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Against The Rules
Chapter 10
Darien sat at his desk as he started to clear away some personal items putting them into his briefcase as he took out a paper that he had found a few days ago on the floor. It had a large letter A on it. He was going to give it to her later as he looked over the paper once more asking "Why? Why would she do this?"
He threw the paper into the trashcan not wanting to think of it further as he zipped up his brief case, stood up and walked out of the classroom for possibly the last time. He walked down the hall as he thought to himself "what he would do now? Where could he possibly find work? When of all people she came walking over to him.
He just looked at her, not angry, just sad. Wondering what it was that made her feel she had to tell such stories about him as he said "excuse me" walking passed her and down the hallway
Serena felt worst then she ever had before. She did some dumb things in her time, but this had to be the worst as she looked towards him and said "I'm sorry" but Darien, just kept walking not even wanting to make eye contact with her at the moment
Serena just stood there watching him walk away from her. She felt like her heart was braking and she didn't know what to do. If she told the truth Mr. Kenny would be happy, but what would it do to her? Mrs. Carlo would probably expel her for sure and once her mother and step father found out she would be dead for definitely, but what about Mr. Kenny? He won't be able to get a job teaching anywhere if this goes public and she knew it would. Secrets like these never stayed secret for long.
She walked to her locker as she pounded her fist on it and screamed "damn it Serena! Why did you have to do something so stupid?"
She turned around and felt like the whole school was looking at her like they all knew what she had done and she felt terrible, She felt like the whole place was closing in on her and she could not stay here right now as she grabbed her jacket and ran out of the nearest exit wanting to get away. Run as far away from her guilt as she could.
Darien was getting into his car as he saw a familiar blond girl go running across the school grounds. Normally he might have gone after her to find out what had her so upset, but this time he had a feeling already –Guilt as he got into his car and drove off school property.
Serena kept running. She didn't know where she was running too just that she had to get as far away as she could
She found herself in front of a familiar diner that she had visited many times before as she heard her stomach started to grumble and thought maybe a little food might help her think more clearly as she walked in and sat at the counter as Barbara the waitress she had become friendly with walked over to her and asked "Serena dear what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in school?"
Serena looked to Barbara as she told her "I know, tell me Barbara can you recommend something for enormous guilt"
Right on cue she heard a voice from behind her say "the truth usually helps"
Serena turned around to see Mr. Kenny standing behind her as she looked to him and said "I'm sorry. I'm so… so sorry"
He just looked at her as he sat down on a stool beside her as he asked "Why? Was it because I didn't respond to your sexual tendencies yesterday"
Barbara looked to them surprised as she smiled and said "I'll just be over there. Let me know if you want to order something?"
Serena looked at him feeling guiltier than ever before as she told him "No. It was nothing like that"
Darien just shook his head as he asked "then why? Just tell me why, because I have been wracking my brain trying to figure out why you would make an accusation up about me like this. Do you realize what you've done to me?"
Serena started to cry as she said "yes and I'm sorry"
Darien just shook his head as he told her "yeah, well being sorry does not get me my job back"
He just sat there trying not to say another word to her, but couldn't as he looked to her and asked "Is that the game you play? Try to push anyone away that tries in the smallest degree to help you"
Serena could hear the hurt and anger that she had caused in his voice as she told him "no"
He looked back at her with little sympathy or pity as he asked "why? I need to know why?
Serena started to cry again as the guilt overwhelmed her she told him "I had to give him a name and yours was the first I thought of. I'm so sorry I never meant for this to happen"
Darien was confused by her answer as he asked "who? Give who a name?"
Serena realized she had said to much as she clammed up quickly and said "never mind, I'll find some way to fix this for you. I will"
Darien heard her, but right now he wasn't as interested in finding how she would get his job back, but in finding out who it was that made Serena tell such lies about him as he looked to her and said "it's okay. You can trust me whatever it is I'll help you"
She just shook her head as she said "no there's nothing to tell. Please just leave me alone" as she turned got off the stool and ran out the door
She continued running not knowing where to go. She couldn't go back to school and face the truth with Mrs. Carlo. She definitely couldn't go home where her mother and step father would be, that would just raise a whole new set of questions and she couldn't go back to the diner that's where Mr. Kenny was. She began to get tired of all the stress she was feeling from her lies as she stopped and sat down on the curb beside her as she buried her face in her hands and just cried not hearing the footsteps coming up from behind her as they stopped and Mina sat on the curb next to her as she put a comforting arm around her and asked "it's not true is it"
Serena looked up to see her friend sitting next to her as she asked between the sobs "Mina what are you doing here?"
Mina smiled at her as she told her "I saw you go running out of school this morning. Something was obviously bothering you and I wanted to know what it was. So I followed you. I walked into the diner and overheard some of what was said between you and Mr. Kenny. What happened Serena? You can tell me the truth. I'm one of your best friends"
Serena looked at Mina she was one of her best friends. They had known each other since they were all in grade school together. They had all been threw some of the hardest times in their lives together that was usually what brought them closer as friends. They were there when she had lost her father and wasn't sure how she would get through each day without him, but she did with their help and support as she looked to Mina and told her "I really did something terrible Mina and I wish I could take it back, but I can't"
Mina sat on the curb listening to her friend as she told her "what did you do? Did it involve Mr. Kenny?"
Serena just nodded her head yes as Mina looked over to her and asked "what did you do?"
Serena was about to tell her when she stopped realizing if she told her the truth she would have to explain more then she wanted to even though Mina was one of her closest friends there were some things she just could never know about as she found herself telling yet another story. She began telling her "the other day I did something stupid. I thought Mr. Kenny liked me in more than just a student teacher way you know. I felt there was something there so I went to kiss him the other night when we stayed late studying. He pulled away and said he wasn't interested in me like that and I got angry with him. Nobody had ever rejected me before and then I saw him the next day and he wanted to transfer me out of his class because of my actions so I went to Mrs. Carlo and told her he had put the moves on me and well she fired him because of it"
Mina looked at her as she stood up and said "Serena you have to tell Mrs. Carlo the truth. You're destroying an innocent man's life, because he wouldn't sleep with you, that's not right"
Serena looked up to her friend as she told her "I know Mina, but I can't tell her"
Mina looked at her as she asked "Why the hell not? You have no problem lying to her. What you can't tell her the truth"
Serena looked to her as she told her "I can't tell her? If I do I may get expelled for it and I can't take that chance"
Mina looked to her as she told her "you really are selfish you know. I thought you were different Serena. I thought you were better than that"
Serena looked to her as she told her "I'm not a bad person Mina. I just do stupid things sometimes"
Mina looked to her as she told her "then try doing the right thing tell the truth, but don't talk to me again until you do" then turned around and left leaving Serena sitting there by herself alone again.
End Chapter 10
Author's Note: I hope everyone enjoyed Chapter 10. If anyone has any questions or thoughts about the chapter or the story as a whole please let me know and as always please read, review, and enjoy! Thank you Mars Light.