Mom's Miscarriage Started a School Riot のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 9

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

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

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

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

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