Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

228 Answering queries- seducing girls

Getting home, Valen met Jeslyn sitting on a couch in the sitting room, reading a newspaper. 1 That’s news, when did she find interest in newspapers?” he thought as he made his way to her. On getting closer, he realized the newspaper was turned upside down. He signed and pulled the newspaper from her, then turned it around and handed it back. “Mum, you should be more serious when you’re about to prank me. Make it look convincing,” he rolled his eyes. 2

“Young man, don’t give me that attitude until you explain what you did in school today.” She folded the newspaper and set it aside, then placed one leg over the other and rested her elbow on the arms. chair with her jaw on her fist.

When she received the call from the Principal, she was worried, shocked, and frightened. Her son might be anything but violent…he had never fought anyone before, let alone stab another student and beat them to a pulp. It came as a strange thing to her but knowing that Valen wouldn’t go over the line without a proper reason, she tried to calm her mind but couldn’t, so she took a newspaper to while away time. Unfortunately, her mind was lost on what might be her son’s reason to go physical.

Was she making a mistake in sending him to school? She had thought that a thousand times already and hoped he would come back sooner to fill her in on what happened.

“Nothing much.”

“It’s not closing time. If I’m not mistaken, lunch break was over thirty minutes ago and you should be in class by now. Spill it, I’m all ears.” She tried to be reasonable while silently scrutinizing his body to see if there was an injury or anything that might alert her of a serious problem.

The only blood on him were little stains on his white shirt. She assumed it was from the victim.

he confessed and proceeded to sit on a couch but

right now. Stand in front of me and tell me why you chose violence.” She pointed at a space in front of her. She

Ever since the truth was revealed, he had been showing more respect to his mother and Jeslyn has also been trying to bring out the mother

overboard with bullying

you down?” She asked with a raised

day I started school,” but I didn’t fall. Valen didn’t say

up but calmed herself and changed her tone. “You didn’t tell me

“It wasn’t important.”

what did he do this time?” He said it wasn’t important, so she’ll let

mind for now.

guessing” How can he explain that a child like him shoved his face

degrading.

particles of rice on his hair. “He slammed your face into

left some rice particles in

Valen’s head into the toilet next time?! How dare that boy?!! Serves him right. His hand should have been cut off! His parents will hear from me tomorrow! her face had a slight frown but her mind was jumping

complete opposite of what her mind was saying. “That’s not enough to stab a fork into his hand. She almost pinched herself when she

be bullied. That’s not what mothers do” he said with stubbornness lacing his