A/N: Not a whole lot happens in this chapter and I apologize for that and I am so sorry for the month and a few weeks long wait. I didn't want to wait that long to update, but things kind of get in the way. I'm sorry. I hope you all enjoy this chapter and are still sticking with this story.
Part 3 Ch. 10: School Trouble
May
"Okay class, I know you are all excited about the fact that there is only a month or so left until your senior year ends and then you'll be going off to do whatever it is that you want to do, but there is still those few weeks before finals and in that time we are going to be doing one final essay."
"What's the essay going to be about?" Skye asks from her desk as she grins at Brianna who was busy keeping her eyes closed. "I wouldn't want my wife to miss out on the assignment."
Haley looks from Skye towards Brianna and sighs. Haley picks up a math textbook from her desk. She was subbing for another teacher next hour. Haley drops the book on the floor and it resounds with a loud bang. Brianna's eyes shoot open and Haley smirks.
"It's nice of you to join us Ms. Evans, now please keep your eyes open. I know you can do that."
The class chuckles and Brianna sheepishly nods her head.
"Alright, so I'm going to give you all a little freedom with this last paper. Of course there will be a few guidelines to follow, but other than that, none of you should have a problem with this assignment."
A knock on the door brings the classes' attention to the student who walks inside and hands Haley a note and then leaves. Haley reads it and furrows her eyebrow.
"Um, Brianna," Haley waits until she gets Brianna's attention. Skye looks up from her notebook as well. "You need to take your things and have a meeting with the principal. You won't be returning to class today.
Brianna starts to pack her bag, but her wife's hand on her arm makes her stop.
"What's going on?"
Brianna replies with an honest answer.
"I have no idea. I'll see you later."
Skye nods her head as Brianna walks up to Haley to grab the note and leave the classroom.
"Alright class, let's get started."
-I Need You Now-
"Ah, Brianna, please take a seat."
Brianna drops her bag on the ground and takes a seat.
"Um, I'm not exactly sure why I'm here."
"Normally I would've spoken to you before your last semester of school, but somehow your file fell through the cracks until recently. It appears that you do not have enough credits to graduate in June."
Brianna sat in shock.
"What exactly does that mean?"
"It means you have to repeat your senior and you will not be graduating with your class."
"But it wasn't my fault. I shouldn't be penalized for your mistakes. I should be graduating in a month and now you're telling me I can't because I don't fit the requirements, requirements that you should have informed me of early in the school year. It's a bunch of crap."
"I apologize for that, but there is nothing that I can do. You won't be graduating with your class next month."
Brianna clenches her teeth and grabs her bag before storming towards the door.
"Go to class Ms. Evans."
"Why does it matter? I'm not graduating."
Brianna storms out of the room. The principal sighs and returns to his paperwork.
-I Need You Now-
Skye finds her wife in the kitchen of their home. Papers were sprawled all over the kitchen counter top and Brianna had a pen in her hand and marking things on random pieces of paper.
"Hey baby."
Brianna doesn't acknowledge her. She just keeps looking at her papers.
"Brianna Evans, don't ignore me!"
Brianna snaps her head up at her wife's tone.
"I'm sorry," Brianna says as she caps her pen. "I've just had a really rough day."
"Yeah, I was going to ask you about that. I didn't see you the rest of the day."
"I'm sorry, but my meeting with the principal really ticked me off and now I find out that he's right and I'm screwed."
Skye takes a seat next to her wife and takes a look at the papers.
"Are these your transcripts?"
"Yeah, our lovely principal informed me that I will not be graduating with my class."
Skye turns her head to look at her with a frown.
"What?"
Brianna nods her head.
"I'm just as shocked as you are. I'm behind and I looked over all of my transcripts and I realize that I am so far behind that taking summer school won't cut it. I have to redo my senior year and I don't want to so I quit."
"No," Skye scolds. "That's not happening."
"Skyler, I refuse to take my senior year over again."
"Brianna, you are not thinking clearly. You cannot quit school. I refuse to let that happen to you. It's not a big deal. You can go back and take your senior year over."
Brianna stands up from her chair and goes over to the fridge to get something to drink.
"But I don't want to. Don't you get that? I don't want to be known as the loser that has to repeat their senior year. My wife will be in college and I'm still left in high school. It's humiliating. I can't do that and you can't make me."
Brianna shuts the fridge and walks out of the room. All thoughts of being thirsty had left her mind. She just needed to be alone.
-I Need You Now-
"There's got to be something that we can do about this. The school should've got this crap earlier and now our daughter isn't graduating. I think this is just a big joke," Brooke complains to her wife as she paces around the living room. Skye had just left after informing them of the situation.
"I wished I knew she was behind when we took her in. We could've hired a tutor or something, but there is nothing that we can do now. I just hate it."
Brooke takes a seat on the couch and sighs into her wife's shoulder.
"I feel like we failed as her parents. We are supposed to know what is going on in our kids' lives and we didn't. We need to figure out a way to help her."
"How are we going to do that? We don't even know what to do."
Brooke leans away from her wife.
"There has to be another option besides redoing senior year. Maybe Brianna could take a test or something. I don't know. There just has to be another alternative because I don't like the options that we have and we both know Brianna doesn't either."
"I think we should make a little trip to Tree Hill High."
-I Need You Now-
Brianna and Skye were sitting down at dinner. It was one of their quieter parts of their day. They had both made dinner together.
"I told your moms about what was going on," Skye announces as she shoves a forkful of food into her mouth.
"Why would you do that?" Brianna asks as she sets her fork down on the plate. She did not want Brooke and Peyton to know what was going on.
"They had a right to know. They are your parents. Just because you don't live with them doesn't meant they don't have a right to know what is going on with their daughter. I knew you weren't going to tell them now, but were you ever?"
"No," Brianna mutters.
"Honey, I think they would notice something was going on when they attended graduation and their daughter's name wasn't called."
Brianna shrugs her shoulders.
"I was going to figure something out. I'm just sick of all of this mess. I just want it to be over with. I hate that I don't get to graduate with you or our friends. I hate it big time."
"Baby, we will figure something out. Don't give up yet."
-I Need You Now-
Once again, Brianna was sitting in Haley's classroom getting ready for class when a student walks in with another note. Haley looks at Brianna and shrugs her shoulders. Brianna turns to Skye with a sigh.
"I really hate this school," Brianna grumbles as she grabs her stuff and quickly heads out of the class room.
Brianna takes a seat outside the principal's office. He was currently with another student so she had to wait.
The last few days had been hell on her and she just wanted to get this day over with. Skye had convinced her to continue to go to school for the rest of the school year. Brianna had only agreed because Skye was withholding sex until she went. Brianna had relented quickly. Withholding sex was just mean.
The door to the office opens and a kid walks out with sad look on his face.
"Brianna Evans."
Brianna sighs and picks up her bag. She was not looking forward to any of this.
-I Need You Now-
"I don't see why I am sitting in here again. Are you going to tell me how much of a failure that I am?"
"No, I would never do that and besides, I don't think you are a failure. Normally in different circumstances we would have you take your senior year over again, but I know that some of this was my fault and I've talked to your parents," Brianna raises an eyebrow. "I think I came up with a solution so you won't have to redo your senior year."
Brianna straightens up in her chair.
"Whatever it is, I'm game for."
The principal nods his head.
"A lot of your teachers like you, Brianna which is a good thing. They have decided to sit down and write a cumulative test on the important parts of their classes and the important part of the classes that you haven't taken yet and put it into one big test. Now I figure that you will need to get at least a C in order to make up your credits. If you're willing then I think this test will be good for you."
"Okay, but I'm not the best test taker. What happens if I don't get better then a C?"
"Then you will have to make up your senior year. Those are your only options."
"I'll take the test."