Chapter 303
I carefully examined the injured child’s face, feeling guilty despite not knowing what had happened. The wound wasnt large–about an inch long, positioned right below his eye.
When I realized that if the injury had been just slightly higher, it could have damaged his eye, a chill ran down my spine.
The boy cowered behind his mother, his eyes filled with fear of Billy.
“Mommy, mommy, I’m scared! Make them go away!” he whimpered, clutching his mother’s skirt.
Seeing the wound on the child’s face, my first reaction was to apologize for Billy’s behavior–hitting was wrong, regardless of the reason. But before I could speak, the woman launched into a vicious tirade.
“Who do you think you are?” she spat, her face contorted with anger. “This isn’t over, absolutely not over!”
She pointed at Billy with her jewel–covered finger. “Hitting people is a crime. I’m going to make sure your little brat ends up in juvenile detention! If you won’t discipline him, someone else will have to!” She snorted with disgust. “Fighting at such a young age–he’s clearly destined to be a prison regular!”
Her elegant clothes and expensive jewelry clearly indicated this woman was either wealthy or influential.
Clearly, this situation wouldn’t be resolved easily.
I didn’t even have a chance to explain. She continued her verbal assault, each word more venomous than the last, insulting everything from my appearance to my child.
My patience finally snapped. “Are you done yet?” I interrupted. “Can you shut up for one minute?”
She absolutely hadn’t bothered to understand what had happened! I knew my son–Billy wasn’t the type to hit someone without provocation. Something must have happened to trigger this conflict.
Judging by this mother’s behavior, I could guess her child probably wasn’t well–behaved either.
My outburst momentarily stunned her into silence, but she quickly recovered, turning to the teacher with exaggerated
outrage.
“I’m going to have them arrested!” she shrieked, her voice echoing through the small infirmary. “What kind of people are these? They attack my child, refuse to apologize, and then have the nerve to yell at me!” She fumbled for her phone. “I’m calling my husband right now. He’ll have both of you thrown in jail. We’ll see how tough you are then!”
I felt my headache intensifying. I had come here hoping to resolve the situation reasonably, but this woman was determined to escalate everything to the edge of control.
The teacher tried to intervene, but the woman shoved her aside. “Stay out of this!” she snarled. “Let me tell you–if I don’t get satisfaction today, I’ll report you too. The three of you can share a cell!”
As her insults grew increasingly vulgar, I covered Billy’s ears. I didn’t want him exposed to such filth.
“Your mouth is dirtier than a sewer,” I snapped, glaring at her. “Watch what you say in front of children.
My retort clearly enraged her completely.
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She screamed and lunged at me, her pudgy hands aiming for my hair. “You little bitch! I’ll tear your mouth off!” she screamed, simultaneously trying to grab my hair and slap my face.
I wasn’t going to let this woman assault me in front of my son. I grabbed her wrists, but she managed to seize my hair. We awkwardly grappled, knocking over everything in the small Infirmary.
The small waiting room outside the infirmary quickly became a disaster zone.
The commotion finally prompted the school doctor to call the police.
Ten minutes later, Billy and I were escorted to a police car. The woman’s husband had arrived–a stern–looking man in an expensive suit.
He guided his wife to their luxury car, following behind us to the nearest police station.
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