Mr. Dextoon: A Short Story

"I 'll miss you." She drew me close and gave me a hug, and I assured her I 'd be back sooner than she 'd realize. She then told me that she loved me.

I smile at the thought that Kyle was thinking of me, even when he thought I was long gone. We thank the woman for her hospitality, and I thank her again for helping me find my friends again. I follow Kyle and Maria out to the car, as Kyle pulls the keys out of his pocket.

She looked down from the porch and saw two others approaching. One was a tall man and the other a little girl The little girl was carrying something. This thing was a doll and a tin. Sam joined her mother on the porch and her face immediately lit up. “Mommy, that's Maddie, but who's the man? ”asked the child with a look of inquiry in her hazel eyes.

“You saved me and the club. Why?” He hesitates but only for a short moment. We both are aware our time is limited.

“Good luck, today.” she says. “Just want you to know, you’re my hero. I am so proud to have you for my sister. I said a prayer for your safe return. Love you.”

“I'm so glad my son. Never thought that I would get you back,” my mother told me as she opened the car’s door for me.

"Oh, thank you, Preston. I hope I see you again soon," she gives me a soft smile.

“Okay, thanks, bye, maybe I’ll see you around,” Elliot stated with a beam of light-heartedness.

“ Thank you, thank you, thank you! ” I said embracing my mom. I had been saving up for this day hoping my mom would let me go to Colorado with her.

I spent the summer before class constantly fretting the possible, horrible outcomes of volunteering my time at an elementary school within my school district. I drafted email after email to my school counselor requesting to be taking out of the Cadet Teaching

“Ah, well, you were great, but...ah, the 43 puppies that you didn't save this morning and all that, you know?” She babbles, but the thanks still shone from her eyes. She turns to make a hasty retreat, waving nervously over her shoulder, not wanting to be the cause of my Fall.

“Well, yes. I want to save as many people as I can, and even if that’s only one, I would consider my goal a success.”

“I know. She was more than a grandmother to me. She was a mother and father too after the ordeal took place with you. She stepped in like Wonder Woman and took care of me.”

Malessica smiled. “Don’t feel bad, at the end of the day you’re still my hero. I’ll never forget the things you’ve done for me. I’m gonna go back inside, do you want to come with me?”

The bell rang... I shot up in my seat. Mrs. Thompson was the only teacher who could make math so boring. Standing up, I brushed my hair out of my eyes and slid my glasses up. I tucked my journal under my arm and went down the hallway. It wasn 't the first time I had this nightmare. I made my way through the crowds of people. While opening my locker I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned to look. My locker slammed shut, I flinched. I looked down at my journal that lay open. Jackson picked it up.