I stood before the principal and my parents.
"Well…" Mom said tearing up a bit.
I didn't speak. All I wanted is to hide from them. I didn't want them to know, to know what I did to myself, what my brother Sac did to me, and what my clan's elders did to me. I was afraid of what my parents and my Principal would think.
"Fox…..Why didn't tell us?" Dad asked
I didn't answer right away, but after a bit I spoke: "You knew….. You knew about Sac… My friends talked about the rumors….. You knew…" After that I fell silent once again.
"Fox..." The Principal said "This isn't about your brother, or the rumors. It's about you inflicting harm to yourself. So… Why don't you tell us why?"
I was silent for what seemed like hours to me, but it was only a few minutes by the Clock's time.
"Fox! Answer us!" Mom said
I just bent my head down to look at the floor.
After a bit I heard my dad sigh. "Fox, please tell us why you did this."
Anger suddenly surged through my being. "You know why! Its Sac, it's the kids in this school! It's the clan's elders!" I didn't even know I was screaming till my mom glared at me and stood up.
"Lower your voice right this minute young man!" Mom hissed
I blinked for a little before shutting my mouth.
"Mr. and Mrs. Lightfoot. I can't have my students harming themselves or others. I'm very sorry, but Fox will have to be suspended till you work this issue out with him."
I watched as my parents look at each other before sighing and nodding to the principal.
"Of course Mr. Hightower, we understand." Dad said
I could tell he was anger, I knew I would be sent to the clan's elders for punishment when we got back home.
"Fox!" Mom said staring at me. "Let's go."
I was silent as I followed them out of the Office. Outside the Principal's Office were two of my friends, James, and S.J, Both of their eyes widen as they saw me.
"Fox? What did you do?" James asked
before I could even try to explain to them, my mom spoke: "He's been cutting himself and has been suspended for a while."
Both of my friends gasped at what my mom said.
Anger once again surged through me as I pushed myself out of the front office. Once in the hallways I started running. I just wanted to get out of this stupid school. Out the sight of my friends shocked gazes, out of my parent's disappointed frowns.
"FOX LIGHTFOOT!" My mother screamed at me.
I kept running bumping into kids as I headed for the front door. I only stopped when I crashed into a very pretty echidna. We both fell on the floor and I looked up at her and blushed.
"Sorry." She said looked up at me
"N-no I-I'm s-sorry." I sputtered shaking. God it was Tarah. I can't believe this! Man I'm a klutz… I thought blushing badly
Tarah smiled and stood up. "You're… Fox right?"
I nodded still sitting on the floor.
"So… You gonna to stand?" She asked shyly teasing me.
I couldn't respond to her for my father picked me up by the collar angry written all over his face.
"H-hey d-dad." I stuttered shaking.
"Let's go fox." He hissed at me.
