The Life of Protest 49

Danny and Bobby return to school for one final practice before the competition. "Hey, Bobby! I'm so nervous! How about you?" Danny whispers. "Don't panic! Do just like what we do in the practices." Indeed, not only they are nervous, their school is also nervous. Because this time is a best chance to fight back and win the trophy, the school has not been won for two consecutive years. All wishes are on the chorus.

The competition starts now. Everyone is excited, so do Danny and Bobby. "Our next competition team is Walker Elementary School!" "We can do it, buddy!" "Yes!" Both Danny's and Bobby's parents are the audiences, they all coming to support their sons. "Danny, Danny, you can do it!" Gigi yells. "Sure he can do! Our son is smart like me, isn't it?"

The performance is completed; everyone is giving applause, Gigi even gives a big, big applause. "Gigi, be quiet. They've been back behind the stage!" The choruses, along with other schools' chorus teams are in the back stage, waiting for judges' results. About 20 minutes later, the winning teams are announced. "The second runner-up of this year's completion is Pito Elementary School... The first runner-up is Anthony Elementary School..." "Ahh... Why our school name has not been announced yet? Will we lose again this year?" "Don't worry, Danny, don't you remember? We can do it!" "... And this year's winner of the competition is... is... is Walker Elementary School!" The audiences are screaming loudly and every chorus member hugs each other. "We did it! We finally did it! We win the trophy back!" "Yes, our school should proud of us!"

The news that the chorus team wins the trophy is sent to the principal, everyone in school is celebrating. The principle even announces that he will sponsor a lunch buffet celebration next month, to give the best support to his school's chorus team. "Horray! Horray!"

After school, Danny goes to Miss Ting's office for the application form. "Miss Ting, can I have an application for the upcoming 'King of the Chess Competition'?" "Of course, here you go, good luck, Danny!"

Almost at the same time, a very familiar voice is speaking at the school playground. "Mr. Chen, can you call my son comes down here? I want to see him." "What is his name?" "Danny Lui." "Danny Lui, Danny Lui, please come downstairs, your parent wants to see you. Danny Lui, Danny Lui." Danny feels so surprised, why does his mother call him at school? "Don't forget to cook dinner yourself tonight, kid." Gigi comes to Danny's school just to tell these few words, that's unbelievable, even Mr. Chen thinks that is wasting of time.

On the second day, Gigi comes to Danny's school again, this time in the morning. "Mr. Chen, can you call my son comes down here? I want to see him." "What is his name?" "Danny Lui." "Huh? Danny Lui again... Danny Lui, Danny Lui, please come downstairs, your parent wants to see you." Miss Ting writes a hall pass to Danny; Danny goes downstairs to the playground and meets his mother. "What is mom going to say this time?" He is thinking. "Son, don't forget to record 'Meats' tonight, we can't miss it!" Oh, my god! Gigi comes to Danny's school on the second day for these unnecessary conversations, but not for emergency. "What the hell?" Mr. Chen is whispering. Danny then goes back to his classroom.

"Gigi Lui, you are coming to our school again? You want to find your son?" "Yes, please call my son down here." "No, no, no, I can't help you... you are calling for the non-emergency business... I can't call your son right now, he is in class..." "Why I can't call my son, what's your matter?" Gigi is yelling. "He is my son; I want to see him, how come you don't allow me to see him! Damn it, what the hell is this school?!" Gigi then leaves the school, but she is furious about the denial for seeing her son at school, she decides to do something in order to see her son, she doesn't want to ask for the school help... She takes out the loudspeaker from her bedrooms again...

The "King of the Chess" causes a lot of criticism, many Walker Elementary School's teachers and administration members sign a banner that ask Miss Ting to "restore the normal teaching and learning manners to the students", "abolish the 'King of the Chess'"; however, Miss Ting ignores all the advices. Danny becomes more and more overbearing, and the dissatisfied motions of the classmates are brewing. Some teachers write a letter to the Superintendent of Schools, they want the Superintendent to stop these inappropriate actions. The school is now full of chaotic, no one can study, the tests are suspended until further notice, and Walker Elementary School is facing a serious problem.

At the time that all Walker Elementary School's students, teachers ask Miss Ting to "abolish the throne", a woman is speaking loudly with her loudspeaker just outside the school. "Danny Lui, Danny Lui, please come downstairs, your parent wants to see you. Danny Lui, Danny Lui." Mr. Chen knows that is Gigi, so he goes to the office and calls the police again. Few minutes later, police arrive. This time two police officers arrest Gigi, Gigi is yelling through the loudspeaker when she is taken to the police detention center, this is the second arrest of Gigi in one month. But we can tell you, there is much more to come...

Every student and teacher want to restore the normal teaching and learning manners, they even threaten that if Miss Ting still protects "King of the Chess", they will go to strike. Finally Miss Ting compromises that she will no longer support "King of the Chess", but she does not agree to "abolish the throne". Although Danny's "throne" is kept for months, it is still "abolished", you will even feel surprised that who takes this "coup d'état"!