Game Therapy (mundane challenge: a quarter) (Formerly called Bullying)

by Mistress Elsha Hawk

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I slammed the front door behind me and threw my books down on the couch. “Mom! I’m home!” I yelled at the top of my lungs.

“Shut up! Your father is sleeping! I just a call from school! You beat up a little kindergartener?! You’re suspended!? Get in your room! Your father will beat you when he wakes up!” Mom looked strung out and mad.

“Whatever!” I shouted and slammed myself into my room.

“You’re grounded!” she shrieked at the closed door.

I opened my window and climbed out. I had to get out of this place. I jumped the neighbor’s fence, pulled the flower heads off their stems, and kicked their garbage cans over. There was a quarter shining on their driveway, so I picked it up.
I walked the three blocks to the Arcade. I looked at the ground the whole time. I tied a string around the quarter and walked in. There was a shrimpy kid playing my game, so I pushed him away and scowled at him. His eyes widened in fear and he left. I put my quarter-on-a-string in and pulled it back out.

I needed game therapy.

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Average Reader Rating: 4.0 stars out of 5

  1. Game Therapy (mundane challenge: a quarter) (Formerly called Bullying)

    Blossom Ruoqen's Buddy Icon Blossom Ruoqen

    Posted 11 months ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    I like how at the beginning I kind of get a glimpse into the kids family life and I kind off shake my head and think ‘now I wonder where the kid learned to bully!’

  2. Game Therapy (mundane challenge: a quarter) (Formerly called Bullying)

    Mistress Elsha Hawk's Buddy Icon Mistress Elsha Hawk

    Posted 11 months ago

    exactly.

  3. Game Therapy (mundane challenge: a quarter) (Formerly called Bullying)

    Alexa ♥'s Buddy Icon Alexa ♥

    Posted 11 months ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    Separate paragraphs would’ve been great.
    ~
    Don’t often see things from this point of view. It was very interesting.

  4. Game Therapy (mundane challenge: a quarter) (Formerly called Bullying)

    Mistress Elsha Hawk's Buddy Icon Mistress Elsha Hawk

    Posted 11 months ago

    fixed! I waved my magic ahem pen, and I have paragraphs! :) Thanks for the comment.

  5. Game Therapy (mundane challenge: a quarter) (Formerly called Bullying)

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 11 months ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    Good job with a challenging perspective. The character definitely needs some kind of therapy.

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