Getting to Know You

Simon and Jeanette's story

Part XIX

Alvin was waiting for the final bell anxiously. He knew that Simon could beat the shit out of Bill, he was just worried that Bill wouldn't fight fair. When the notes filled the hall signaling the end of the day, it was all he could do to walk relatively calmly out the door and down the hall. While he was heading over, he saw Britney walking just as hurriedly towards the exit. They started walking side by side, and were soon joined by Theodore and Eleanor. They kept walking and were almost to the exit when a thought occurred to Alvin… where was Jeanette?

"Brit," he started excitedly, worry in his voice, "Do you know where Jeanette is?"

"No, last I saw her was at lunch when she stormed off… you don't think she'd go see the fight alone do you?"

"I sure as hell hope not…" Alvin replied, picking up the pace and leading the group as they busted out the main doors leading out to the parking lot.

They all scanned the parking lot until Eleanor gasped and started to run over to Jeanette's truck…with Simon and Jeanette in the trunk.

By the time they had reached the truck, they all knew that something was gravely wrong. Jeanette was crying into Simon's shoulder and he was rocking her back and forth trying to calm her down. After a while of standing there in stunned silence, Theo finally pierced the tense veil of unease by asking Simon what had happened…

"All I know is this…" he began, cradling Jeanette's head against him as he whispered the rest, "I left last period early and went into the park to try and get the drop on Bill. When I get there, I see him on top of Jeannie and he's… hurting her… I don't even know what happened after that, but I think I knocked him out and then I helped her over here where she started to breakdown…"

As he relayed what he knew to the others, they all noticed her sobs becoming less pronounced and she was gradually lifting her head off of his shoulder and glanced around at her siblings and close friends with sadness in her eyes the likes of which they had never seen before.

She hugged Simon tightly and put her head back on his shoulder as she sighed one last time. Then, she lifted her head up with a fierce look of determination and stood up.

"He's not going to get away with this…" she said through gritted teeth, "I'm going to make damn sure that fucker is put away where he can't even touch another living being and he won't be able to hurt anyone."

Simon and the others looked at her in shock as she turned on her heels and ran inside the building as fast as her long legs could carry her. By the time everyone snapped to their senses and realized that they should probably follow her, not even Ellie and Theo could keep up. They ran inside the main entrance and caught her shadow bolting into the principal's office. They ran after her, but when they got to the receptionist's desk, they were told that she had been given instructions to only admit Simon.

"What do you mean?" Britney snapped furiously, "We're her fucking sisters! We want to know what the hell happened!"

"I'm aware of that, but the principal specifically told me to only admit those who were witness to the incident. I don't even know what she's doing in there with your sister." The receptionist explained.

"It's going to be fine Britney," Eleanor comforted, hugging her closely, "Simon, get in there now."

Simon nodded as he opened the door and the group caught a glimpse of Jeanette's tear streaked face before it slammed back into place.

"You can have a seat if you like…" the receptionist offered, pointing out the chairs usually set aside for rule breakers.

The kids took the seats wordlessly, but they all had the same question on their minds… just what the hell had happened?

Sorry for the brief chapter, but I had it planned out earlier and didn't want to screw up the outline. This was a filler piece mostly, used for transition. You know what happened in the park, but this was to show the confusion on the part of the siblings… I hope you enjoyed the group view, please R&R this chapter. I really need some constructive criticism that I can work with and improve on. Thank you, and this chapter goes out to Starbin21, for her creative assistance and prompt readings of my chapters, and also to Simon wanna be, for his constant help in fixing writers block. Thank you both. If you would like a dedication, please leave a review or PM me.

Happy Reading,

musicalreader