Really? 17
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"I am dialing your guardian's number right now and we are going to have a little talk about your behavior at school today!" The principal said, trying to keep under control.
Alex stayed silent, praying that it would be Jack who would answer; even though he knew she was probably never coming back. He looked around the small little office, decorated with pictures of the principal's kids and artwork that they had made. He longed for a real family, one he could trust, one that he could tell everything to, one that accepted him. All of a sudden he wanted to cry or go kill Blunt, one of the two. The only thing holding him back was the little glimmer of hope that Jack was still alive. He was snapped out of his thoughts as someone answered the phone.
"Hello, this is the Royal and General Bank how may I help you?"
Alex blanched, realizing what had happened. There was no way this could end well.
"Is Alex Rider's guardian there?"
Alex heard shuffling and muffled whispers on the other end of the line, before someone finally answered again.
"Hello, this is Alex Rider's guardian speaking."
"Your son knocked out a boy today and it got him sent to the hospital."
Blunt silently cursed trying to think of something a normal father or guardian would say. He had never been in this kind of situation before, but he knew that Alex would never knock out a classmate for no reason. He was better than that. Blunt finally found something to say after a few seconds pause. "I will talk to him about it. I am sure that there are two sides to the story."
Mr. Bray was now getting really angry with Alex's 'dad'. He didn't even care about what his son did and he didn't sound the least bit surprised. Heck he didn't even sound like he had any emotions at all! It kind of creeped him out how much the man reminded him of Alex. After a few seconds of getting his emotions under control Mr. Bray stated, "We would suspend him, but he already seems to miss school so much already that I don't think it would be beneficial. I think you really should try to get him to school more often. Nobody gets sick that often."
"Well sir, Alex does." Blunt said trying to sound polite, he didn't want to start up a fight with Alex's principal.
"Wasn't Alex's guardian an American girl?" Mr. Bray asked in a confused voice, remembering the detail randomly.
There was a slight pause as Blunt tried to think of something up on the spot (being the head of MI6, he was fairly good at this), but he decided to put as much truth into the story as possible. "Yes, sadly she recently disappeared. Now I am Alex's new guardian."
The principal was finding this whole phone call a little shady. Shouldn't that have been in the school records? Also wouldn't it be on the news that Jack disappeared? He figured that they would need an actual meeting to sort things out. "Okay, there is a lot to know about Alex that has probably not been explained to you yet. How about you come meet us at the school Monday around twelve thirty. We will get everything straightened out including Alex's punishment. I want him there 'sick' or not.
Blunt was silently cursing on the inside. He was the head of MI6 and now he had to go to a bloody school and pretend to be a clueless guardian! Also this could lead to lots of complications, like if Isabella or whatever her name was found out that Alex 'hired fake guardians'. Also, even though Alex didn't know it yet, he already had something planned for him. Blunt thought for a few more seconds before answering. "Okay I will be there. Will you please hand the phone over to my ward?" Blunt said, reluctantly.
The principal hesitantly handed Alex over the phone.
Alex wanted to refuse, but he had no choice.
"Hello"
"Alex you need to remember to work your shift of the bank this Sunday at four." Alex ended the phone call with a quick "Whatever.", knowing he had no control over this situation. He knew perfectly well what the translation meant.
The principal wanted to know what that little conversation was about, but he had better things to do and he needed to call Jake's parents to inform them of his current situation. So, he gave Alex a quick lecture on what he did was uncalled for and that he would be punished. He also mentioned that he got let off easy. He then told Alex to go back to class and that he would see him on Monday.
So, a couple minutes later Alex found himself wandering down the long narrow hallways, trying to prepare himself for what was going to be the longest class of his life.
In the mean time, when Mr. Bray was about to call Jake's parents he found another number at the bottom of Alex' s records. He sat there for a couple of minutes debating whether he should call it or not.
Authors Note: Hope you liked! Not too sure about this chapter... It's the middle of the night I should be asleep. Anyways, do you think the principal should call the number or not? PLEASE REVIEW! IT ENCOURAGES ME TO UPDATE FASTER:)!