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Mom's Miscarriage Started a School Riot

Mom's Miscarriage Started a School Riot

Maikling Kwento · Emotional Realism
By:  Eli PathKumpleto
Language: English
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Synopsis

Family Emotions

Revenge

Campus

Bias

Plot Twists

Independence

I'm Nathan Moore. There are 37 days left until the college entrance exam. But that's when my mother, Hannah Dunn, gets beaten and miscarries. The culprit is the cafeteria manager, Leon Powell, who trashes Mom's egg stall in the corner of the school cafeteria. When she collapses, she lands stomach-first. Her blood mingles with the raw egg, pooling across the floor. My unborn baby brother's dead. My father, Eric Moore, is hanging by a thread in the ICU. The doctor says he won't make it if he suffers any more stress. 500 dollars sits on the desk in the principal's office. The principal, Harvey Fletcher, tells me it's the school's compensation for what happened. Then, he informs me Mom's been dismissed from her job. Leon sits beside him, picking his teeth, a smug smile on his face. "Paupers like you are such a pain in the ass. I have connections in the Department of Education. If you've got a problem with me, go ahead and sue me!" I fish out my phone. There are 473 people in the group chat, and all of them are my classmates. I send a single message into the group. "Gather outside the cafeteria at 8:00 pm tonight." I looked up at the principal. "I'm not going to sue you, Mr. Fletcher. I'm going to start a riot!"

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Chapter 1
There were 37 days left until the college entrance exams. I sat in the last row of the classroom, munching on a sandwich while staring out the window. An elderly farmer stood at the school gate. His back was hunched, and his hand tightly clutched a few crumpled bills.The security guard shoved him. The old man stumbled back a couple of steps. His lips parted and closed, though I couldn't make out his words. "What are you looking at?" My deskmate, Terence Reed, leaned over and followed my gaze. His expression darkened. "He's getting kicked out again. I heard he's here to collect the money Leon owes him for his vegetables." I didn't utter a word. Leon Powell was the cafeteria manager, and he had been contracting the school cafeteria for three years now. During those three years, that old farmer wasn't the only one who had tried to get through the school gates. Not a single one of them had managed to get the money they were owed, though. Terence poked my back. "Nathan, is
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Chapter 2
I looked down at my feet. The soles of my shoes had started coming apart, and I could faintly see the black socks underneath. "Don't overexert yourself, Mom.""I'm fine," she said, wiping the sweat from her forehead. "Your dad's medication went up in price again, so I need to sell a bit more. Besides, the cafeteria food is awful. I have to boil more so you have enough to eat." I didn't make a sound.Mom caressed her belly. "Your baby brother kicked me several times today. He packs a real punch. He's definitely going to turn out just like you." I lowered my head to work on my practice problems without saying a word.…The next morning, long before the sun was up, Mom was already up. She had to get her stall set up before the students arrived for breakfast. Her stall was in a corner of the cafeteria, marked by a piece of red cloth spread across the counter that read, "Nutritious Eggs, One Dollar Each." The school had initially refused to let her set up a stall. Mom had pleade
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Chapter 3
Mom's insulated container was knocked over. The eggs shattered. The yolks and whites splattered across the ground, staining Mom's pant legs.The red cloth was torn down and trampled underfoot. Mom screamed and lunged forward to stop them. Connor shoved her, causing her to lose her balance and fall belly-first onto the floor. Blood began to pool out between her legs, mixing with the raw eggs on the ground. "Mom!" I screamed until my throat hurt.I charged forward, throwing all my weight into a punch that landed square on Connor's face. He reeled back, but the very next second, he drove his boot hard into my stomach. I dropped to my knees on the ground, crawled back up, and was knocked down again. Terence rushed over and hauled me up, while Scarlett shrieked and dialed 911.The cafeteria fell silent, save for the sound of Mom's groans, which were growing weaker and weaker.The ambulance arrived in no time. When Mom was being lifted onto the stretcher, she tried to tell me somet
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Chapter 4
At 5:00 am, I returned to Mom's ward. She had come to. When she heard footsteps, she turned her head. "Nat.""Mom." I sat down on the edge of her bed."What did the school say?" "I haven't gone yet." Mom nodded. "Nat, did I get you in trouble?"A lump formed in my throat. "No.""Don't lie to me," she said softly. "I just wanted to earn a little more money. I didn't mean to stir up trouble.""Mom, you really didn't." Holding my gaze, she said, "Go. I'll wait for you to come back."I rose to my feet and walked to the door."Nat."I spun around.Her lips trembled, as if she wanted to tell me so many things. In the end, she only forced out, "Be careful out there." I walked out of her hospital room and stood in the corridor for a long time. Then, I headed to the school. …At 8:00 am the next morning, I stood before the desk in the principal's office. Mr. Fletcher sat behind it, with Leon seated next to him. There was a cup of Black Ivory coffee on the table. Its ar
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Chapter 5
As soon as the clock struck 12:00 pm, a massive crowd gathered at the entrance of the cafeteria. It wasn't just the 12th-grade students. Students from the two grades below had also come. Some of them had been rallied by Terence, while others had come of their own accord. The cafeteria lady had locked the doors, and Leon could be heard cursing up a storm inside. "What's the meaning of this, Nathan?" The dean of students stood on the steps, his face flushed crimson. I paid him no mind. I stood before the crowd, still clutching that single egg. "I'm not here for lunch today. I'm here to settle the score!"The first egg was thrown by me. It smashed against the glass door of the cafeteria, the yolk and white oozing down the pane. Then came the second one and the third. Eggs pelted the building like sheets of rain. One of the glass doors shattered. "You've all lost your minds," he snarled. "I'm calling the cops!"No one gave a damn about him.Terence charged out of the crowd
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Chapter 6
Leon forced himself up from the shattered glass, pointing a finger at the crowd. "Just you wait. I have connections in the Department of Education!"The moment the words left his mouth, a voice echoed from outside the crowd. "Who is it that has connections in the Department of Education?"The crowd went radio silent.A middle-aged man in a white shirt walked over. He wore glasses, and his expression was incredibly stern. Mr. Fletcher's expression changed dramatically. "Mr. Black—"Kendrick Black, the Deputy Secretary of Education, didn't spare him as much as a glance. He drank in the state of the cafeteria before shifting his gaze to Leon. In the end, he looked at me. "What's your name?""Nathan.""Did you organize all of this?""Yes."He fell silent for a moment. "Are you aware of the legal consequences of inciting a riot like this?""Yes.""Why did you do it then?"I held his gaze. "Because my mom was lying at the stall that was smashed at this school, bleeding and beggi
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Chapter 7
That afternoon, representatives from both the local television and the provincial newspaper arrived. Journalists swarmed the school entrance, surrounding Mr. Fletcher, who looked pale and grim. "Was the school aware of the cafeteria's food safety issues?""Who made the decision to dismiss Ms. Dunn?""Did the school accept any benefits or kickbacks from the cafeteria contractor?"Mr. Fletcher parted his lips, but his voice was drowned out by the microphones. One couldn't make out a single word he said. I slipped into the hospital through the side entrance and avoided the cameras. Mom's ward was with visitors. Her students, colleagues, and even strangers brought flowers, fruit, and gifts. Scarlett was holding a notebook filled with a petition signed by students from across the entire school. "Please reinstate Ms. Dunn." More than a thousand students had signed it. Looking at the notebook, Mom burst into tears. She seldom cried, but she bawled her eyes out that day. Dad
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Chapter 8
That journalist returned in late May. Her name was Keena Watson. She worked for the provincial newspaper, and she had been the first to cover the story. "Nathan, the city is going to award your school a 'Model School for Campus Food Safety' plaque." I chuckled. "Ironic, isn't it?"Keena chuckled as well. "It is pretty ironic." Then, she asked me about the whole story, and I told her everything I could. When we got to the part about Mom's miscarriage, she closed her notebook. "Is it alright if I publish this?""Yeah.""Why did you organize your classmates to trash the cafeteria?" she inquired. "You know that could have been classified as public disturbance.""I didn't think that far ahead back then.""What was going through your head then?""My mom, lying on the ground."The article was published under the headline "A High School Senior's Cafeteria Revolt." The comment section erupted into another debate. Several netizens called me a hero; some claimed I was a rioter wh
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Chapter 9
My acceptance letter arrived in August. My name was printed on it in gilded, embossed lettering. Major: "Law." Terence called me to ask why I had applied for this major. Computer science was where the money was at.I told him this major allowed me to take people to court.He froze for a moment before commenting, "Damn, you really don't let shit go, do you?"…The cafeteria we trashed had been demolished. The new cafeteria was spotless and brightly lit, with food prices displayed out in the open. Mom would occasionally sit there, watching the students line up to get their meals. Her belly was still flat, but she said that once my affairs were settled, she wanted to have another baby.…The weather was beautiful on orientation day. I walked through the gates and never looked back. During my first semester, a photo from last June was taped inside the front cover of my notebook. My phone rang after class. It was Keena. Leon was sentenced to seven years in prison. Mr. Fletch
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