Rachel tried her best to be calm. She had a lot of trouble doing so. She didn't say anything to Eddie yet. She still had someone she needed to dig her claws into. Phillip. Eddie walked in with a bleeding Phillip, bleeding from the nose and on the eyebrow down to his cheek. He had a tissue to his nose. He looked at her, wanting some sympathy. But he didn't get anything of the sort. Eddie stayed in the room whilst Rachel dug her claws into him. She practically threw the sheet of paper in his face "Care to explain?"
Phillip opened the paper and read the words, he looked at Rachel, confused "I don't understand"
"No? This doesn't ring a bell? Hm? This is what made Bolton attack you, after you planted this on Faiths locker!"
"What?! Rach, I didn't do this!"
"You were the only one who knew about her mother! And after everything you knew about me, well, I'd think you'd be more sensitive about the topic" She snarled turning away from him.
"And why should that poor girl deserved to be BULLIED for where she came from! I can't believe you!"
"Rachel take it easy-"
"No Eddie! I won't take it easy!"
"It wasn't me!" Phillip stressfully tried to get his point across, yelling at her slightly. She looked back to him from Eddie and shrugged "Then who!?"
Phillip was going to say something. He then shut up. Rachel tilted her head and stared at him with suspicion. "You've told someone, haven't you?"
He said nothing. She lent down and got in his face "Haven't you"
Phillip then sheepishly nodded. Rachel sighed with frustration, she scratched her forehead as she stood up straight again then placed her hand on her hips "Who?"
"It's not a big-"
"WHO"
"Rachel" Eddie sighed, trying to get Rachel to calm down. But it didn't do any good. Phillip shuttered his words out but eventually gave the name "Amy Porter, alright?"
Rachel turned her head to Eddie "Get Amy Porter right now, and you" she pointed her finger to Phillip "Get to class, I don't want you in my sight" Phillip quickly got up and scurried away. Rachel felt Eddies hands be placed on her shoulders "Take it easy"
"I'm sorry, but I'm absolutely raging right now" Rachel then left the office. She wanted to go get Amy herself. People who saw her as she past by the classrooms could tell that she was angry. When she past Steph's classroom, she looked to her class and said "Oh! I hate to be whoever she's after" Rachel then stopped. Amy Porter had caught her eye in Steph's classroom. She also saw Faith in the corner with Bolton, leaning against him still looking very upset. She had her hands placed over his clenched fists, he was still furious. Rachel entered the classroom. Usually she'd give a little smile, but this time she did nothing of the sort "Steph can I speak to Amy for a moment please"2
w#as'wwhen she heard Rachel speak, Faith looked up from Rachel and wondered why she would want Amy. Rachel glanced over to Faith and gave her a soft smile, trying to reassure her that she is taking care of everything.
Steph nodded "of course, Amy go on"
"What have I done?"
"Just come on" Rachel said with a little snap in her tone. Amy didn't argue, she stood up and went outside with Rachel. Rachel didn't go the office, she stayed outside in the corridor with Amy "I want you to be honest with me, okay?"
Amy shrugged "Okay"
"Did Phillip tell you about Faith's mother?"
Amy rubbed her lips together and nodded "Yes miss" she already knew where this was heading.
"Right, I am hoping to hear a no on this part...did you put this on Faiths locker?" Rachel shown the piece of paper in front of Amy. This time Amy hesitated to answer. She didn't really want to answer. "Amy!"
"Yes! Yes alright! So what it was just a joke!"
"A joke? You have caused trouble for Faith as soon as she got here but this? This is actually hurt her, you have NO right to bully her for where she came from and what do you know about her mother? Do you understand the conditions she could have been in?"
"...No miss"
"You've gone too far Amy, you really have!"
"Rachel? Are you okay?" Kim called as she walked down the hallway over to them. Rachel took a breather and shook her head, she folded the piece of paper up again and slid into her pocket "No it's not" she looked back to Amy and hitched her breath in pure disappointment "Your parents will be contacted and we will consider whether you should be suspended or not"
"What?! For a poxy joke!"
"And for many things you have done before this, Amy! Now get back in there and we will talk later" about what will happen to you later" Rachel walked over to the classroom and opened the door for Amy to walk back in.
Faith looked up again and said "Was she the one that put that shit on my locker?"
"Faith watch the mouth, and please do not cause any trouble, I told you I would deal with this and I am doing so, okay?"
Faith went to argue back but Rachel softly stopped her by saying "Please"
Faith breathed heavily through her nose and then nodded. When Rachel closed the door again she looked back to Kim and said with a panic in her voice "I need your help, Kim"
She saw the concern on Rachels face and instantly became worried for her friend "Okay, come on let's go talk in my office" Rachel nodded and went with Kim to her office. Kim made her and Rachel a cup of tea and they sat on her couch "So what's going on?"
Rachel felt herself suddenly get emotional again. She tried not to cry as her eyes welled up "Hey hey what's going on, Rach?" Kim said in a concerned tone as she rubbed her friends back for comfort. Rachel quickly wiped her tears and spoke, still feeling rather blubbery "There was something that I haven't told anyone about my past...but as you do know about my past when I was-was a prostitute"
"Yeah? What about it"
Rachel looked down to her hands, feeling ever so nervous about what she was about to say "Not even Eddie knows this Kim but...I feel like I need to tell someone, and I feel as if I need to tell you...that I...oh god" Rachel then covered her eyes with the palm of her hand, she didn't see any point in just holding it back so she blurted out "I had a baby"
Kim's eyes widened and her eyebrows raised "Wha-when? How old were you?"
"Eighteen"
Kim tried to let it sink in, she didn't expect at all for Rachel to come out and say that. Mostly since she was all about kids, it was her job after all. It was very surprising.
"And what happened? You had an abortion?"
Rachel looked back up to Kim, with tears falling down her cheeks. She shook her head "No, I gave the baby up for adoption, I didn't exactly have a choice, I couldn't raise a baby from the current situation that I was in...I made a vow to myself that I would never make that mistake again"
"Okay...but Rach...what has this got to do with anything"
"You know how you said Faith looks like me?"
Kim shrugged and nodded "Yeah but-hold on...you're not saying that Faith is" Rachel hitched her breath to try and stop herself from crying. She covered her mouth with the palm of her hand, her breathing went heavier "Rachel calm down, breathe, deep breaths okay? Now what makes you think that Faith is your daughter"
Rachel took a moment and then spoke "Faith told me about her mother, her mother was a prostitute as was I, she was eighteen when she had the baby as was I, she was up in London when she gave up the baby as was I...Faith said that she prays everyday to be reunited with her mother, Kim be serious here this doesn't just sound familiar for no reason"
"Okay, I see your point and I get what you're seeing here but there are lots of women who-"
"My baby girl was blonde, my baby girl had green eyes, she weighed five pounds and nine ounces, I know everything about when my baby was born..Faith is blonde, and has familiar green eyes, and have you ever seen me so protective over a student? I didn't know what it was that made me have such a connection but now...this...it makes sense"
Kim then couldn't unsee Rachel's point and believed it was much as Rachel did. She was almost speechless. The more she thought about it herself, the more true it became to her.
"So what are you going to do? Are you going to tell her to get this sorted or?"
"I don't know...I don't know, Kim, I mean yes I have a very strong gut feeling about this, but what if I'm wrong? How could I tell this poor girl that may be her mother and only to have her hopes let down if I turn out to be wrong?"
"I know, but what if you're right Rach? Should she be denied her mother any longer" Kim's sentence then turned into a whisper as she said "Should you be denied your child?" Rachel then let out an emotional laugh. Hearing the word 'your child' she never thought she'd have the chance to see her child again. "God what is Eddie going to say?"
"Well, if he loves you as much as he said he does then he will accept and support you one hundred percent"
"I hope so…right...I'll have to think about what I'm going to do but I will have a talk with Faith"
What Rachel and Kim didn't realise. Was that the whole conversation was overheard by someone else.
Who do you think overheard? Please leave reviews.
