Son Keeps Coming Home from School in Tears, Mom Hides Recorder in His Backpack to Find Out Why — Story of the Day
A doting mother noticed that her son often returned home from school in tears, so she hid a tape recorder in his backpack — what she learned had her put on her investigative goggles.
Mary was a 30-year-old single mother who lost her husband on the same day she gave birth to their son Max.
The man had been a soldier, one who fought bravely for his country and who eventually succumbed to war wounds after taking out a terrorist commander and his entourage.
Son comes back home from school in tears. | Photo: Shutterstock
Mary received a medal in his place. It was across that had the likeness of the president engraved in the middle, and it was to reward her husband for his heroic efforts.
They were also financially rewarded by some powerful friends of her husband who truly felt sorry to see him gone. That money went a long way in raising her child, Max.
He got the best things, and she tried as much as possible to make sure he lived a comfortable life. The school he attended was a prestigious one — even the elites sent their kids there.
Max fit right in because of his father’s honor, but not everyone liked him. In his class, there were precisely 28 students, and all except three loved him.
They always wanted to be around him; not only was he brilliant, but he was a good conversationalist as well — a smooth talker if you will. However, when those three boys were in the vicinity, it was all man for himself.
Max was a brilliant student in school. | Photo: Getty Images
Nobody knew Max then. To him, the three boys were only really “one and others.” The leader was Frank, a tall, muscular boy from an average home who got in on a football scholarship.
The other two were his stooges, John and Lindo. They were mindless sycophants who, for some reason, only lived to please Frank. Rumor had it that he saved them both from expulsion once by taking the heat and getting suspended — they had followed him ever since.
Frank hated Max because even though he also seemed to be from an average home, he always looked better. His shirts were cleaner and always new, whereas Frank’s was patched in several places. His parents had a lot on their plate, so he could not bother...