Finding God part 1

I grew up on a dairy farm with my mother and step dad.  Mostly things were normal in my early years. My mom loved me and I loved her and we both worked very hard with my step dad to keep the dairy business running.  At first I really wasn't all that happy living with a herd of cows. The hard work wasn't so bad after you got used to it, but what gave me the hardest time was going to school smelling like a cow.  It would be terrible on the school bus when everyone would tease me and not come near me because I smelled so bad.  I got in the habit of taking a bath everyday but all I had to do is step in the barn for morning chores and the kids on the bus and in school would know and make me feel like a freak. You would think that after awhile they would get tired of picking on me for the same stupid reason, but noooo, the teasing went on forever with no end in sight.

 

 

  So one morning while my step dad was filling up the manure spreader he happened to look my way and saw that I was crying.  He asked why and I told him I really didn't want to face the kids at school today and I told him why.  He then took my hand and led me to his pick-up truck and off we went to talk to the principal at school. 

 

 

 I did appreciate what he was trying to do for me but he still had on his farm clothes and his barn boots were thick with manure.  But when we got to the school he took my hand and led me down the school corridor to the principal’s office.  On the way the school kids went absolutely crazy holding their noses, making choking sounds and pressing themselves against the wall to get as far away from us as possible as we walked by.  I was sure my step dad was leaving manure foot prints behind as we made our way to the principal’s office.

 

 

 We opened the door and walked into a small receptionist room. When my dad shut the door behind us the smell of manure was so thick you could cut it with a knife, The secretary looked up from her paperwork with a look of horror on her face. My dad told her we were here to see the principal and she immediately got up, opened the door to the principal’s office, went in, and slammed it shut. I knew she was in there trying to figure out a way to get rid of us as fast as possible.

 

 

  But then a strange thing happened.  I was at the absolute lowest point of my entire life when I looked into my step-dads' eyes.  He was looking at me and I could feel his love pouring into me and replacing all the pain I was experiencing.  He was smiling and I could tell that none of what was going on in this school mattered to him at all.  I was the only person who mattered to him.  And then for the first time in my life I let myself love him back and smiled.  He then took my hand and we left the school.

 

 

  The kids continued to tease me for awhile after that but it didn't seem to bother me anymore.  And then a miracle happened.  They stopped teasing me. 

Reviews

[M.E.Lyle]

In the end, the only thing that really matters is love.

[eL]

Simple yet engaging. I experienced some teasing myself, but then again, everybody does. It's a part of being a kid. It really felt awful though in a kid's point of view :(
anyway, good write, "thumbs up"

[-WolfReaper (NERV)]

I remember being teased in my primary school years. Kids can be ruthless... I was going to a 'rich kid' school - and i still do (but high school now, or primary) , its the best school in the city and mum works hard to end me there - but i have been teased since year 6. Anyway, on to your writing. I didn't notice any errors, so thats good.

I could really see it in my head, but i couldn't help but imagine the girl in the story as Rei, and the step father as Gendo from EVA. If you don't know what i'm talking about, ignore me ^^

Anyway - Whats news on part 2? This is part 1, after all.

[Creepy Swine Guy]

I LOVE it. You learned two important things. First, people are so desperate to feel good about themselves that they will often hurt others to do it. Second ... you were more loved than you could possibly have imagined.

[Silvario]

A very sweet and well written story. For a time I wondered what it might have to do with the title, but it hit me at the end. Well done indeed. :)