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Hank Houghton, (try going to school with that name), was looking over Pete’s high school records and transcripts. God the kid unnerved him so much: he was so freakin’ big.
Pete had just transferred from one the bigger schools in the area and the first day of school walked up to Hank.
“Sir, can you help me?” Pete asked.
Hank glanced up from the clipboard he was holding. “Yes,” Hank said and took in the appearance of the owner of the voice he was hearing. The man in front of him was huge, at least 6’3 and 250lb. The deep growling voice startled him, Hank took a step back…”Sir, you’ll have to sign in at the office to get a visitors pass”. Hank then pointed down the hall to the administration sign. “The office is the one of the left right there. Is there something I can help you with first though?” Hank slid his glasses back up his nose using the back of his hand and then glanced around to see if security was anywhere nearby.
“I was told to come over here to get my schedule from you,” Pete said nervously .
Hank looked at him with outright disbelief. “What’s your name …please?” Hank asked with a frankly startled look on his face.
Pete looked down at the discomforted man and said. “My name is Pete Johnson. I am transferring here from Emerson high. I was told by the lady over there that you were the sophomore sponsor and could help me with my schedule.” He then indicated the women standing in the entrance hall greeting students by name as they entered. She glanced up at Hank and gave a slight shrug to indicate she didn’t quite know what to think either.
“Ok," Hank started. “You are Pete Johnson,” he looked back down at the clip board again and found the name. He took in the appearance of the teenager in front of him again. Pete Johnson was big, really big. And not in the fat sort of way at all. He had the general build of a weight lifter, not a body builder's look at all but that of a power lifer one would see on the Olympics or the wide world of sports. Massive shoulders over a thick rounded chest that was followed by a small waist when compared to the rest. Hank then looked down at Pete’s shoes; they were huge, size fifteen at least. Hank had taught tall kids before but this was the first who could have walked up to him and convinced him that he was a parent. Those students always were just getting use to the height that they had just acquired, not to mention that most were thin as a rail until their bodies filled in. “Uh Pete can I ask just how old you are?"
Pete was getting use to have to explain himself more and more, “I am eighteen but in a couple of months I’ll have birthday.” Pete has been in six different foster homes since he was found at the age of four; he was next to the body of his mother in a rundown apartment they had been sharing. His eyes moistened just a little before he caught himself; he was not going to feel those emotions right now. It seemed that with each move the foster parents were just a little more disinterested, a little more harsh than the last.
“Man is he going to have a heavy beard when he grows up” Hank thought to himself. There was a blue cast to Pete’s face where his 5 o’clock shadow was forming.
Pete felt the man judging him at least that is the way it always felt. He had just moved to this new foster home at the beginning of this summer. Pete always started out with hope that this would better that last, so far he had always be wrong. It seemed that everyone has been judging him for as long as he could remember; he saw that the man in front of had looked him over pretty harshly. It just isn’t fair. Pete lips tightened involuntarily. It is not my fault that I keep out growing all of the nice clothes that I did have. His last social worker had taken him out to pick some new clothes before he had gone to meet his new foster mother. She should not have even bothered. Pete had outgrown them in less than a month, not to mention that they were ruined by the farm work he was more than happy to do in his new home. The clothes he was now wearing had come from Salvation Army store he had walked to. The heavy denim shirt he was wearing had been a little loose when he had first tried it on; now Pete had to roll up the sleeves to disguise the fact that they only came part of the way down his forearm. The boots he had on were the only ones in his size that he found there, it was good that they were work boots as he had to use them on the farm also; he bushed what muck he could off after his chores each morning in attempt to keep them in wearable condition.
Pete finished his first day at school. It had been an okay experience; the other students were pretty much the same as they were in all of the other schools he had attended. The desks were becoming more of a problem though. Pete could barely squeeze into them anymore; even he could understand the snickers he could hear when he tried to do so.
The long walk home to his foster mother’s gave Pete time to think. He was surprised when his social worker had told him about the opportunity for the new placement. He had been seventeen at the time and had resigned to the fact that he would have to live in a group home if the foster home did not work out. They never worked out; most people seemed to be afraid of Pete. Hardly anyone looked him in the eye anymore, just a quick glance and then their eyes quickly focus on something else, usually his shoes. So when Pete was told there was actually a person looking to be his foster mother he was surprised.
Pete’s new foster mother was named Rose. She had taken a bit to get use to. Rose was a rather large woman herself. Not tall, but fairly wide. She weighed a good bit over two hundred pounds and stood just under five foot two. Rose had never been that friendly, she just told Pete what she needed to have done around the farm and left him pretty much alone. Pete knew that she was still receiving a social security check for his support; it would end when he finished up high school in the summer. He knew that it cost a lot to keep him fed and clothed such as he was not cheap and he had never asked about the finances. Rose had told him that she would rather he worked around the farm than to get a job while he was still in school. Pete took great pride in being a hard worker and being able to keep their place going by himself. The farm itself was not very large and they had just moved into the area after the end of the last school year.
They had a trailer that had been set up on some family land Rose had inherited recently. The pigs, cattle, and goats were a part of the estate she had received as well as an old barn, which was located a few hundred feet from the trailer. It had just taken Pete a short time to get use to caring for all of the animals; after he had turned eighteen he seemed to be filled with a restless energy that could be poured into taking care of the farm. Pete usually went to bed fairly exhausted.
There were a few strange things about Rose. Pete never was told why she wanted to foster him, or even how she knew of him in the first place. And last year Pete had noticed that she had started chanting in her room, which he figured out coincided with a rising full moon. Pete usually fell asleep fairly easily so it had not bothered him. It was strange but he had seen strange people all of his life in foster care and it seemed harmless.
Pete came up to the fork, where the road divided; the left one would take him on to his home; the other road he noticed a old, black gmc truck covered in red dust and mud coming his way. Pete stepped out of the as the truck turned out on to the main road. The driver, a young man wearing an dusty straw cowboy hat gave Pete a look and lifted his hand slightly up off of the steering wheel as greeting before he continued on his way, a cloud of dust covered Pete as he passed by.
Pete had just transferred from one the bigger schools in the area and the first day of school walked up to Hank.
“Sir, can you help me?” Pete asked.
Hank glanced up from the clipboard he was holding. “Yes,” Hank said and took in the appearance of the owner of the voice he was hearing. The man in front of him was huge, at least 6’3 and 250lb. The deep growling voice startled him, Hank took a step back…”Sir, you’ll have to sign in at the office to get a visitors pass”. Hank then pointed down the hall to the administration sign. “The office is the one of the left right there. Is there something I can help you with first though?” Hank slid his glasses back up his nose using the back of his hand and then glanced around to see if security was anywhere nearby.
“I was told to come over here to get my schedule from you,” Pete said nervously .
Hank looked at him with outright disbelief. “What’s your name …please?” Hank asked with a frankly startled look on his face.
Pete looked down at the discomforted man and said. “My name is Pete Johnson. I am transferring here from Emerson high. I was told by the lady over there that you were the sophomore sponsor and could help me with my schedule.” He then indicated the women standing in the entrance hall greeting students by name as they entered. She glanced up at Hank and gave a slight shrug to indicate she didn’t quite know what to think either.
“Ok," Hank started. “You are Pete Johnson,” he looked back down at the clip board again and found the name. He took in the appearance of the teenager in front of him again. Pete Johnson was big, really big. And not in the fat sort of way at all. He had the general build of a weight lifter, not a body builder's look at all but that of a power lifer one would see on the Olympics or the wide world of sports. Massive shoulders over a thick rounded chest that was followed by a small waist when compared to the rest. Hank then looked down at Pete’s shoes; they were huge, size fifteen at least. Hank had taught tall kids before but this was the first who could have walked up to him and convinced him that he was a parent. Those students always were just getting use to the height that they had just acquired, not to mention that most were thin as a rail until their bodies filled in. “Uh Pete can I ask just how old you are?"
Pete was getting use to have to explain himself more and more, “I am eighteen but in a couple of months I’ll have birthday.” Pete has been in six different foster homes since he was found at the age of four; he was next to the body of his mother in a rundown apartment they had been sharing. His eyes moistened just a little before he caught himself; he was not going to feel those emotions right now. It seemed that with each move the foster parents were just a little more disinterested, a little more harsh than the last.
“Man is he going to have a heavy beard when he grows up” Hank thought to himself. There was a blue cast to Pete’s face where his 5 o’clock shadow was forming.
Pete felt the man judging him at least that is the way it always felt. He had just moved to this new foster home at the beginning of this summer. Pete always started out with hope that this would better that last, so far he had always be wrong. It seemed that everyone has been judging him for as long as he could remember; he saw that the man in front of had looked him over pretty harshly. It just isn’t fair. Pete lips tightened involuntarily. It is not my fault that I keep out growing all of the nice clothes that I did have. His last social worker had taken him out to pick some new clothes before he had gone to meet his new foster mother. She should not have even bothered. Pete had outgrown them in less than a month, not to mention that they were ruined by the farm work he was more than happy to do in his new home. The clothes he was now wearing had come from Salvation Army store he had walked to. The heavy denim shirt he was wearing had been a little loose when he had first tried it on; now Pete had to roll up the sleeves to disguise the fact that they only came part of the way down his forearm. The boots he had on were the only ones in his size that he found there, it was good that they were work boots as he had to use them on the farm also; he bushed what muck he could off after his chores each morning in attempt to keep them in wearable condition.
Pete finished his first day at school. It had been an okay experience; the other students were pretty much the same as they were in all of the other schools he had attended. The desks were becoming more of a problem though. Pete could barely squeeze into them anymore; even he could understand the snickers he could hear when he tried to do so.
The long walk home to his foster mother’s gave Pete time to think. He was surprised when his social worker had told him about the opportunity for the new placement. He had been seventeen at the time and had resigned to the fact that he would have to live in a group home if the foster home did not work out. They never worked out; most people seemed to be afraid of Pete. Hardly anyone looked him in the eye anymore, just a quick glance and then their eyes quickly focus on something else, usually his shoes. So when Pete was told there was actually a person looking to be his foster mother he was surprised.
Pete’s new foster mother was named Rose. She had taken a bit to get use to. Rose was a rather large woman herself. Not tall, but fairly wide. She weighed a good bit over two hundred pounds and stood just under five foot two. Rose had never been that friendly, she just told Pete what she needed to have done around the farm and left him pretty much alone. Pete knew that she was still receiving a social security check for his support; it would end when he finished up high school in the summer. He knew that it cost a lot to keep him fed and clothed such as he was not cheap and he had never asked about the finances. Rose had told him that she would rather he worked around the farm than to get a job while he was still in school. Pete took great pride in being a hard worker and being able to keep their place going by himself. The farm itself was not very large and they had just moved into the area after the end of the last school year.
They had a trailer that had been set up on some family land Rose had inherited recently. The pigs, cattle, and goats were a part of the estate she had received as well as an old barn, which was located a few hundred feet from the trailer. It had just taken Pete a short time to get use to caring for all of the animals; after he had turned eighteen he seemed to be filled with a restless energy that could be poured into taking care of the farm. Pete usually went to bed fairly exhausted.
There were a few strange things about Rose. Pete never was told why she wanted to foster him, or even how she knew of him in the first place. And last year Pete had noticed that she had started chanting in her room, which he figured out coincided with a rising full moon. Pete usually fell asleep fairly easily so it had not bothered him. It was strange but he had seen strange people all of his life in foster care and it seemed harmless.
Pete came up to the fork, where the road divided; the left one would take him on to his home; the other road he noticed a old, black gmc truck covered in red dust and mud coming his way. Pete stepped out of the as the truck turned out on to the main road. The driver, a young man wearing an dusty straw cowboy hat gave Pete a look and lifted his hand slightly up off of the steering wheel as greeting before he continued on his way, a cloud of dust covered Pete as he passed by.

















