several of his teachers were. His teachers were not happy. They were also concerned for him. They had a long meeting this morning and they wanted to address it. His teachers and the school's headteacher were all in the office and then Jack had to ask. "What is this? Some sort of intervention?" he asked.

"Just hear us out, Jack." One of his teachers told him.

"Jack. We're all concerned that you've been failing your classes. Mr. Vaisey had a talk with us this morning about you. We're all worried you won't be able to move on to the next year." Ms. Campbell told him.

"We just want to make sure you're getting the right education here. But as we see it... It seems you're not. Do you not have a way to get here other than the bus or the underground?" His Math teacher asked him.

"No, sir. I don't. My mum works dispatch at Heathrow. My dad's a tow truck driver. So far, my family has been focusing more on my younger sister. Not the first one... The second one."

"Where there's a will, there's a way." His English teacher added.

"Mr. Budgen... This isn't what this is about. This Pupil needs help. He needs an education."

"Sorry, Mr. Clarkson... It seems my head wasn't focusing right. Seems to me I have just been listening."

"Enough." The headteacher intervened.

"Look, Jack. All we want for you is to continue the year strong." His Science teacher added.

"I know. It's what you all want... But something is clearly wrong here..." Jack replied.

"We know, Jack. That's why we're making this easier. Today, we'll be assigning you a Partner in each class. Our classes may do individual work but we want you to establish the true meaning of teamwork." Mr. Clarkson replied.

"Sir. How is that possible?"

"I think what I know is this... You have been out with your friends from school again. But not getting work done. I think it's time we intervened because we had calls from your mum and dad about this. As I can relate to their situation, I think it's time you had to learn the meaning of teamwork."

"Yes, sir."

"Now... Jack. I know you may not like having a partner. But I am confident you and your new partner can help bring your grades up." The headteacher advised.

"Yes, sir."

"Do you think it would help you if we had a process to select a partner?"

"I think it would help."

"I hear you like to place bets. Right?"

"We don't actually place bets on sports, it's mostly on what we see."

"Ah. How would this work for you? A bet of £50 for the right selection. We'll have this for each class. A total of £600."

"I'll tell my mates that they will give me £600 for the right partner and it's £50 per class."

"Yep. I'm sure you will."

"You're on."

"We'll have some posters up around the classroom on the newsboard."

"Perfect."

The headteacher and Jack shook hands on the deal before Jack headed out to class. He knew this was going to go well. He was soon in class. All of his classmates were delighted to see him.

In Chiswick,

Jodie was having lunch at her school. Her friends were happy to see her this morning when she arrived. She looked at the options for lunch. There weren't that many as there are standards for school lunches in the UK. Once Jodie picked up her lunch, she found a seat with her friends. They were concerned for her. "What's wrong, Jodie?" One of them asked.

"My dad's always driving me to school and I am mostly late. But nothing has been made as of yet. Changes in our morning routine are yet to come. My mum's very busy as she works at Heathrow. Yet she still has to drive my sister to school."

"Really? How's your sister doing?"

"I imagine she's doing well."

"Well, that's good to hear. I'm sure we'll hang out in Hounslow. Do you think she'll like it if you're not with her most of the time?"

"Hmm... I'll ask my mum and see if I can bring her with me to one of the places we hang out at. If not, we can invite you to my house. Alright?"

"Sounds fair. By the way... Might want to be careful. I think Jasmine is not a happy person today."

"Why? What makes you say that, Kylie?"

"Amanda and I saw her take out Holly today. Holly was sent to the hospital after class. Jasmine was sent to the Cooler."

"Ah. Right."

Just then, Jasmine saw Jodie and she wanted to do what she does best. Bullying is her way of getting things done. But Jodie knows not to fight back and ignore her. She looked at Jodie. "Oi! That's my seat. Why are you here?!" She asked angrily.

"Jasmine... Leave her alone. She's got nothing to do with you." Amanda replied.

"Leave it... I will handle this... Face it, Phillips... Your mum won't be a good dispatcher... All she will do is forget about you and all you have to do is walk to Chiswick."

"You know what. I've had enough of your arguments, Jasmine. Right now, I am fine. Things will be done one day. I am hanging out with my friends. You are nothing but a bully."

"Really... Ok, Phillips. Hit me. Hit me if you want to."

"Why should I? Violence is not the answer."

"Then how's this?"

Jasmine dumped Jodie's lunch all over Jodie. That made Jodie form some fists, and raise her arms in anger. Jasmine started punching Jodie but never hit her because she blocked them. The crowd gathered and there were cheers for the fight in the lunchroom. The two pulled at each other's hair and fought until several students surrounded them cheering. Jodie's friends Kylie and Amanda were pulling Jodie away from Jasmine until a teacher came in and broke up the fight. "OI! Everyone! BACK UP RIGHT NOW! BACK UP! BREAK IT UP! BREAK IT UP! GET BACK TO LUNCH! RIGHT NOW!" He shouted before looking to Jodie, Kylie, Amanda, and Jasmine.

"You lot! Cooler! NOW!"

Jodie and the others went straight to the cooler which was used for Discipline in the school. They went to separate seats in the room. It didn't take long for the teacher to come back from the Lunchroom. He wasn't happy with them. "Right. You four. I'm gonna say this again. We do not fight in this school. Fighting is serious and some incidents like this can get the Police involved. You're lucky this was an isolated incident. But I am not happy with either of you. What happened in there?" He asked.

"We were just enjoying lunch peacefully when Jasmine came up to Jodie trying to force her to give up her seat. We know Holly is in Hospital because of her." Kylie spoke.

"Really? How did that happen?"

"Something about money... But... there was more to be said."

"Right, Thank you, Kylie. Amanda. Have you got anything to say?"

"We were just trying to separate Jodie from Jasmine. We knew she was angry at Jasmine. Jodie would never hurt anyone." Amanda answered.

"Ok. I see. Thank you, girls. Jodie? Is this true?"

"Yes, sir. Jasmine was speaking about me not being able to come to school because of my family situation... I did say I wanted to be with my friends but she kept talking to me."

"Not true!" Jasmine shouted.

"Hey, you're the one that sent Holly to the hospital!"

"No, I didn't she's literally faking it!"

"Alright. Alright. ENOUGH!" The teacher shouted.

The two stopped arguing. The teacher looked at the four of them. Just as they stopped arguing, the headteacher came in. "Ah. Mr. Lawson. I must say you did a fine job breaking up the fight." He said.

"Thank you, Mr. Kingston. But I think we have our prime suspects. Mr. Kingston, meet Jasmine Henderson, Kylie Hall, Amanda Adams, and Jodie Phillips."

"Right... Ok. Any statements were taken?"

"Yeah, erm... Kylie and Amanda weren't actually fighting, they were just trying to separate Jodie from Jasmine to prevent another fight."

"That's a shame. From what other students saw and told me, they said Jasmine started it."

"True... But who is to blame?"

"Yeah. Good question." Mr. Kingston looked at Jasmine and Jodie. He didn't seem very angry but he was not happy.

Jasmine and Jodie looked up at the headteacher and they didn't say a word. He looked at them before he decided on their punishment. "Ms. Henderson, As I have heard about the incident between you and Holly and this ongoing incident, you are suspended for 2 weeks on a count of Violent Conduct and are hereby ordered to join a non-bullying Program." He said.

"You serious, sir? I'm not the one who started it! Phillips here is the one who started this mess!"

"That's enough Jasmine. It's a punishment I have to decide."

"What about me, sir?" Jodie asked.

"Ms. Phillips. As you were involved in the fight at lunch, you will also be suspended. However, you are suspended for only 5 days as you were not the instigator. We'll meet after your suspension on the new changes."

"Yes, sir. Erm... Will my parents know about this? My mum works at Heathrow."

"They will. But I think your dad is driving around London right now. I'll call him. We'll arrange a meeting right now if that's ok."

"That would be great, sir. Sorry for the Fight in the lunchroom."

"Not a problem, Jodie... It's just... You have to keep your anger where it belongs. There are other ways to respond. but fighting won't solve it."

"Right."

"Mr. Lawson, will you please send Jasmine to my office and send Jodie with Mrs. Montoya to the locker rooms for a fresh new Uniform? Oh, and send Kylie and Amanda back to class."

"I'll get to it."

"Thank you, Eddie. Oh, and Call one of Jodie's parents. Preferably her dad."

"Right away."

Jodie was sent to the locker rooms to find a new school uniform and Jasmine was sent to the headteacher's office for a meeting with her and the parents. Kylie and Amanda went to class already and Mr. Vaisey went to call Jasmine's parents. Eddie called Larry who was Jodie's dad. Larry was out in Fulham when he heard his phone in his office. He went to it and picked it up. "Hello. Chelsea Towing Service. Larry Speaking. How can I help?" He said.

"Hi, erm. Is this Lawrence Phillips."

"Yes. Who is this?"

"Mr. Phillips. It's Eddie Lawson, Jodie's Math teacher."

"Ah, Mr. Lawson. What can I do for you?"

"I'm afraid I need you to come to the school. Your daughter's been involved in an altercation at lunch. Can you come round and we'll talk to Mr. Kingston?"

"Of course. I'll be there. Michael and I go way back. I'm sure Jodie didn't mean to do anything wrong."

"No problem. I'll see you then."

Their call ended and Larry headed out in his towing Van. His colleagues saw him leave. "I'll be right back. My daughter just ended up in trouble at school. Kenny. You're in charge until I get back."

"Right, you are, Larry."

Larry left for Chiswick where Jodie's School was. He hoped that Jodie wasn't suspended for something that wasn't allowed in the school. He wanted to tell Melanie what happened but he forgot his phone.

Out at Ellie's School,

It was the afternoon hours. Melanie arrived and she locked the car. She was still in her Airport Safety Hi-Visibility Jacket when she was coming to the school to pick up Ellie. She headed for the front desk of the school and the secretary looked up. "Can I help you, Miss?" She asked.

"Yes. I'm here to pick up my daughter. She has a doctor's appointment today."

"Ok. I can tell your surname is Phillips. Is your daughter's name Eleanor?"

"How did you know?"

"Mrs. Harris told me."

"Ah. Right. yeah."

The secretary went ahead and went off to find Ellie. Melanie waited patiently for Ellie and the secretary before she came back with Ellie. Ellie ran over to Melanie and she gave her a hug. Melanie didn't let go until Ellie held her hand. Melanie and Ellie left for the car. Ellie was soon in the car with her seatbelt on and Melanie started the car.

While on the drive,

Melanie kept getting her radio calls from London Heathrow because she used her Airport Safety car while driving to the Clinic which is 45 minutes from Ellie's school. She had a look in the mirror. Ellie was back there looking in the mirror. "You have a good day, love?" Melanie asked.

"Yes, Mum. We learned about the United Kingdom."

"That's wonderful! What did you do today?"

"We tried to guess the four nations in the country."

"Cool. Did you get to do a map of the UK?"

"Yeah! I did it very perfectly!"

"I love to see it when we get home. Ok, love?"

"Ok, Mum."

"Dr. Williams is waiting for us. I meant to come as soon as I had time but I got caught up sending airplanes to the stand. Ok? Sorry if I was late."

"It's ok, Mum."

Melanie smiled and continued driving to the clinic using the motorway. She kept going on the motorway until she came to the street where it was before she turned on the road where she could see it just as she turned right. It was off of her left and she pulled into a parking space and parked her car. Ellie and Melanie soon headed into the building and they went to the reception desk. the receptionist looked up at them. "Can I help you?" she asked.

"Yes. We had a 1:00 appointment with Dr. Williams?"

"Oh. Yeah... I forgot. Sorry. Who was it for?"

"Eleanor Phillips."

"Oh. Ok? Let me see... if I have uh... Yep. Here we go. 1:00 pm for Eleanor Phillips with Dr. Williams."

"That's it."

"Go on ahead through the open door and I'll escort you to a room."

"Ok."

As soon as Melanie and Ellie were in the exam room, Ellie sat in an open chair looking around. She had a look on her face that she was nervous. Melanie never left her side. She had her Hi-visibility vest from the Airport still on her. Moments later, a knock on the door was heard and the door opened. "Hello again. Sorry, I'm late. I've been organizing my papers. How have you been today?" A blonde-haired female asked.

"We're doing great. I had to pick up the youngest one from school. I forgot to schedule it before the Year started."

"That's not a problem. I've had parents forget to schedule their annual visits. I see you did as well, but... I'm sure you have a chance to work it out for next year."

"Right."

"Ok... And this visit you scheduled was for... Ellie. Right?"

"Yeah. She just got picked up from school today. I have her school located 45 minutes from this place."

"Yikes... I can tell you need to make changes."

"Yeah, I do. But I'll deal with that later."

"Alright. I'm sure you will."

Ellie looked at her mother before she saw another person in the room. She recognized her and the same person talking to Melanie recognized Ellie. "Hi, Ellie. I hear you had to come here from school. Hm?" She said.

"Yeah. I do want to go back to school tomorrow."

"Yeah. It is fun for you. I'm sure you like being in school."

"That's right."

"Ok... Well... I won't make this long for you two. But, I like to take a look at how healthy you are. Ok, Ellie?"

Ellie nodded and Melanie looked at Dr. Williams. She wanted to know how well Ellie was doing as well. "I'm still here, love. Alright? Go on. I'm right here." Melanie told her youngest daughter.

Ellie went over with Dr. Williams. She looked nervous at first but felt safe with the two adults in the room. "Are you ready, Ellie?" Dr. Williams asked.

"Yeah."

Ellie stepped up and made herself comfortable on the exam table. Dr. Williams sat down in her chair and was next to the exam table alongside Ellie. Melanie was next to her daughter and she sat down beside her. "You having a good day, Ellie?" She asked.

"Yeah. I learned about the 4 countries in our country."

"Really? That's wonderful?"

"Which one is your favourite?" Melanie asked.

"England."

"Ah. England. I grew up here in Manchester. Do you like Football?" Dr. Williams added.

"She always loves the Manchester United Football team," Melanie replied.

"Oh. Really? Well, I'm a fan of Manchester United too."

"Yeah. I'm sure you and Ellie have something in common with Football."

"True."

"Alright."

Dr. Williams had set her papers down and started her exam. Melanie stayed alongside Ellie as Dr. Williams checked her blood pressure. Ellie knew how it worked from the last time she was in for a yearly visit. She had a dream of working with the NHS.

Out in Chiswick,

Larry arrived at Jodie's school and locked his van. He went to the main office and Mr. Lawson was waiting for Larry to arrive with Mr. Kingston alongside him. Larry was concerned for Jodie and about the incident at Lunch. "Mr. Phillips. Thanks for coming as soon as we called. I'm sorry we had to meet under these circumstances. I sure hope Melanie can show up." Mr. Kingston spoke.

"Thanks. And I thought Jodie was in trouble."

"Well... She is. I decided to suspend Jodie from school for 5 days. She had no way of instigating the fight. We suspended the person responsible for the fight as well."

"I'm sure glad this whole mess here is cleaned up. I'll talk to her. Shame it had to be that way."

"She did tell me she felt sorry."

"Really?"

"Yeah. Jodie still has a chance. I'm surprised she managed to come here."

"I can tell. My son Jack is in Rochdale. It's in Greater Manchester. He needs to be at a place where he can learn from the best."

"Well, we are more than welcome to have Jack as a student here."

"Great. I'll put it in for next year."

"Good idea."

"Sorry, Melanie can't be here. She had to take the younger one to her annual doctor's visit."

"Right. Well, Jodie can go home with you now. We got her a new Uniform."

"Very well. I'll take care of her on the way home."

"You got a tow truck job, do you?" Mr. Lawson asked.

"Yeah? Why?"

"Any chance you can have her take 5 days to bring back her motivation after this mess?"

"Of course. How?"

"We were thinking you and Jodie could take time to do some repairs together on the tow trucks and other cars."

"Hm. Not a bad idea."

"There it is."

"Say no more. We have a deal."

"Very well."

Jodie came out and she hugged her dad before they waved goodbye to the two teachers and they left in Larry's van before heading back to Chelsea. Larry had the chance to talk to Jodie about her fight at Lunch. "So... What happened to get you suspended, love?" he asked.

"It was Jasmine. She was speaking about me not being able to come to school because of our family situation... I did say I wanted to be with my friends but she kept talking to me. Then we nearly went at each other and got hurt. She spilled lunch all over me." Jodie replied.

"Really? Wow... Erm... You know, Jodie. I used to get in trouble at school too. I was in class this one time and a bully came up and did the basic bully tricks before he left me at the school without anyone knowing. I did find my way home though."

"Really?"

"Yes. It was hard for me to not forget it. Anyway, I thought I bring you to the tow yard and we could work on cars together. You ok with that?"

"Sure, Dad."

"That's what I like to hear."

Larry and Jodie drove back to the yard so that they could work on cars together. He thought it be nice to teach Jodie about working on cars before she took a class to drive. He hoped she could maintain her car properly when she had one in the future.