Reality chapter 1
“Hi Ms. Bolagard, is Missy there?”
“Hi Jess, no she isn’t here, you just missed her. Would you like me to have her call you when she gets home?”
“Yes please, thank you. Bye!”
“No problem, bye!”
You are probably confused; here let me start from the beginning…
It was a perfect autumn Tuesday, Missy and I were in math class and as usual I got an A, Missy had gotten another F and was clearly upset. . The next day I came to school and Missy wasn’t there. I had assumed she was either sick or she had another “accident”. You see, her mom and dad divorced 3 ½ years ago and since then ms. Bolagard has had countless boyfriends. And the most recent boyfriend, Danny, has a drinking problem and when he drinks, he gets quite violent and lately Missy has missed a lot of school because of injuries. But on my way home when I went by Missy’s house, there were no cars in the driveway. I was confused so I called Ms.Bolagard’s cell phone and she explained to me that they just hospitalized Missy. When I asked why, she began to cry and choked on the words:
“Missy has, she’s been cutting her wrists and not telling anyone.” Then all of a sudden it hit me, Missy had a crappy life. I could understand where she was coming from. Think about it: bad in school, no dad, beaten by her mom’s boyfriend. Then Ms. Bolagard began to sob and then she hung up the phone.
“Hi Ms. Bolagard, is Missy there?”
“Hi Jess, no she isn’t here, you just missed her. Would you like me to have her call you when she gets home?”
“Yes please, thank you. Bye!”
“No problem, bye!”
You are probably confused; here let me start from the beginning…
It was a perfect autumn Tuesday, Missy and I were in math class and as usual I got an A, Missy had gotten another F and was clearly upset. . The next day I came to school and Missy wasn’t there. I had assumed she was either sick or she had another “accident”. You see, her mom and dad divorced 3 ½ years ago and since then ms. Bolagard has had countless boyfriends. And the most recent boyfriend, Danny, has a drinking problem and when he drinks, he gets quite violent and lately Missy has missed a lot of school because of injuries. But on my way home when I went by Missy’s house, there were no cars in the driveway. I was confused so I called Ms.Bolagard’s cell phone and she explained to me that they just hospitalized Missy. When I asked why, she began to cry and choked on the words:
“Missy has, she’s been cutting her wrists and not telling anyone.” Then all of a sudden it hit me, Missy had a crappy life. I could understand where she was coming from. Think about it: bad in school, no dad, beaten by her mom’s boyfriend. Then Ms. Bolagard began to sob and then she hung up the phone.
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