9 Tales Told in the Dark 17 by 9 Tales Told in the Dark

Author:9 Tales Told in the Dark [Dark, 9 Tales Told in the]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bride of Chaos
Published: 2016-09-21T22:00:00+00:00

THE END

PIECES OF ME by Craig Steven

Bobby's parents sat in the Honda’s front seat, going on about the fun they’d all have at the circus. He looked out of the back window at the passing city lights. He was as bored as he'd ever been without his cell phone, and he knew the rest of the night would follow through with that standard. It was the norm since he’d been grounded a week prior.

His parents were laughing it up about something one of his father's co-workers had said. Bobby understood the joke, but by no means did he think it was funny. He sighed loud enough to be heard over their raucous, sure to let them know of his displeasure thus far.

His father looked in the rear-view mirror with a furrowed brow. “What's your issue now, Bobby?” he asked.

“You know I don't want to go to this stupid circus,” he answered, pouting. “What am I, six?”

“Yeah, well, you could have sat it out, but being grounded means not being allowed to stay home by yourself, if I remember correctly.”

“Can I at least have my cell phone? Please? I'm gonna be bored out of my mind.”

“Then you should have brought home a better report card, young man,” his mother chimed in. “You think you can get away with whatever you want and we're not going to punish you for it? You were on the honor roll last year, for Pete's sake! I don't care who your friends are or if you want to look cool in front of them. Until your grades get back up, you're not going to know what the outside of your room looks like.”

“I'd rather be inside that room than going to this stupid place,” he muttered, resigning the argument. He'd lost, like he knew he would. He envied children who'd been raised by single parents; it must've been so much easier to win inter-family arguments when it wasn't two against one. These two acted as if he'd flunked every class. By the time the end of the semester rolled around and Bobby was handed a sheet with a few low Cs and high Ds on it, he was content. Apparently, however, his was not the attitude to have.

Bobby laid his head against the seat, coming to terms with the fact that his Friday night was ruined. He only hoped the circus turned out to be more exciting than he'd give it credit for.

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