(A full month later, it's Monday morning)
The last month had been really great, the girls had meet Maya and seem to like her but Aria was a little funny with it, I didn't know why though. Maya and I are doing well I think, same as Aria and Mr Fitz apparently. Mum had met Maya she didn't like her at first but once she realised Maya wasn't going anywhere anytime soon, she start to warm to her and sadly Dad hadn't met her yet being that he is over in Texa's.
I was driving both Maya and I to school when she asked me "Emily do you love me?"
I replied with "Yeah why wouldn't I?"
Maya asked "How come you didn't look at me when you answered?"
I replied with "Maya I'm driving do you want me to look at you when I answer a question you already know or look at you and crash the car?"
Maya said "Do I know the answer though."
I was getting confused here and asked "Maya where did this come from?"
Maya replied with "I don't think you love me as much as I love you."
I nodded and said "I love you Maya okay?"
Maya sighed and replied with "Whatever," she then looked out the window and we didn't talk for a little while. I felt like I had down something wrong but I had no idea what I had done, I was slowly getting over Aria which was good.
Maya asked "Why don't you talk to me as much?"
I replied with "What do you mean?"
Maya answered "You don't seem interested half of the time we are talking or even interested in me."
I replied with "I am interested in you and what we are talking about it."
Maya asked "Then why doesn't it feel that way?"
I shrugged and said "Maya I don't know what you want me to say."
Maya replied with "I want you to open up to me, there something you've been holding back and you've made your friends not tell me either." I think I knew what she was talking about since I had told a soul outside of the girls and my mum, I didn't tell dad because if he knew well let's just say he wouldn't be in Texas right now.
Maya sighed and said "You know what just forget," I pulled into school and as soon as the car was parked Maya was out of it and marching up towards school. I rolled my eyes, hopped out of the car with my bag and start making my own way into school. After getting my books for lesson I had to English where I found all of the girls in there with a few other people and Mr Fitz was also there, I walked into the classroom and sat down in my seat.
A few minutes later Mr Fitz starts the class by saying "Okay I hope everyone had a good weekend, today I'm going to get you to keep reading the book thief while I work on some marking I fell behind." I felt sick because I have knew why he had fell behind it and I didn't really like it, but I and everyone else did as he had said to and starts to read.
After pretty boring English, Maths and Social Studies, I was pretty happy for lunch. Which went okay Maya and I kissed and made up, she told me she was sorry and I let her know that I do love her and I am interested in her. The five of us were walking into the Science room when I saw him, I felt my breath catch in my throat and it wasn't moving anywhere; I dropped my books making the girls jump and him turn around.
He then smiled his big grin and said "Emily."
I remembered how to talk and replied with "What the hell are you doing here?"
He replied with "Always a charmer Emily, I got kick out of my other high school and my parents moved me back here." He walked closer to us and I was going to back off if it wasn't for having four other girls behind me, he was standing in front of me and put his hand on my cheek to cress it.
I swallowed deeply and he said "So what do you say Emily why don't we get back together?" He had his legs spread out just asking for it, I lift my leg and kneed him in the balls, he went down to the ground really fast.
I lean down and said "I should of done that years ago Ben and don't ever talk to me again." I took a couple breaths in before walking around him and over to the desk where we sit, the girls quickly followed and sat down as well.
I then heard Ben say "You little bitch!" He walked over to me and slapped me in the cheek, I watched as Maya tried to go rip him to shreds but Hanna and Spencer were able to catch him; I looked around and saw there were no teacher around. I stood up and tackle him down to the ground, I was able to get on top of him and started punching the crapped out him, somehow he managed to roll us over and got a couple in before I rolled us back over and started punching him again. Ben somehow again managed to roll us over so he was on top of me he got a few more in before I saw two big guys pull him up and then another two guys pick me up and put me on my feet; the four guys where holding onto Ben and I pretty tightly.
Ben yelled "You bitch!"
I yelled back "You stay the hell away from me," I felt blood dripping down from my nose and looked over at Ben his nose was bleeding as well and was going to have two really good black eyes tomorrow.
Ben yelled "You're going to get it Fields."
I yelled back "In your dreams Ben."
Ben yelled "Oh I plan to."
Our teacher then said "Can you four boys take these two to the school nurse and then make sure they make it to the principal's office," the four boys nodded their heads and started taking us to the school nurse.
When we walked into the nurses office she shook her head and said "One up on the bench the other on the chair," I head over to the chair and Ben went to the bench. The nurse grabbed some tissues and gave some to each of us and we held them to our noses. It didn't take long for mine to stop bleeding and when it did the nurse came to look at it and told me it should be fine, she also checked the rest of my face telling me I would have a nice black eye tomorrow and a bruise on my cheek. Once I was all done the two guys that had to escort me escort me outside where we waited for Ben to finish, it took a bit longer maybe about 5 minutes but once he was done the four guys escorted us to the principal's office where we found both our mums there. I could see the look of shock on my mums face from the fact that Ben and his family were back but she just walked over to me.
She asked "Are you okay?"
I replied with "Yeah just a couple of bruises," mum nodded her head and we stood outside the office waiting for the principal. After 5 minutes of waiting Mr Davidson walked out of the office along with Maya, I looked at her and she smiled at me; the teacher must have gotten her to go fill the principal in on what happened.
Mr Davidson said "Emily, Mrs Fields could please come into my office?" We didn't really have a choice so we walked into the office and sat down while he closed the door.
Mr Davidson spoke "Maya just told me what she knew, which was you saw Ben and looked every scarred you talked and he asked if you want to get back together. You then kneed him in the balls, he call you something I can't say and that how the fight started right?"
I replied with "That's right sir, before we fought he slapped me which caused me to reacted."
Mr Davidson nodded and asked "Why did you look scared to see him Emily?"
Mum replied with "Does she have to tell you why?"
Mr Davidson answered "Yes if she doesn't want to get suspended."
I cleared my throat and said "Back when I was 14 I dated Ben we were both on the swim team so it made sense for us to date but then things changed. Ben start to become more forcefully on me and I would always say no he didn't like it so he would backhand me. This went on for a couple of months I didn't tell anyone no one knew, I just kept it all bottle up. Then one day after swim practice all the girls had left but me, same with the guy but Ben was still then and things got pretty ugly. Do I need to fill in the blanks?" I looked up and Mr Davidson shook his head, I nodded and continued "I kept screaming at him to stop but he wouldn't, when he was done with well me he left the locker rooms and I crawled up into a bowl. I was supposed to go to Hanna's for a sleepover and when I didn't for nearly an hour the girls got worried so Aria decided to go looking for me and well she found me. I told her everything and then she told the others girls with my permission and they all helped me tell my mum and we all agreed not to press charges because Ben's family just all of sudden decided to leave and now that there back it hit a nerve." By the end of the story both me and Mum where in tears but I was trying to stop mine from coming I really was.
Mr Davidson said "Emily I'm sorry for what happened but I must punish you for fighting I'm giving you a full month of detention and Ben will have your detention in your free period in here with me."
I nodded and replied with "Thank-you sir."
Mr Davidson nodded and said "You can leave to go to class now; your detention will start tomorrow." Mum and I walked out of the principal's office and I kept my head down while passing Ben I didn't want to see his smug face, Mum and I head straight out of the office and to the hallway.
When out in the hallway Mum asked "Are you okay?"
I replied with "Yeah I'll be fine."
Mum nodded but was still concerned and said "I brought you a hoodie because I thought you might want it."
I smiled and replied with "I did, thanks Mum," Mum handed me my blue hoodie and then hugged me before leaving to go back to work. I pulled the jumper over me and pulled the hoodie up over my head before walking back to Science. When I arrived at my Science classroom I lightly knocked on the door before opening it and walking through.
The class were all working quietly on something, I walked over to the teacher and she asked "Is everything sorted out?"
I replied with "Can you just tell me what work I have to do," she look offended but just hand it to me and told me to ask one of the girls for help; I nodded my head and head to my seat which was next to Maya. After Maya had finished explaining it, I went straight into it not listening to anything that was going around me; I didn't care what was going on.
