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Progress
(At the Bakery)
Bella was at the register. She was taking an elderly woman's order. That was when the door slammed open. It was Lauren. Her face was red with anger. She stormed up to Bella. She slammed her hands onto the counter and began yelling loudly at Bella, drawing a crowd.
"YOU FUCKING BITCH! THANKS TO YOUR SKANKY ASS AND YOU FAGGOT ASS FATHER I AM GROUNDED! I CAN'T GO ANYWHERE OR DO ANYTHING! I HAVE BEEN MADE TO CANCEL ALL MY DATES AND I CAN'T GO TO MY GYMNASTICS COMPETITION! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!" She went to punch her but her arm was grabbed,
"Enough!" It was Mike.
"What are you doing?" She asked, confused.
"Stopping you from getting into even more trouble." He answered.
"She is the one-" He interrupted her.
"No, she isn't the one that got you into trouble. That was all on you." He told her.
Lauren scowled. "She turned you against me."
"No she didn't. You-" He was cut off.
"THAT SLUT!" She looked at Bella. "YOU HAD SEX WITH MIKE AND THAT IS WHY HE IS DEFENDING YOU!"
"Bella and I never had sex with each other." He calmly said.
"THEN WHY ARE YOU DEFENDING HER?" She demanded to know.
"Because she is innocent." He said.
"NO SHE ISN'T! SHE BULLIED EVERYONE AND SUDDENLY SHE DECIDES TO ACT LIKE A GOODIE-TWO-SHOES AGAIN AND JESSICA GETS SHIPPED OFF TO MILITARY SCHOOL AND I GET GROUNDED!" She began stomping her feet.
"Enough!" It wasn't Mike this time.
"D-daddy?!" She was shocked.
"Car. Now." He said.
"B-b-" She turned the tears on.
"Now." His tone booked no arguments.
"Yes sir!" She ran out crying.
He took a breath to calm down before looking at Bella. "I am so sorry for that."
"I do not blame you. I must have-" He cut her off.
"There is no excuse for her behavior." He told her.
"I guess." She bit her lip.
"You called Lauren a fat ugly stupid cow. Told her she was just a used up blackhole that wasn't going to amount to anything. After that you laughed at her and said no one, not even her parents, would love her." He told her.
"Ouch." She winced.
"Despite that, her behavior now is acceptable." He said.
"He's right Bella." Mike said.
"You're right." She said.
"I promise you this will be the last time she does this." He vowed.
"What happened here?" Harry asked, walking into his store.
"Unfortunately my daughter." Mr Mallory answered. "We grounded her and she blamed Bella for getting her into trouble. I will of course pay for anything she broke."
"I don't want to step on your toes but shouldn't she be paying me back for the damages?" He asked.
The man looked thoughtful. "You know what? You are absolutely correct. She should be paying for what she damaged. I shall take a page out of Sheriff Swan's book." He said.
"Dad will love that." Bella muttered.
"What was that?" Harry asked.
"Nothing." She smiled.
"Uh-huh." He didn't believe that.
"I will make sure she pays for it all. Just send me the bill." Mr, Mallory said.
"I will." He said.
The man nodded and went to his car. He soon drove away. Harry checked on everyone before getting the mess cleaned up. He then messaged Charlie to let him know what happened. He then went into the kitchen. The woman that Bella had been helping looked at her.
"Well that was something." She said.
"It was." She agreed.
"Don't let her get to you. I come here everyday and I can see how much you have improved. You went from a bully to a scared little girl to a confident young lady that does not bully anyone." She said.
"Thank you." She blushed.
"You're welcome,"
Bella handed her her food and tea. She left and then Mike stepped up. He ordered and paid. He grabbed his order and left. Next to come up was one of her classmates. She stared at Bella for a bit before she spoke. It wasn't to order but to talk.
"You truly don't remember." She said.
"I'm sorry but no I don't. I wish so that I can apologize." She said.
"We were paired for a history project. You did nothing, took all the credit, and called me a loser." She told her.
"I am so sorry." She said.
"I actually believe you. I wasn't sure if you were telling the truth before but I do now. I can't believe a brain bleed can cause so much damage." She said.
"Me neither." Bella said.
"I am glad you are back to your old self." She said.
"Me too." She smiled.
After that the girl ordered. Bella felt like as the days went on the more progress she made. It seemed that more and more people began to see that Bella was back to her old self and no longer the bitch that tormented people. She felt great.
(With Lauren and her dad)
The drive home was silent. Laruen could see her dad was very pissed off at her. She blamed Bella for it. Not once did she believe she was the one at fault. In her mind Bella had been a bitch for months but now she was acting nice and everyone believed the lie and she was no longer being punished. It just wasn't fair.
They soon arrived at the house. Her dad parked and looked at her. He told her to wait in her room. She wanted to speak up but knew better. Her dad was pissed and talking would only make it worse. She got out of the car and went to her room. She sat on her bed and cried.
'Why? Why is he believing the lying whore?' She wondered. 'Wait, is Bella fucking him?'
With that though in her head she became very angry. She started to believe her father was cheating on her mother with that whore. That was why her dad was punishing her and not seeing that Bella was the problem. She stood up and stormed into the living room.
"HOW DARE YOU!" She screamed at him.
"Excuse me?" He was shocked.
"YOU'VE BEEN CHEATING ON MOM WITH THAT WHORE BELLA!" She screamed.
"I'm not. I have never cheated on your mother." He said.
"LAIR! THAT IS WHY YOU KEEP DEFENDING HER! YOU SICK BASTARD!" She creamed.
"Enough!" Her mom said, walking into the room.
"M-mom? Oh I am so sorry you had to find out this way." She said, tearing up.
"Your father isn't cheating on me." She rolled her eyes.
"I understand the denial mom but it's true." She said.
"What proof do you have?" She asked.
"He is defending that whore." Lauren said.
"Did you see him with her in a romantic or sexual way?" She asked.
"Ew no!" She said in disgust.
"Did you see any messages between them in that way?" She asked.
"No. What are you getting at?" Lauren asked, annoyed.
"I just want to know what proof you have of this affair." She said, "Do you?"
"Um how about the fact he went from wanting her to be punished to defending her and punishing me?" She asked.
"That isn't proof." She said.
"Ye-"
"It's not proof. You are like your aunt." She rolled her eyes.
"What is that supposed to mean?" She asked.
"Just because your dad is defending her and punishing you for your actions doesn't mean he is sleeping with her. Your aunt tried to tell me he was cheating on me just because he helped a young mother carry her groceries to her car." She said.
"Ugh! Of course you would be in denial." She shook her head.
"What did she do now?" Her mom asked.
"Excuse me?!" Lauren was shocked.
"This." He showed her the video.
"Someone recorded me without my permission!?" She shrieked.
"It's gone viral." He told her.
"Oh my!" Mrs. Mallory gasped.
"HOW DARE THEY FILM ME AND PUT THIS ONTO THE INTERNET WITHOUT MY PERMISSION!" She screamed.
"Shut up!" Her mom firmly said, her eyes showed her anger.
"M-mom?" She was shocked.
"Go to your room. Now. I will call you out when we have decided your punishment." She said.
"Y-yes m-mom." She stuttered. 'I have never seen her that mad before.'
Lauren went to her room. Her mom took a deep breath before sitting down. She had never seen her daughter this way. She had no idea how she had gotten this bad without her noticing before. She looked at her husband. He looked so defeated.
"How did we miss this?" She asked.
"I have no idea. She never acted this way with us or around. At least not that I can remember." He shook his head.
"What do we do?" She asked.
"As you saw from that video she broke a lot of things from the bakery. I told Mr. Potter-Black to send me the bill. I was going to pay for it but he suggested that Lauren pay for it since she was the one to break it. I agree." He said.
"I agree." She said, "So she needs to get a job."
"Correct. Grounding her isn't enough. She snuck out of her room to confront Bella." He said.
"True. Maybe she should work for you. You said you needed a new cleaner at the restaurant. Then when she isn't working for you she can do some community service." She said.
"That could work." He nodded.
"After she pays back Mr. Potter and if she keeps acting up she can go to military school. From what I heard from the Stanleys, Jessica has been improving." She said.
"I agree. Let's see how the job and community service works. Plus we will be her drivers so she can't get out of it and she's grounded so she won't be hanging out with friends." He said.
"Okay. I'll get her in here so we can tell her." Mrs. Mallory said.
"Alright." He just hoped she would quit screaming. 'I am getting a bad migraine from all her yelling.'
Lauren's mom went to her room and knocked on the door. She had her daughter come into the living room and sit down. She was warned against yelling or even speaking until they finished telling her what her punishment was.
When she was told what was going to happen she began to cry. Her parents ignored it. They then informed her that if she continued to act this way she was going to go to military school. That shut her up. She decided that Bella wasn't worth it and that she would get through her punishment without causing anymore trouble.
