I feel trapped in this room everyday for 8 hours in in this white boring room. Do you think I'm talking about school oh no. This is much worse. I know what your thinking what can be worse than school? Well let me tell ya, it all started when I was a baby to now I'm 16.I've been in this room so many times and yes when i started school my dad would make me go to this stupid room after school until 8 pm.My dad wants me to be a business person when i grow up but I've never been in the business room to even see if its cool. I'm just in this room the testing room.When i say testing i don't mean like I'm freak getting tested by needles no. I have to test out all there stupid business ideas. I'm tired of this, I'm not a test monkey, but right now that's all my dad thinks of me.
Hello earth to dad I'm your son Jason! I want to be a lawyer when i grow up. I make A's and B's for you. I'm on the football team any of this ring a bell?? No, of course not. All he cares about is his business. he's never been to one game and when i show him my report card, sure I'm not expecting a hurrayoh my goshyour amazing!! I can't believe this! I'm so proud! It would be nice to get a simple good job but no. He doesn't even look, signs it,and gives it back. at least i have parent 2 my mom. She's a doctor , so she's barley there too. She has no idea what my father does but at least she cares.shes been to three games.I try to get her to tell my dad to stop making me do this but she always says "Honey he's just like that he just wants his business to go great but if you really try to bond with him he's a great guy." I think I've had enough bonding and hes not great. My mom is to busy to pay attention to what's really going on.
oh great.... the door screeches, it's a women business women of course.
"Hey hon your dad wants you to try this new hair coloring thing for teens." she said talking to me like I'm a baby. What guy dies his hair?
"I don't want to die my hair." I said
"Well, no one cares what you want just do it punk."from so sweet to commode dragon.
"Actually i care and you can't make me."
"I can make you it's called hair pulling and I'll just get your dad if you won't do it."
"oh I'm so scared!" I said sarcastically. she beeps I'm in.
He comes in and sits down next to me. "Jason just do it, It's for my business."
"I understand that but why do I have to do it . I'm sick of being your test monkey!"
"I'm the leader so i agreed to have my kid do the testing it's just business."
"Well have you ever thought that i don't wanna do this!"
"Well you have to or else you can't play football."
"Fine, but it's coloring my hair brown right."
"Yes." I cant believe he won this but I love football so I guess I'll try and stand up to him another time.The woman pulls my hair and brings me to the sink. "Whoa wait I can change it back right."
my dad said "Yes,we can easily change it back."
The lady starts putting goop in my hair"Can't i do this?"
"No, You won't do it right."commode dragon hisses. she then drys it with a hair dryer.
"Look." I look.My eyes widen wen i yell
"What did you do to my hair it's orange!! Guess your stupid hair thing doesn't work."
"Yes it does."
"What do you mean it's orange not brown."
"Oh your right I grabbed the wrong bottle ops sorry. no worrys i can get it out."
"Sorry, you know what whatever just get it out."
"Ok."
I look in the mirror again.Its the same!!!
"It's the same seriously!!!!"
"Oh it takes a day to wear off sorry kid."
"I have school I can't go like this!! Your an idiot it's easy to read a freaking bottle! Dad i'm done this is the last straw!!I hate being tested on!and i don't care i'll pay for football myself i'll get a job or have mom pay for it anything but this! this is the last time I'll be in this stupid boring room and guess what i don't want to follow in your footsteps I want to be lawyer or a football player."
"no you will not get back here!"my dad yells
"I will never go back here!" I slam the door. but now i still have to go with this hair, i guess one day won't hurt. I'm just glad i can do my own life now, well i think.
The next day I put on a baseball cap to cover my orange hair. I get to school and my girlfriend Cally comes up to me .
"Hey whats up with the hat Jason you never wear hats and it covers up your beautiful hair."
"Just trying something new is all."
"Well take it off it looks like you have no hair."
"No i like it."
She then really fast snatches the hat off my head.Now the whole hallway sees this stupid orange bright hair and a whole bunch of whispers go trough the groups in the hall way. Cally is just standing there amazed while playing with her long brown hair.
"um Jason why did you dye your hair?"
"Why did you take my cap off?!"
"I was just playing with you. I didn't know you were hiding your hair for a reason."
"\Ya,well my dad wanted try out a new hair dying thing and they said they would turn it back to brown right after but it takes a day to ware off."
"Oh, okay well you need to stand up to your dad this is stupid."
"I did and now I have to get a job to pay for football."
So then the rest of the day went on. People laughing at my hair. People shouting out "we got a new ginger!!" People asking me if i have a soul. My friends messing with me the whole day about this. This is what usually happens when my dads stuff goes wrong making fun, which I'm use to but now no more. Then after school I look into jobs from the boring newspaper. i run across many lame or need experience jobs. Then i see a sports store job. That's perfect for me but i should probably go to the interview tomorrow since stupid hair.
Tonight i have a foot ball game at least we have a helmet to cover my hair. I put on my helmet and run on the field. I'm the quarterback , so i hear my name through the crowd along with other good players names. The game goes on the other team tackles me a lot, but I get up every time. Sweat coming down my for head. Then we switch out and this huge foot ball player comes out.The best thing is to pass it to one of my team mates but they all look at me like I'm not handling this and some are showing no fear at all but none of them tells me to throw it to them. We go in a group huddle and every one like you should run with the ball. we will protect you and they won't expect it. So finally I have to do it. I start running with the ball 30 yard 4o yard field line but as I'm running the big dude is knocking everyone in his path. he's getting closer to me.Hes right next to me I move around him but then he pushes me and i go flying in the air. I see one of our players by the field goal so with all the strength i have i throw the ball to him and land on the ground hard.I think I hear something snap but then i hear the crowd roar yelling on our side i lift my head up and we had just won the game by making a touchdown.People started to rush the field because that was our first win ever from that team and i made it happen.I see all these people go down and I'm stilllyeing on the ground. Trying to get up. One of my team mates quickly pulls me up celebrating.While Matt comes over celebrating also. The huge guy comes over again to me. he was angry "you,me in the locker room now."
my best friend Matt said "Aye, wait just a minute you lost and you wanna lose again i don't see this logic and beating him up because he made an awesome play won't make your team win."
"no, because if hes knocked out for the season then he won't be able to play our team again and then you willdifentlylose and we will regain our team being number 1 and do you wana go to punk."
"dude he wouldn't have made that play if you didn't push him 50 ft in the air,so it's kinda your faultand your whole team just left along with your fans and if you try to lay a finger on him i will get everyone here to put you in a hospital."
"well i"ll put you guys in a hospital first."He swings at Matt and I get in front of Matt.He punches me in the arm really hard and i start holding my arm Matt then jumps on him. He trows Matt of and straight to the ground. Matt then gets up slowly and runs to the football team. He then punches me in the chest but it doesn't hurt because I'm wearing pads but it does make me fall down.Hes trying to take my helmet off but i keep yanking it down. I was not gonna let him punch me in the face. he starting punching me a lot in the arm so he can take my helmet off. i let go and he takes it off.My hair had lost its orangeness but that didn't matter he was punching me in the face but then my team rushed over and brought I'm down.I lye there defenseless while the coach came up to us.
"Stop fighting get off the other teams player!" They got off but then the big dude kicked me real hard and was walking off. he was also hurt. "Hey you I'm telling your coach and forget about playing football!" The guy didn't look back just kept walking. The coach continued "now all of you go home and Jason your coming with me."he lifted me up and carried me to the locker room."I'm sorry this happened to you Jason I called an ambulance and they should be here any minute."
"Why are we here?" I said in a hoarse voice
"Because you have been playing really good at football and the phones been ringing non stop your getting all these football scholarships everyone wants you."
"Why me?"
"Because no one has ever seen that play before. You are a star at football and only 16.This is amazing."
"How did people find out about the play?"
"Well, because college scouts saw you and word spreads really fast."
I heard the ambulance and next thing i knew i was in the hospital bed. my dad was standing over me.I noticed something in my hand it was a list of numbers for the colleges that want me. Apperently my coach handed me the list when i blacked out. I had a broken arm, many scrapes, a black eye and my nose was broken."Dad look."
"Jason I'm sorry you got hurt and I am so proud of you."
"Wait what?"
"I've always been proud. You always get great grades and you are amazing at football."
"But, you never went to my games?"
"I did tonight and so glad I did."
"Why did you go tonight?"
"WellI was angry about what you said and how i payed for your football and i realized i payed for it but never saw because of my work and i realized what I've done to you, your whole life.I feel like a horrible dad."
"Your not a horrible dad you made me try so hard in life to get you proud and now I'm a star in football."
"But, I never listened or was there for you."
"Well you were here tonight and that was my best night and you had work it wasn't your fault."
"I love you."
"Love you to dad."
I was so popular at school but that didn't matter much to me. The guy that beat me up his name is Kory and apparently he later went to jail, not for beating me up ,but other things. he did get kicked off the football team though for beating me up. I played 2 more years at my high school team and we were undefeated for those 2 years.I never went intoany business, I went into football.I then made my pick for what school and i went toNotre dame.I always dreamed about going to and with my grades and football skillsI went andI played as there quarterback for Nortre Dame and Matt is one of my line man always there protecting me and as for Cally we are still dating and shes a cheerleader there. my dad always goes to the games now and him and my mom are closer now. When I stood up to my dad and basically said don't get in my business it changed everything and now i'm living my dream. So if you stand up for what you believe in or if you try hard then anyone can live there dreams like me.