He then glanced at John who felt a sigh of relief.
“What I am,” he said, “is an inventor.”
The children were in awe and started asking all sorts of questions.
“An inventor?”
“Like real inventions?”
“Does he build robots?”
The teacher tried to quiet them, but a single look from Mr. Thomson was enough for everyone to fall silent.
“Yes,” he said with a small smile. “A real inventor. I create things the world doesn’t have yet — things it might desperately need.”
He then pointed towards John and added, “And John has helped me for years. He’s not just watching from the side. He’s my partner. My co-inventor.”
Mr. Thompson explained that the two were working on a device that turns polluted air into clean, breathable oxygen. Although it wasn’t finished yet, it could soon help a lot of people.
Even the teacher, who had ignored the mocking earlier, now stared at the floor, deeply ashamed.
“Every family is different,” Mr. Thomson explained. “Every path is different. But no one deserves to be mocked for who they are — especially a child. Especially my son.”
The students learned how wrong they were for making fun of a classmate. They learned no one deserved to be treated badly. Instead of mocking him, they now looked at John with admiration.
Mr. Thompson left the classroom, teaching everyone that sometimes, all it takes is for a parent to stand up in order to change the course of their child’s life.
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