Unatomic Stacey
Chapter 2: Angry Lectures and more Botheration.
"Another mission failed!" Admiral Degill exploded, "I really have to wonder if keeping ANY of you is worth it!" he snapped.
Bart, Glenissa and I stood silently as we took his angry berating. Speaking would only make it worse.
"Having to send Space Guard for you, losing one of our best robotic agents (G911), letting the Angerians escape, causing the Calmanese to soon be totally extinct," Admiral Degill listed, "you've officially put the ENTIRE Atomic Force and Galactic Guardians under disgrace!" he shouted, "what do you have to say?" he demanded.
None of us said anything. We simply continued to stand at attention in silence.
"You better have nothing to say," Admiral Degill continued, "bunch of disgraces!" he cried, "every last one of you!"
"GET OUT!" Admiral Degill roared and we all hurried out leaving the angry goldfish Admiral to rave on his own.
"We can't blame you this time," Glenissa said to me as we now walked along the corridor.
I remained silent and shrugged.
"I just want G911 returned safely," Bart said honestly, "I know they wont return the ship," he added.
"I have to get back to school," I told them, "I'll be lucky to still be secretary at UNESCO," I said.
"Is that what you care about?" Glenissa demanded, "your stupid UNESCO?"
"It's not stupid!" I cried, "I cussed off the head and may not be able to go back!" I snapped, "I care about G911 too," I continued, "but that doesn't mean that I can't focus on my life!"
"You don't seem that saddened," Bart told me.
"I'm not hearing this!" I exploded, "I'm out of here!" I cried angrily and whipped out my cell and pressed the special red button.
I immediately disappeared and reappeared in an empty hallway at my school. I quickly changed back to my real appearance and also brought back my school uniform. It had a navy blue jacket and matching knee-length skirt, a white shirt with sleeves up my wrist and a collar, a black tie, white socks with the school's symbol on them, and black leather shoes. There were also the badges on the collar of my jacket displaying my school badge, house badge, and club badges. The school badge was split in two with a red line. The left side had a girl and boy playing in flowers symbolizing reward for being 'good' and the right half had a girl and boy in a dark woods with gnarled trees about to be eaten whole by a snake, this symbolized the reward for being 'bad'. The UNESCO (Charitable Organization Club) badge was blue, Literary (about Literature and Writing) Society badge was red with an opened book as it's logo, and Sign Language Club badge which was white with a hand outlined in the middle with in red signing the word 'Peace'.
I hurried to room 26 on the second floor of the private school that I attended. Hopefully the UNESCO meeting was still going on. But when I reached I only saw the leaders and other elected students in the room and when Michelle Lansky glared at me I knew I was in trouble.
"How many times," Michelle started in a snarl, "did we go over the fact that today you needed to be here?" she demanded angrily.
"Many," I responded, "but I …"
"Save it," Penelope snapped at me, "I'm in charge of Sign Language club and you are just as delinquent," she told me.
"I'm just a member there," I threw back, "and in that club you have to miss less than three meeting a month to remain an active member," I reminded her.
"What about the meetings you missed for nearly six times straight?" Penelope asked me, her dark blue eyes boring into my grey ones.
"I have a letter from my mother, a teacher and a doctor excusing that," I said, "and Sign Language Club is twice a week while UNESCO is only once a week," I stated.
"Well in Sign Language you have no elected position," Michelle reminded me, "which might be best in this club as well," she said coldly.
"They've decided to take away your secretary position," Helen wheezed, "I oppose but I'm only assistant secretary," she added and her voice hinted resentment.
"See you next week," Michelle said coldly, "as a regular member," she added superiorly.
"There's no next week for me," I told her coldly as I took out the book in which I had regularly wrote the minutes unless Helen had to write it in her minute book and threw it at on Michelle's desk, "I quit," I spat and turned to leave.
"You can't quit!" Michelle screamed, "No ONE quits on me," she roared.
"You took my position, I quit the club," I said simply, "accept it," I told her and headed for the door.
"You quit here you quit Sign Language Club," Penelope threatened.
"You can't throw me out of a club without just cause," I reminded her, "goodbye," I said coldly and left before anyone else could speak.
I strode down the hall until I heard a voice calling my name. I turned around to see the Principal. Penelope's mother.
"I couldn't help over hearing the altercation," Principal Mrs. Brenda Kelly said formally, "what exactly is the problem?" she asked me.
"There's no problem," I responded, "I lost my position," I told her.
"Well you were absent at a critical time," Principal Kelly reminded me.
"And she quit the club mommy!" Penelope Kelly whined as she appeared beside her mother, "she quit just because we too her position away!" she accused.
"I was never under contract!" I snapped, "plus you and the rest of the leaders been bent out of shape since I got A position," I reminded her and she pouted, "I don't see why you have a problem with my resignation."
"But are you sure that's wise?" Principal Kelly asked me and I had to struggle not to glare.
"What's unwise about it?" I asked with forced politeness.
"Just thinking about your interaction with the students," Principal Kelly said nicely but I knew what she was really insinuating as her daughter beamed beside her, "you do want strong bonding and friendships after all."
"I come here for an education," I said, "not to bicker and search for a social life," I said firmly.
"You don't search for one," Penelope spoke up, "you either have one or you don't," she said with a vigorous nod.
"How true," Principal Kelly said, "and I do encourage bonding for my girls," she said happily, "friendly bonding," she added less happily.
"I came here for the best in education," I stated, "I can bond on the phone."
"Proper Girls High School does have the best to offer academically," Principal Kelly declared, "also the best in behaviour," she added her own dark blue eyes boring into me and reminded me of her daughter's identical eyes.
"I am behaved," I said and Penelope snorted, "if you can excuse me I'll be leaving," I said and started to walk away, "Good Day Principal Kelly," I added formally.
"Wait Stacey," Principal Kelly spoke up, "I think you should stay with UNESCO," she told me.
"But I decided to quit," I reminded her, "it is MY decision," I added more firmly.
"But still," Principal Kelly persisted, "I was told by Michelle that you're very active in the volunteer work and really encourage the girls to give their all in helping the less privileged," she added sweetly.
"Which is the leaders job," I said frankly, "Michelle shouldn't mind doing that herself," I said and smiled inwardly since I knew almost every member of UNESCO hated both Michelle and Penelope. Penelope being mean, spoilt and popular and Michelle being average but stock up and bitchy.
"Do you and Michelle have a problem?" Principal Kelly asked so sweetly that it was obviously fake.
"She's jealous," Penelope taunted.
"If I'm jealous, so is ninety-nine percent of the student population," I retorted and both the principal and Penelope's faces darkened.
"Michelle is an upstanding student," Principal Kelly, "any decent student would be begging to be her friend."
"I saw Penelope allow her at the popular table yesterday," I recalled, "I guess somebody cares," I added with a shrug.
"That only happened twice," Penelope pointed out, "it seems for some reason she otherwise always eats alone," she added staring at me.
"I just came this year," I said in defence, "I'm not to blame for her nearly zero school social life," I stated.
"You're not exactly drawing a crowd of friends," Penelope said coldly.
"My friends don't attend this school," I told her, "and those who are far away call me frequently and we visit each other when we can," I said.
"Is there a REASON why you don't have or make friends at this prestigious school?" Principal Kelly asked me.
"I don't usually make friends with people who know me after the age of eleven," I said, "plus I just don't socialize much in school."
"Don't be cheeky," Principal Kelly reprimanded, "I bet you just don't like anyone here," she added suspiciously.
"I would invite them to the Golden Globes if I could," I said with a grin.
"Because you think we're too stuck up to appear on more liberal award shows like MTV Movie or Music Awards," Penelope snapped, "you're pretty picky for someone who's insinuating that we're stuck up," she threw at me.
"I believe that your assumption of my girls is unfair," Principal Kelly declared, "my girls can be proper and still have fun," she continued, "the Literary Society seems to be quiet happy despite being stock up," she added.
"They're not stuck up," I said but knew I was lying, "they simply take their club seriously," I said proudly.
"Admit it, its snooze vill!" Penelope cried and got elbowed by her mother.
"I really think that you should apologize and rejoin UNESCO," Principal Kelly pursued.
"Well I think it's best I just stay away," I said nicely but my patience had wearied thin.
"Fine," Principal Kelly said formally, "but I warn you," she said, "your kind never make friends here," she said darkly.
"That's because my kind don't bother to look," I threw at her.
"Detention!" Principal Kelly cried angrily, "Tuesday Evening or right now for an hour!" she declared.
Damn it! I have Sign Language Club on Tuesday!
"Right now," I said slowly.
"I thought you were in a hurry to leave," Penelope put forward.
"Not necessarily to go home," I snapped.
"Fifteen more minutes!" Principal Kelly cried, "and I'll add an hour if you tell me that I can't," she added and Penelope giggled as I clenched a fist behind my back.
I made a banana peel appear and Penelope tripped on it and fell on her butt. Just then a few girls were passing by and laughed when they saw her fall. But laughter immediately disappeared when they saw the Principal.
"Go home before I give you garbage duty!" Principal Kelly shouted and the girls hurried off in fear, "I know you had something to with that," she snarled at me, "fifteen more minutes!"
"My ankle hurts mommy," Penelope whined and I noticed that she could barely stand on her right ankle and I had to hide a smile.
"My poor baby," Principal Kelly cooed, "you have two free periods on Monday," she snapped at me, "use one of them to come to my office to do filing for the hour," she told me, "now go home!" she shouted and I hurried off.
But just as I was about to exit the compound a hand grabbed my shoulder and when I turned around I was immediately punched in the face. I covered my cheek and stared into the eyes of my attacker.
Michelle's crazed green eyes stared right back at me.
"Twenty students," Michelle snarled, "just quit the club a minute ago," she told me, "one of them must've listened in and heard that you quit," she said, "because they told that they weren't going to stay in a club with a dog like me as a leader and you deciding not to help hold unto my leash," she said in a cracked voice, "they really told me that," she added in a cracked voice.
I simply boxed her in the face, punched her in the stomach and left the compound.
"Tell Penelope the punch was for her!" I shouted and continued on my way home.
End Chapter 2