6. Daniella
I slowly walk to the principal's office. They had called in both Troy and me. I suppose it was because of what we did to Riley. Which he fully deserved. But Troy wasn't in class so I had to call him else he would be in even more trouble than he already was.
I call Troy and hope that he'll pick up.
"Where are you Bolton?"
"Your house, checking on your sister."
"Get your ass down here now! We are called to the principals office."
"Oh okay I'll be there." He tells me and then he hangs up. "I hope they won't expel us." I say aloud, that isn't going to look good on my college applications.
I slowly open the door to the office and am met by Riley. "You're going to pay for this bitch!" He says.
I roll my eyes of him. Luckily principal Turner hears him. "Mr. Martin watch your mouth or I might expel you for using an inappropriate language."
Turner looks at me. "Mrs. Montez it has become quite a habit of yours to be getting called here."
"I'm sorry."
"Don't be. If you want to be sorry for anything, you should be sorry for your violent behavior."
I look down. "I'm sorry."
"And where is Mr. Bolton if I might ask?"
"He's in the boys room." I say, but probably too fast, because both Turner and Riley gives me a suspicious look.
Troy storms in. "I'm so sorry I'm late."
"Well since you're both here. I can now continue with your punishment."
Riley laughs.
"Bolton, Montez. I have to suspend you from school for a week. Starting today. We can't have that kind of behavior at school."
Both Troy and I nod in understanding, but as I look at Riley and think about Brie I know it's worth it. And I can tell that Troy thinks the same.
"And Montez. This is your last chance, if you get caught for anything again, you'll get you can both leave school property."
"YOU GOT Suspended!" Mom screams at me and I can tell that Brie is laughing.
"Yes I'm sorry mom."
"What happened this time?"
"I punched someone."
"But why? Why did you punch him?" She asks and I look at Gabby who is beginning to panic.
"He was a jerk." I laugh.
"That doesn't make it okay to punch someone!"
"Troy did it as well."
"Oh so he's the reason why you did something this time?"
I sigh. "No mom. Troy isn't a bad influence on me if that's what you are referring to."
"Then what is it?" I can see she's beginning to give up. She knows that no matter what she says or does, I won't be sorry for what I did.
"As I said he was a jerk, and he deserved to be punched. He hurts people."
"That still doesn't make it okay. That only makes you go down on his level."
"I don't really care mom. I'm not sorry for what I did."
"You're grounded you know. You are grounded for a week."
"Lucky me." I say sarcastic.
"No phone either!" She tells me.
"But mom!" I almost scream.
"No buts."
Gabs give me an 'I'm sorry' look.
"Give your phone Dani!" Mom says.
I hesitate, and then hands her my iPhone.
"Thank you!" Mom says and walks to the kitchen to cook dinner.
"I'm sorry Dani." Gabriella says.
"It's not your fault, what happened exactly?"
"Riley's a jerk, and he spread the rumor. I don't know why." She looks down, and I think she's hiding something but I don't go there.
"Give me your phone." I tell her.
"Why?"
"I need to talk to Matt."
"Oh so you two are dating now?" She teases.
"I don't know what you're talking about." She hands me her pink Blackberry. "Thanks sis, you're the best." I kiss her cheek and run upstairs.
"Isn't this Brie's number?" Matt asks me over the phone. I nod, but then I remember he can't see me. "Uhm yes."
"What happened?" He asks me.
"I'm grounded for getting suspended from school, and mom took my phone."
"You got suspended?"
"Yeah and Troy too."
He laughs.
"I still can't believe you punched Riley, that's kinda bad ass."
I laugh.
"I like that laugh." He tells me and I blush I'm glad that he can't see me.
"Well I'm sorry I can't come over tomorrow."
"Just say it's a school project."
"You think that'll work?" I ask him.
"I don't know. Else let Gabby cover for you."
"Well we'll figure something out. First I just have to kill time."
"Maybe Troy can keep you company."
"He's kinda grounded too."
He laughs. "You too always know how to get in trouble."
"Hey! It's not my fault people pisses me off."
"Like our freshmen year, when you soaked Dylan's backpack for calling you ugly. You got a week detention. Or the school trip to Yale where you draw a mustache on Steve's face while he was asleep in the bus, just because he had called you a bitch earlier. You had to help in the tutor center for a whole month. And in our junior year where you got a weeks suspension and then a weeks detention after that, because you got in a fight with Anna."
"I can't believe you remember all that. But Anna had it coming herself. Calling Emily a freak is totally not okay." I say to my defense.
"Well I've always liked that about you. You've always defended the people you love. I just hope I'm not the one who is getting your revenge someday."
"Just stay on my good side and you won't." I laugh. "And by the way this is my last chance. Next time they'll have to expel me."
"So you have to stay good for less than 5 months. You think you'll be able to manage?" He laughs.
"This isn't funny. I can't help my violent behavior it comes naturally."
"Well I would hate to see you getting expelled right before we graduate."
"Yeah me too."
Gabby walks in to my room and sticks out her hand. "I need it now."
"Just one more moment Brie." I tell her.
"What's wrong?" Matt asks.
"Gabby, she wants the phone."
"That's okay I'll talk to you later." He says and hangs up and I place the phone in her hand, maybe a bit too hard.
"That hurt." She tells me and I roll my eyes of her.
"I'm never letting you borrow it again."
"Well I'm suspended because of you!" I scream though I know I'm not.
"I never told you to punch Riley. That was all you." She says and walks out.
"I did it for you." I yell after her.
She yells back. "No you did it for your own amusement."