Teach them a lesson

Alanis

"We are pulling him out of that school.'' Beau is angry and I cannot blame him. I am just as furious as he is "I am fucking coming home right now. I am going to that fucking school first thing in the morning,'' he adds. 

Yup, Beau is angry. 

I want to urge him on. I want him to cause a scene. I want him to fucking do something. 

I hate that Colm had to go through that. 

"Who hurt you son?'' Beau asks calmly. 

His voice is encouraging. Colm looks at him and I see the vulnerability in his eyes. The pain. 

"Max,'' he answers. 

Max is a friend. 

Or at least I thought he was. 

Max is his classmate. He was the first friend that Colm made in school. Maybe they had a fight. It is normal for kids to fight. 

"Why did Max do this to you and why did you lie that you fell?'' he asks him still as calm. 

I wait.