After Cosmo walked in his Mom, Mrs. E started to slap him repeatedly while crying, and Mr. E suggested that I should leave to which I agreed. When my Mom got home I told her about what happened and then she strictly told me that she didn't want me to go there without her any more to avoid being around Cosmo, or as my Mom saw him, the ex-convict. Four days later, when I was home alone for correspondence school I heard a loud car engine. I went outside to see what it was, and it was Cosmo getting out of a fancy red sports car. I asked him where he got it from, to which he replied by saying that his friend let him keep it in his garage while he was away. By away you mean in prison right? I quickly responded while Cosmo got soap and was filling a bucket of water with a hose, after I finished my sentence he shot me an intence glare. I talked a bit more, earning a few more glares until I asked Why were you in jail?. After a slight pause he responded Because I killed a kid like you, around your age, who asked too many dumb questions, one day I just snapped then he sprayed me with the hose
I figured that Cosmo was just joking to get me to leave him alone, but I was still a bit weary. The next Saturday, Mrs. E knocked on our door and invited us to dinner. My brother has slaughtered a lamb and given me half, we'd love have you over to enjoy it with us she said. We didn't eat red meat much because it was too expensive but I loved it so much. I obviously said yes to one of my favourite food being cooked by Mrs.E of all people. Before we ate my Mom (like she always does) made sure everything was peanut free. Then we indulged in a little piece of heaven, barbecued lamb. roasted potatoes and a dish that changed my opinion of spinach; I even got to have some Coke! After dinner I went to the bathroom which was down the same hallway that Cosmo went down when we walked in. After getting out of the bathroom I saw Cosmo on a computer. It turns out he was playing online Scrabble! I asked him about it and if he learned in prison. It's none of your business and look I gotta focus on my next turn he rebutted. He put down his word and I made a suggestion about a better word. In response he tossed the Scrabble dictionary at me, and well, I couln't help but shout in fear.
AAH!!
After I (accidentally) yelled out my Mom rushed to the room being her overprotective self. After she came down she immediately thanked the Economopouloses (that's Mr. and Mrs. E's as well as Cosmo's last name) for the dinner and rushed me back home. When we returned to our basement my Mom started looking at appartments for rent in the daily paper. Some time went by and winter break left as quick as it came. Now it was mid January and I was at the school's computer lab to meet with the cyber teacher like I always did, every week. That day I was wearing my Dad's old sweater that he probably wore when he was my age and out away for me before he died. When my Mom and I were there the principal made it a point to come and have a chat with us, actually he was doing that a lot more often. Funny how the guy that never said a word to me now wanted to chat it up every time me and my Mom were there; also the two adults now referred to each other by their first names. The principal called my Mom Irene and my Mom called the principal Bob. After a bit Bob told my Mom that he needed her to come to his office, and she responded with a yes while her face turned red. Next thing I knew my session was done and Mom hadn't come back. So I ran to the office to find that neither Bob nor Mom was there, then to make matters worse I had forgotten my Dad's sweater in the lab, and, somehow, I accidentally put on a shirt that said WORLD'S BEST MOM. Then, the bell rang
WORLD'SBESTMOM
This was terrible, I didn't know where my Mom was, I left my Dad's sweater on the other side of the school, I was wearing a shirt that said WORLD'S BEST MOM, and students would start flooding the halls any second. I thought the best course of action would be to run through the field since it would take longer to be populated and even when it gets filled with people it's less likely someone will see me. I was about halfway through the field when I took a pause to catch my breath, after all I'm not a good runner. That's when I felt a hand grip my shoulder. I knew it wasn't my Mom, her hand was a bit bigger and she wouldn't grip me this hard. I turned to find Troy. Well if it isn't Spambrose he said with malice in his voice. Uh hey Troy, how's it hanging? I asked, trying to diffuse the situation. They then would mock me about how much they were reprimanded because they purposefully tried to end my life. But one moment they were mocking me, the next they started punching and kicking me as I fell to the ground. As they continued to kick me as I lay helpless on the ground, I heard a voice. The voice yelled at the boys to get away. It was Cosmo. Somehow, he appeared at the right time, looked as if he would punch anyone of them so hard they would never recover, scared the stooges off, and saved me.
What are you punks doing!?
After the stooges ran away, Cosmo helped me up. I thanked him for saving my life, but he responded by saying that was an exaggeration. He then looked at my shirt and cringed while saying Aw Jesus, kid.... I explained it was an accident and told him why those kids were beating me up. Can you get home okay? he asked. I nodded, then suddenly started crying. I'm sorry it just really hurt I said in a shaky voice. I bet it did he responded while putting a hand on my shoulder; C'mon, I'll walk you home he continued. When we passed the computer lab, I went inside to grab Dad's sweater that I had left there; I would've hated myself if anything happened to it. As we approached the house I saw my Mom walking into the basement. I told Cosmo that she couldn't see me all scuffed up and that she'll freak. Without saying a word he just let me into his house, to let me clean myself up because Mr. and Mrs. E weren't home. When I finished cleaning myself up I thanked him again. He just responded by saying I should learn how to protect myself. I agreed, but I had no means of doing so, we couldn't afford lessons or other means of training. When I went into our basement my Mom and I both came to the conclusion that when we both missed each other on the way home. That night. sitting in my room I thought about my experience with Cosmo today and how I completely forgot he'd come out of jail not to long ago and even though he was a criminal, he didn't seem like a bad guy at all.
You know... Cosmo, even though he's a criminal, he doesn't seem like a bad guy...
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