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I just wanted to say welcome to everyone new and that I hope you enjoy your time reading and/or writing here. GA is an awesome place to find an awesome story read and a welcoming place to post your first story. You'll find amazing people here that are willing to help in a lot of ways. Just jump into the site's chat room and meet them. Again, welcome to GA!

I see you pay attention Benji Thanks for the review!

Thanks Lisa. It's awesome to have the friends Andy, Joey, and Roger have. I'm sure that before it's all over, they will need that support. Even in redneck hickville, there are friendships that are stronger than intolerance. I wish every school had a Mr. Horn and Coach Nettles. Perhaps then, students would be safer, thus, have a place they felt comfortable enough to learn, which is why they are there to begin with. Thanks again for the super review!

Thank you Louis, for everything you said and the work you do to help make this a story others like.

Thank you.

Chapter 16 It’s in the Cards Dad made me stay home, while Joey and Roger went to school on Tuesday, but he promised if I didn’t have any problems, I could return to school on Wednesday. To say I was bored, would be like saying Justin Bieber had a few fans. Okay, I guess to be honest, for about two hours, I did enjoy myself. I had recorded Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, and after breakfast, I watched the movie in my bedroom. It wa

Awesome chapter Wayne. I love your work.

Tuesday, in New York, another young teen felt he couldn't take anymore. For whatever sad reason or reasons, this 12 year old boy hanged himself in the bathroom of an apartment he shared with his mother. For months he had been harassed at school by bullies, for his intelligence, his height, and his deceased father. After enduring incessant taunting for months, Joel Morales transferred to a new school, but the bullying persisted at his new school. Kids chased Morales, threw sticks and pipes at him and teased him for his smarts and his 4-foot-9 stature. Morales’ anguish reached a breaking point when bullies taunted him about his father, who died when he was four years old. His mother, Lisbeth Babilonia, found him hanging in their apartment at about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, hours after she had organized a search party when he didn’t return home on time from an after-school club. A classmate told Morales’ family that the boy had said he was tired of the bullying and told them the details of the remark about his father that sent him over the edge, according to the News. School officials declined to comment on the alleged bullying, citing privacy issues. How many kids are going to die, or kill themselves, before adults in this country demand school officials and our elected officials put a stop to the bulling in our public schools? How many before we make the officials accountable for their actions or inaction? How many? Perhaps it's time for the bullied students of America stand up and make their voices heard throughout this land. NOT through violence, not through hate for the hate, but by their feet. Walk away from the schools that refused to stop the harassment, the hate, the violence, the bulling. How can any child be expected to learn in an environment as they find themselves in? No wonder our country's youth scores so low on tests compared to other nations. They don't have time, during the school days, to learn and study, when they are always looking over their shoulders for who may be coming up behind them, for an attack! Or watching their feet, as they are walking the halls, for fear someone will tripped them. Or having to hear the racial, homophobic, or ethnic taunts. Every student that has been bullied should stand with every student that is being bullied, and every student that knows in their hearts that what is taking place in our schools concerning bulling is wrong, should also stand with these students and say, No more. stop the bulling or we will strike and not return to school until new rules are in place that stops the bulling. Every parent that has a child in school should stand with these students and back them. One day it could be your child found hanging and all life gone from the body. It's time for a change, and not the type promised by politicians. It's the kind of change that starts at the grass roots of this country, We The People. This story can be found HERE Please, give a damn.

It's heart warming how much people here on GA are willing to open up to help one another. I applaud everyone one of you for putting yourself out there to help someone else. This is an awesome community, perhaps like no other. I feel apart of something bigger than myself, and the goodness found here, warms my heart. to ALL

I have KC looking at part of it now, once I have that back, I'm put the finishing touch to it before shipping it off to you kind sir

I just had to comment today and throw a like at you and push you to 1000 likes, you deserve everyone of them!!!

Thank you very much James. I hope you continue to like the story and that it brings a smile, a tear, a laugh, and a frown.

Another good chapter KC. I look forward to more, when you can. I'm very sad to hear about the lost your family had recently. Please tell your husband we are thinking of him and his family

I really liked this chapter. It's one I haven't read before. Thanks Andrew, for sharing it!

Personally, I have enough "real" struggles in my life without having to endure any useless ones here with people I will probably never meet. I have no idea what was said by whom and I don't really care. What's wrong in giving peace a chance? Art is a term that describes a diverse range of human activities and the products of those activities, but is most often understood to refer to painting, film, photography, sculpture, and other visual media. Music, theatre, dance, literature, and interactive media are included in a broader definition of art or the arts.[1] Until the 17th century, art referred to any skill or mastery and was not differentiated from crafts or sciences, but in modern usage the fine arts are distinguished from acquired skills in general. Maybe you didn't know it, but there are awesome people here that are really good in photography, drawing, as well as literature. So, when I said art, I meant art. One of the awesome things about living in the free world is, we all can have our own opinions, views, beliefs, and express them. Just remember, online we can always just walk away, and not worry about being hit in the back of the head. Again, I don't care who was at fault, and who feels justified, I just wish those of us in the gay and gay friendly community could just get along. Sometimes, all we have is each other Sooooo, I hope everyone has an awesome weekend!

You can agree or disagree, it's all good with me. Unlike others, I don't get all bent out of shape. I don't need anyone's approval for my beliefs. However, I do not approve of bullying. Yet, I find it hard to see how anyone can be bullied online in these forums, when one person's words screams just as loud as another. I know words can hurt, but not when you consider the source of those words. All I'm saying is, give peace a chance

What battle had to be fought? Good God people, this is a site for art, not freaking war! My views differ with most people on this site, but why in the hell would I need to "fight" for my ideas in this forum? I disagreed with 90% of DK's political views; yet, I loved his stories and decided that the soap box forum was a stupid idea for this site, and stopped going there. Most of the stuff spouted there is garbage anyway, from my point of view. However, I was man enough to realize that political bullshit wasn't the reason I was here. It's sad that anyone would take credit for their part in running anyone off from this site, since the purpose of this site is art, not politics! People that feel the need to wage war on this site should find another place to do it.

I love it and can't wait to read more!

Thanks Tim for the thoughtful review. Nothing was decided in the chapter concerning bail, or any other issue. Perhaps we'll learn what happened in the next chapter. Again, thanks for taking the time to add a review.

I'm coming to a point in the story where I'm not sure how much of myself I can let slip in. I've been debating it for a while now, and I seem no closer to the answer. I have given life to my characters, but where do I stop?

Good chapter KC. Can't wait until the next one

Thank you Lisa! I always look forward to your reviews

Thanks for the blog

Thanks Wayne. I have some soul searching to do before the next chapter.

Chapter 15 Lessons “Andy… Andy… ANDY… Are you in there?” I groaned and turned my head towards the voice. “Ah, there you are. How are you feeling?” I opened my eyes to see Nurse Nancy standing beside me. “Where… where am I?” “You were brought in to the Emergency Room because of that nasty bump on your head, child.” She took my hand in hers for reassurance. The expression on her face was all knowing. Confidant. “