Hitting Rock Bottom

(This is the re edited version of the third chapter. You will know if the next chapter is re edited by this same Author's Note.)

Previously: "I... I thought he was leaving." I whispered. Eddie glanced back at the chairs behind Alberta which held Stan, Dimitri and some other guardians. I looked too and met Dimitri's stare. He looked guilty and looked away from me. My face hardened and I turned back to Eddie.

"Apparently not." He stated. Damn, now I really will have to be responsible and talk things out with him

Chapter 3: Biting Back

After a half hour I walked out of the meeting with Christians folder again. I didn't bother looking it over since I still remembered everything it said. Eddie and I were talking or rather Eddie was talking and I was listening.

Before we turned the corner a deep voice with a Russian accent called my name. I ignored it and kept walking.

"Rose!" I paused and turned around.

"Yes Guardian Belikov?" There was ice in my voice.

"Would it be alright if I talked to you for a moment?" I grimaced.

"Actually Guardian Belikov, I'm rather busy at the moment. Maybe later." I turned again but this time he grabbed my arm. I resisted the urge to throw him against the ground. He turned to Eddie.

"Mr. Castile, would it be alright if I spoke to Rose for a minute?" Eddie shrugged and left. I took my hand back.

"I thought you were leaving. Isn't that why Tasha was so giddy this morning. Congratulations by the way, I know she's been waiting for this for a while. " I kept my face emotionless, my words were polite but they sounded harsh.

"We're not leaving yet. Alberta only agreed to let me leave only if I stayed for the rest of field experience, but Rose, I-" Dimitri started, but i interrupted.

"That's only what? Two months? Three? I'm sure you'll be with your beloved Tasha soon. Well..." An idea came up, It hurt to say but If I was going down, I wasn't gonna go down alone. "unless someone mentions a few cases of sexual harassment to Alberta or maybe Tasha."

Dimitri's eyes widened. Of course I wasn't serious, but he deserved a good scare. He saw the maliciousness on my face and his eyes hardened and he glared at me. "All that would do is get you in trouble. Your guardian status would be ruined."

"Don't be stupid Dimitri. I'm not going to be ruined at all, I'm an innocent teenage girl. If anything your status will be ruined. Tasha won't want to be with you anymore."

"You would tell Alberta about our relationship?" He whispered. "Only because I chose to leave with Tasha?" He swore. "Roza I-"

"Rose! My name is Rose."

"I'm not choosing her over you, Rose. I'm leaving because It's good for both of us. You need to grow up, a lot more than I thought apparently. I'm not going to marry her anything like that. I'm just going to go away for a while."

"You're going to leave me, I can't believe that after everything we'd been through you would just leave. Damn you. Everything was going perfectly and now you're going to leave. Why? Why Dimitri? What are you going to do with Tasha. It just doesn't make sense."

"I'm leaving to make the both of us stronger. I realized that if I stay here, you won't learn. You're nothing like I've ever seen before, Rose. You need someone other than me right now. I don't want to leave, but I will because I have to."

"What kind of logic is that?" I scowled. "Just, do whatever you want Dimitri. I'll see you in hell."

I turned and he grabbed my shoulder. I didn't think twice and flipped him over my head so that he landed face down on the pavement. He definitely didn't expect it and was totally unprepared. I heard something break, probably an arm or something, and Dimitri groan.

"Good bye, Guardian Belikov." I walked off. I didn't feel bad for leaving him. I was only showing him the same courtesy he'd shown me. Walking away from someone while he's in need was exactly what he was doing to me.

No sooner had I entered my door when Stan called on me telling me Alberta wanted to talk to me. I shrugged and he grabbed my arm and lead me to Alberta's office.

"Do you know what she wants?" Stan shook his head and I stayed silent the rest of the walk. When we reached Alberta's office, Stan left and I walked inside.

"Stan said you wanted me?" I looked at Alberta and was kind of surprised to see that she looked stern and hard. What did I do this time?

"Rose," She started. "You've made some mistakes before but allegedly assaulting-just because of you own personal vengeance-a teacher. That is completely unacceptable."

"What are you talking about?" Alberta rolled her eyes.

"You attacked Guardian Belikov."

"Dimitri's not a teacher" Did he rat me out or did someone see? "and that was because of a lesson he was trying to teach I understand if you thought It looked like I attacked him but-"

"Rose, Guardian Belikov went to the Clinic with the help of Tasha Ozera and when he asked what happened, he clearly said you attacked him for no reason whatsoever and that you had been rather vicious in the past. He said it wasn't the first time you had attacked him before and that the only reason he hadn't turned you in before is because he didn't to ruin your career."

Dimitri told them I attacked him? What the hell? "Rose, I will not tolerate any disrespect directed toward either myself or any of my Guardians.

"I can explain that-"

"I don't need an explanation Rose. It seems that you are no longer fit to stay at this school for the moment. I'll have to send you away to-"

"Send me away? What about Lissa, and we're starting field experience. If I don't finish, I don't graduate!" She couldn't just send me away without hearing my side of the story could she? No, this was all my fault. I shouldn't have hit Dimitri. I was an adult now, and now I was going to take responsibility for my actions. I thought of all the places she would send me, please don't send me to prison.

"Rose, I'm going to send you to another school, one in Washington state. Lands-bridge Academy. You're leaving as soon as possible."

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