Yo peeps! Christmas is coming up! It's exciting, huh? The reviews aren't working again, so I can't reply to all of your reviews you sent. Anyway, this chapter is gonna be a time skip to a couple of day later.
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Enjoy this chapter and Merry Christmas! :)
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Riley thought that sitting alone at lunch wasn't happen again when she met Catherine and Caden. But it indeed happened. From all the drama at the principals office, from missing a tutoring session to being confessed that she was "brainwashed". She was way too stressed to figure out who to even sit with: Catherine and Caden, who Mr. Kaine said were innocent, or Jeanette, Stacey, and Denise, the three girls that were Riley's greatest friends that spread terrible rumors on the twins. She didn't know who's side to be on, wishing that this was gonna be impartial someday.
Like Riley expected, Jeanette, Denise, and Stacey were heading up to Riley. She didn't know what she was expecting from them, but she didn't know if it was good or bad.
"Hey Ri," Jeanette said softly. She had a sympathetic look.
Riley just mumbled a "hey".
"You...You don't believe him, do you Riley? You can be honest with us," Denise said frantically.
"I...I don't know," she muttered back, looking down.
"Mr. Kaine is brainwashed Riley. You gotta believe us. The twins must've told him about us sending rumors and that 'video editing app', which is probably one of their most lamest excuses-"
She was interrupted by the quiet sobs of Riley. Tears started to wet her yellow jacket but she didn't care. Hearing of this made her feel more frustrated with who to trust and who to not trust.
"Oh Riley, I'm sorry," Denise said nervously. She hugged her tightly, with the others joining in. "Is there anything we can do to make you feel better?"
Riley looked up, sniffled and shook her head. "N-no...thank you though..." She did another sniffle and Denise softly patted her shoulder comfortingly.
"We'll try our hardest to help you, Ri, okay? My mom can explain to you," Jeanette said encouragingly.
"Mine too," Denise said. "She can actually ask the news that showed Catherine and Caden being arrested. She actually can."
But Riley just replied with shaking her head and walking away. "Thanks for the help guys, but...can I be alone for a couple of minutes?"
The three girls nodded immediately.
"Anything for you, Ri," Jeanette said and she lead the three girls away from Riley. It now actually felt good to be alone, not that she didn't like the bullies anymore. It felt more peaceful and refreshing and-
"R-Riley?"
Not again...Riley thought to herself furiously. She found the twins, Catherine and Caden, walking up to her, with their most nervous faces ever. Riley could tell that they didn't want to move an inch up to her. It was like she was some sort of disease. For some reason, Riley wanted to act mean to them. She didn't even know why, though.
"What do you want?" she mumbled with annoyance.
"Riley, listen-" Caden began.
"If it's about the whole rumors thing, I don't want to talk about it."
"W-Well, it's just-"
"If it wasn't for you making up these lies about those girls, I wouldn't be feeling this way right now!" She couldn't believe what she just said.
"'Lies'?" Catherine said puzzled. "Riley...you-you can't believe them! They used that Video Edit App! They edited everything! Our parents wouldn't even allow us to go to school if we went to jail!"
All of this felt like rubbish to Riley, but she still didn't know why. What was happening with her right now? Why is she feeling like this?
"Stop making these lame excuses!" Riley yelled. "Those girls have been the most sweetest, most caring girls that I have ever met! They were always there for me and tried to protect me when I was upset or scared! I wouldn't know who I'd be without them! But you two little gits cared about no one but yourselves! No wonder you have no friends! No wonder that no one likes you! And especially no wonder that those three girls hate you and tease you! You guys are horrid and I'm not allowing troublemakers like you to be my friends! I believe those three girls! I'm on their side! Mr. Kaine is wrong about you guys! You both are the worst people that I have ever-"
"Riley Andersen."
Riley yelped when she saw Mr. Kaine looking at her furiously. Riley gulped and knew that she was busted. She imagined what was gonna happen later on; her being expelled from school; telling her parents what happened; her parents yelling at her and grounding her for week...Riley didn't mean to do this but she let out the loudest sobs that everyone in the whole cafeteria heard it. She fell on her knees and covered her face with her hands. She hated her life, very much. She hated her school, she hated Mr. Kaine and she especially hated Catherine and Caden.
"Riley," Mr. Kaine said in a soothing voice. "Don't cry..." He walked up to her.
"GET AWAY FROM ME!" Riley blurted out. Some of the students gasped; others yelped or flinched.
"Riley, what's the matter with you?" Mr. Kaine asked calmly.
Riley said nothing but sniffles and whimpers. She felt six hands rub her back softly or pat her shoulder. She could tell it was the bullies. And now she felt good seeing them again. She looked up, did another sniffle and weakly smiled.
"G-get them...a-away for me..." she mumbled, still in tears.
The girls immediately gave them the biggest glares they could do, hugging Riley protectively. Riley once again felt safe with the bullies. She wanted those twins as far away from her as she could.
"Girls," Mr. Kaine said quietly. "You can leave." He didn't sound happy to see them.
Riley thought that they would walk away but she heard from Jeanette, making her surprised, "I'm afraid we aren't gonna do that." She released the hug and faced Mr. Kaine like she was gonna fight him.
"Excuse me?" Mr. Kaine asked in shock.
"Did I stutter?" Jeanette said angrily.
"Ma'am, I am not accepting this type of attitude towards a principal," Mr. Kaine snapped.
"And I'm not accepting someone like you as a principal," Jeanette talked back. All of the students were in silence, watching in interest and surprise.
Mr. Kaine took a breath of rage and everyone gasped loudly when he gave Jeanette the most forceful shove ever. Jeanette shrieked and fell to the ground, landing in pain.
Riley immediately became furious, and without thinking, she ran up to Mr. Kaine and shoved him back, with a little help from Denise. Stacey was just helping Jeanette up and asked if she was okay, which Jeanette replied with a nod.
"YOU STUPID PRINCIPAL!"
"You're horrible!"
"I can't believe you did that, you jerk!"
Riley started to hear students yelling and shouting at Mr. Kaine, who was helplessly getting up from the ground. He did the loudest scream ever: "SILENCE!"
Everyone obeyed.
Riley was scared with what she just did but the three girls were still glaring at him.
"You," he hissed at them. "Girls. Are. Expelled-"
"I don't think so," interrupted a familiar voice. Mrs. Lewis was walking up to Mr. Kaine with an displeased face.
"Shoving another students on school grounds!" Mrs. Lewis said in disgust. "And a principal doing it! You know the rules of physical fighting not permitted at a school!"
Mr. Kaine just looked down guiltily.
"You," Mrs. Lewis confessed. "Are. Fired."
Mrs. Lewis dragged a helpless Mr. Kaine inside the building. When they got inside, all of the students in the cafeteria were cheering loudly. They ran up to Riley and the three girls and lifted them up in the air.
Riley couldn't believe it. Thinking that she hated her life a lot...she just proved herself wrong. She smile at the three girls, who responded with a big smile back. This was probably one of Riley's best days ever, apart from the Twisty Tree day back at Minnesota.
But the only people who weren't cheering at all were Catherine and Caden...
They did not look happy.
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HOLY GOODNESS! THAT WAS THE MOST DRAMATIC CHAPTER SO FAR IN THE STORY! I actually didn't even mean to make it this crazy! Wow, you go, Holly! XD Anyway, thanks for reading this chapter and once again, Merry Christmas! :)
