Chapter 12
Two days later, it was Monday.
It had been two days since she saw Liam. The thought that she would get to see her son again made Sylvia especially ecstatic. She took an early day off and left by noon.
She went to a nearby shopping mall where she bought large bags of ingredients, then she headed to the toy store to buy Liam and Isabel their favorite toys before making her way home.
Right after she entered the car and was just putting on her seat belt, the kindergarten teacher called her.
The teacher’s voice sounded anxious on the phone. “Miss Ross, your daughter got into a fight with someone at school. Please come as soon as you can.”
Sylvia’s expression shifted in an instant. “Okay, I’ll be right there.”
After hanging up the phone, she quickly revved the engine and zoomed off.
It took her less than ten minutes to reach the kindergarten.
She went to the teacher’s office, and as soon as she came in, she saw several children standing by the wall.
The one that immediately caught her attention was the girl whose hair was so messy that it could have been mistaken for a bird nest. The child still wore a disdainful, upset expression on her face. It was Isabel.
Next to her was Liam with what seemed like claw marks on his fair face.
Sylvia became upset and frowned. She approached the two.
She peered at them up and down to make sure they had not sustained any other injuries before she began to question, “What’s going on? Why did you two start a fight?”
were the ones who bullied my brother first. He was sleeping and wasn’t even bothering them. They were the ones
boys were rather large for their age
were either
bowed their heads as if cowering
surely
don’t blame my sister. She stood up for
a hand forward and patted his head. “Liam, you two are siblings and should help each other.
temper was like. She was not the type to start trouble
boys picked on Liam upset her
her demeanor grew more arrogant when she
two boys who had provoked them and caused trouble first. Still, Isabel and Liam did more than stand up for themselves; they beat the two boys up until they sobbed
nose and stated, “I’ll make sure to speak to her
the other two boys
the first place. Finally, when the teacher informed them that Liam
under Liam’s wings, they did not dare cast an ounce of
that, the
let such a thing happen again.” With that, the parents of the two boys left. Sylvia combed Isabel’s hair and grazed her finger against Liam’s face. She asked tenderly,“ Liam, what would you like to
eyes brightened. He recalled the fantastic, delicious barbecue that he ate last Wednesday night and requested, “I want to have a barbecue.” Sylvia pinched his nose gently. “Alright.” That was when Isabel chimed in as well, “Mommy, I want to have a barbecue as well, so please prepare more. I
two children left happily while holding
parking lot outside the school. Just as she was about to reach
Sylvia was startled.
her very eyes
then she
the car. He chased after her and quickly caught up with just a few strides,
front collar of her shirt and demanded, “Odell, let go.” Odell scoffed, “What happened? Weren’t you always good at
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