Chapter 17
Rachel's POV
I was crying on my office desk for god knows how long. I just lost all track of time. It didn't matter anyway because there was only one thing that was going through my mind.
I heard a knock on the door so I wiped my eyes and tried to calm down as quickly as possible.
"Come in." I called out, hoping I didn't sound too upset. The door opened and in stepped Virginia, with a very guilty face.
"I'm here to report… um." She looked around. "Once again I blew up something of 35-T's."
I sighed and merely nodded. Usually I'd dish out some sort of sarcastic remark at her and Bartie's expense, but I wasn't up for it. Virginia noticed this and her expression turned sympathetic.
"Are you okay?" She asked my most feared question.
"Fine." I lied, looking away.
"No you're not."
"Yes I am."
Virginia shook her head. "What's up?"
I gave a frustrated sigh. Man she is so persistent.
"Your eyes are red and I don't think its hay fever."
I opened my mouth but closed it immediately. She leant in over the desk.
"Do you want to talk about it?" She asked in a soft whisper.
I shook my head but ended up bursting into tears.
"I've done something bad." I sobbed.
"Like what?" She asked, pulling me into a loose hug.
"I-I don't want to say." I replied sheepishly.
I folded my arms on the desk and cried into them. Virginia rested her chin on my shoulder and patted my back softly.
"I used him." I eventually said, looking up. Virginia gave me a confused look so I tried to explain everything without using detail. "I used Patton… just to make myself feel better."
I could tell Virginia got what I told her because her face fell and there was a look of disapproval and disappointment in her eyes.
"You're in serious shit." She hissed.
"I know!" I wailed, crying onto my desk once again. I heard her sigh next to me.
"Well I wish there was something I could do, but it's your problem, you fix it." She sounded almost angry. She gave me one last pat on the back and made her way out. I watched her tearfully and started sobbing hard as soon as she closed the door.
I wiped my tears and gave a big sigh. I shuffled all my folders and papers until they were straight and laid them out on the desk. I pushed my chair back and stood up.
I needed a walk.
As I walked slowly down the corridor I couldn't help but overhear a specific conversation.
"Are you okay Fanny?" A voice I recognized as Virginia's because it talked to me five minutes ago asked. "You look like you've seen a ghost."
"Please don't freak out." I heard Fanny's voice whimper. I pressed my back against the wall so that they couldn't see me. My conscious was telling me to not listen but my curiosity won.
"I went to Patton's house earlier."
That sentence alone made my blood boil.
"And he had punched a mirror… so as I was mending to him he…"
She trailed off and it caused my heart to beat faster in suspense and my hands started twitching and sweating.
"Kissed me."
My head went blank and my heart skipped a beat. I curled my hand into a fist and turned the corner, storming over towards Fanny. She looked at me in surprise. I leant in so our faces were close and I sneered. I couldn't find the right words in my head so I pushed her instead. She seemed to be taken aback by this.
"Rachel, what are you doing?!" Virginia shrieked. She grabbed my arms but I managed to pull out of her grip. I grabbed Fanny's shoulders and gave it a few shakes.
"How could you?!" I shrieked, tears welling up in my eyes once again. Fanny tried to push me back but I held tighter and we started to wrestle.
"How could you?!" I said again. "Why?"
"I had nothing to do with it!" She said. I gave her slap to the face and gasped. I was shocked by my actions and took a few steps back, my hand I slapped her with shaking. Fanny was holding her cheek and looked like she too was on the verge of tears, Virginia was continually whispering 'Oh my god' as she attended to Fanny. They both gave me disappointed looks so I turned and ran. I needed to talk to him… I need to talk to Patton.
And somehow I think it's going to turn ugly.