House of Cards

Agreement

After that match, Robert spent his entire week at the medical facilitywhere he slowly regains his strength after I unintentionally went all outon my last attack while Chris gave me an earful saying that that could haveended worst and I should stray from picking fights intentionally. “How ishe teacher?” Chris asked our teacher when we accidentally met him on ourway to the gym. ‘It had already been a week now but Robert is still reallyweak, that punch might have been really heavy to knock him out for a fewdays and just gain consciousness just recently.’ “I saw him slowlyrecuperating, he must have taken a strong concussion that’s all.”

I saw our teacher taking a quick glance at me then averts his eyes themoment I tried to look into him. “Is that so? Thank goodness.” Chris sighin relief after hearing what our teacher said then he excuse himself as hewalks ahead of us. The days went by until the rumored release of Robertfrom the medical facility as his followers who were eagerly anticipatinghis return to the class stands outside the door and wants to congratulatehim for his complete recovery.

While all of them were eagerly waiting for him, I was called to theprincipal’s office for something. Chris and Rebecca were standing a fewfeet away from the door saying that they will be waiting for me outside soI entered the room without any doubt and a few moments later a group ofmen, about five grown men entered the principal’s room with a familiar faceleading them, it was the father of Robert, Roger Bradley, a politician whosomehow glared at me and I think I know why. I put his son in a short comaafter all.

He tried to raise a hand to me but the principal had interrupted him beforehe could do something. “Please think before you act Mr. Bradley, I don’tthink that it would be a good thing to do with all these camera hangingaround.” The principal said with a calm voice as he advise them to sitdown. “Rain, I think you already know why you are here right?” theprincipal ask me a few moments after the father of Robert settled down butstill glares at me. I nodded my head in response but I added “But I don’tunderstand why Mr. Bradley would want to harm a student like me when I justdefended myself.”The furious expression on Robert’s father got even intense after hearingwhat I just said and is barely even holding his anger in check. “Pleasecalm down Mr. Bradley, there is no reason to be so furious is there? I didnot summon him here just to get harmed by your hands after all.” theprincipal said with a calm voice. “How can I be calm at this situationprincipal? The kid who harmed my son is sitting leisurely while my son justgot out of the medical facility!” Roger Bradley said as the corners of hislips twitch in anger and clench his fist wanting to beat the crap out ofme.

“I am asking you to calm down Mr. Bradley since I will be showing yousomething that will require a calm state of mind for you to distinguishright from wrong.” The principal said as he pulls out a rubber ball andhands it to Mr. Bradley. “Here please use this instead. Vent your anger tothe ball.” The principal added as he takes out a tablet and waits for himto calm down.

Roger Bradley immediately grabbed the rubber ball and squeeze it hardly andconstantly for a few minutes while everyone around him seems to have aperplexed reaction about what he was doing.

*SQUEAK!* *SQUEAK!* *SQUEAK!* *SQUEAK!* *SQUEAK!* *SQUEAK!* *SQUEAK!**SQUEAK!* *SQUEAK!* *SQUEAK!* *SQUEAK!* *SQUEAK!* *SQUEAK!* *SQUEAK!**SQUEAK!* *SQUEAK!* *SQUEAK!* *SQUEAK!* *SQUEAK!* *SQUEAK!* *SQUEAK!**SQUEAK!* *SQUEAK!* *SQUEAK!* *SQUEAK!* *SQUEAK!* *SQUEAK!* *SQUEAK!*

It was for a brief moment when he squeeze it faster that the rubber ballcould no longer handle the stress and then it fell into pieces with a smallexploding sound along with it.*BOOF!*

‘Ah-‘ Mr. Bradley thought then he turns to the principal for his reaction.“I accidentally broke it- will that be okay?” he asked with a worried tonebut the principal shakes his head to appease his worry. “Don’t worry Mr.Bradley, as long as I can calm you down, I can offer you a hundreds no-thousands of rudder balls to calm yourself.” The principal said with asmile. “So, have you sober now?” the principal asked as he turn to us thescreen of the tablet with the record from the camera from the gym. “I amabout to show you why I agree to what Rain here said earlier, please gave aproper look for yourself.” He added as he press play.

Roger Bradley had a good look of what really happened and based on what Isaw from his reaction, he was not pleased about what his son did especiallyright after when the teacher called off our match. The disbelief andfrustration in his eyes were really hard that I could not really expressand tell how he felt inside. So after seeing the record of what happened,Roger Bradley apologized for his actions earlier. “I’m sorry young man. Idid not expect my son to do that kind of embarrassing thing, he was neveroriginally like that. In the past he will always fight fairly, I’m soembarrassed of myself. Thank you principal for telling me to calm down.” Heapologized as he bows his head. “If you did not help me calm down, I wouldhave probably done something that I might regret.” He added.

The principal asked me to leave the room since it had already been madeclear of what really happened and my presence is no longer needed, so Iobeyed what the principal said and left the room where Chris and Rebeccawere waiting right outside the door with their worried expression.

“That kid, those movements from the video. He moved like he was anextremely talented fighter.” Roger mumbled right after Rain left the room,I agreed to what he said. “I know, I can’t believe it myself even how manytimes I watch the recording.” I said with frustrated tone. “Now that thatissue has brought your mind at peace. I want you to please sign thisagreement, please read it before you sign.” I said as I handed him thepapers and he immediately read the contents.“Figures, I may have accepted the wrong of my son but I think he will notacknowledge his mistakes, I’m sure you have already saw through this.”Roger Bradley said as he pulls out his pen and signs the agreement.

*SCRIBBLE!*

“We don’t really know what will happen in the future so I will be doingthis just in case.” I said with a smile.

After that, I heard from our teacher that Mr. Bradley left the institutewithout any problem while taking back Robert home for a few days. And for afew days, his followers were down with him absent from school which was agood thing because all of those who were bullied were able to get abreather while he was gone for a little while longer.

We were only able to stay at the institute for a year and it is almost oversince there will be new students be admitted at the institute so it wastime for the tour that everyone was so excited about. Robert’s tyranny wasno longer seen after he got back after he got taken back by his father fora few days and it continued until today. Became a completely differentperson than he was before, he became friendly and compassionate towards theothers around him.