The Body's Growth and Development-part 2

The Body's Growth and Development-part 2

fiction
edward w pritchard

As Wiley waited the next day to see the assistant principal, he was listening through the closed office door, to Larcy his black friend, who he had been playing badminton with yesterday when the fight started; steer the conversation away from Kasey, their White friend who had also been playing badminton. Kasey was totally unable to accept any kind of authority and Wiley and Larcy had planned earlier today, that no matter what happened to Wiley, they must quickly get Kasey out of this situation with the assistant principal for her own protection, before she talked herself into serious trouble.

In a few minutes, Larcy and Kasey came out of the principals office, Kasey gave him a hug, and it was Wiley's turn to face the music.

Pounders, the Assistant Principal, went to his small refrigerator, as Wiley sat down, brought out two cans of Pepsi, handed one to Wiley, and said something that surprised Wiley. Worrying over this meeting for the last 20 hours Pounders said about the last thing Wiley expected him to say. " Son, you ought to consider playing football. I understand you have a lot of athletic talent."

Ten minutes later, Wiley had two days, the minimum amount of mandatory in school detention for fighting, and he had no more trouble of a physical nature with his fellow classmates; at least for the rest of this year in junior high.

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