Chapter 3: Carrie talking Rita and Morton

(Later in the Principal Morton's office…)

The school bell rang across the school. Carrie, now dressed in normal clothes, was brought into the Principal's office along with Rita. When he was waiting… The School Principal: Henry Morton.

"Are you feeling any better?" Morton asked Carrie, who was now dressed, being guided to his office by him and Rita.

Carrie gasped and flinched as he tried to put a comforting hand on her shoulder. Morton backed away, realizing it's not going to help.

"Juice, Really Henry?" Rita asked in concern, like what a weird question to ask… as Carrie sat down in the chair in front of the Principal's desk.

Morton sat behind his desk, and Rita leaned against the desk, hovering over Carrie.

"Maybe you just want us to leave you alone." Morton replied.

"Carrie, honey, I am so sorry that- that I slapped you." Rita apologized. "I should have handled it better. It's totally normal for young girls to get their periods. It usually actually happens a little bit earlier. Is this your first time? Honey, do you understand what's happening to your body? Do you know what it means?"

"What? I don't know." Carrie spoke quietly. "I felt something moving down there."

"Oh, honey. Whoa!" Rita sighed.

"Maybe you could, uh, talk to a counselor about that or a nurse." Morton suggested, sit down. "Um, what I need to know is who started throwing... things."

"It was Chris Hargensen and all of her friends." Rita frowned.

"Cassie…" Morton replied.

"Carrie." Rita corrected.

"Carrie, did Chris Hargensen start this?" Morton asked in concern.

"Don't say that." Carrie replied.

"What? What Carrie?" Rita asked in confusion.

"The claws." Carrie said.

"They saw the claws in the shower room." Rita replied.

"The claws? The claw hurt all of their arms while bleeding?" Morton asked in concern.

"Yes." Rita replied.

"That's impossible." Morton replied.

"Honey, you don't have to protect them." Rita reassured. "What they did was unforgiveable."

Carrie merely looked down in trepidation, clearly not wanting to talk.

"I'm terribly sorry about Miss Hargensen's incident, girls, can we get you anything?" Morton asked calmly, as Carrie sat down with Rita.

"Can you tell us more on why Miss Hargensen and your other classmates would commit something like that? Do take your time, or if you're not comfortable, you don't need to answer." Morton asked calmly in concern.

"Sue said Chris would do anything to hurt Carrie, she's been like that since 6th grade." Rita replied.

"I see, I'm afraid I can't do anything about expelling them… but I could suggest 3 days detention, if they refuse, they should have 3 days suspension and Prom Ticket refusal." Morton suggested it to Rita.

"Agreed." Rita agreed.

"I-I'm worried that they may be even worse if that happens…" Carrie said with worry.

"Don't worry Carrie, we'll make sure they don't." Rita told Carrie calmly.

"Okay, uh…" Morton sighed in defeat. "It doesn't seem that Carrie is going to point the finger, so Rita, I need you to get to the bottom of this."

"Okay. Carrie, you're excused from P.E. class for the rest of the week. Just take study hall, okay? At the library." Rita replied.

"Yeah. We're going to have to call your mom." Morton replied.

The mention of her mother made Carrie's eyes widen with fear. Outside, the group caught on to what Morton suggested, and they faced each other nervously.

"What?" Carrie spoke up.

"We're going to have to call your mother, Carrie." Morton added in, causing Carrie to look worried.

Carrie faced Morton with horror and shook her head. The water cooler behind her started bubbling.

"I know she's had problems with us in the past, ever since the state stopped her from homeschooling you anymore, but we've got to bring her into this, okay?" Morton explained.

"Mmm-mmm." Carrie shook her head. "No."

Carrie's shaking grew more adamant. The bubbles in the water cooler started coming faster, a cracking sound could be heard.

"Sweetie, we have no choice." Rita explained. "We have to tell your mom what happened."

"NO!" Carrie shouted.

"Carrie. Hey. Hey, you." Rita replied.

Rita and Morton jumped to their feet in surprise. Carrie just squirmed at the thought of her mother being brought in. As Rita gently stroked Carrie's arms, causing Carrie to blush slightly, as Morton called their mother…

(Later…)

Carrie was sitting and waiting by the lockers, for her mother to pick her up. As Carrie was still sitting with Rita & Morton, waiting for their mother, while Carrie was looking, but wasn't sure about what she was about to watch…

Outside the school from a distance seeing if Margaret arrived at Ewen High School the Students talking laughing and walked away.

As Margaret helped Carrie to & into the car, Carrie noticed Chris angrily, she and the Snerds her phone was destroyed, with her boyfriend: Billy Nolan, while he saw Chris angrily.

"Chris, what is it? Why are you mad at her?" Billy asked in concern.

"My phone was destroyed." Chris replied.

"What?" Billy asked in concern.

"I dropped broke my phone!" Chris replied.

"Are you sure?" Billy asked in concern.

"Yeah." Chris replied.

"Babe, are you crazy?" Billy asked in concern.

"I'm not crazy!" Chris replied.

"Okay, fine." Billy replied.

Chris is angry with Billy and the Snerds, except for Sue…

As Margaret and Carrie drove off, Rita watched them, while still having her suspicions about Margaret… ever since the state had stopped Margaret from homeschooling Carrie, she had not got on well with anyone in the school… not even the whole town for that matter, as Rita walked back into the school…

…there were tires screeching.

Rita and everyone turned around to the police coming here.

"Shit." Billy said in anger.

Sheriff Graham got out of his police car and walked to Rita.

"Ms. Desjardin?" Sheriff Graham asked.

"Yes?" Rita asked.

"Sheriff Ray Graham. Chamberlain City Precinct." Graham said.

"Sure, Sheriff." Rita said.

"I'm looking for Jake Johnson?" Graham asked.

"Yes, he is here." Rita said, her pointed thumb to school.

"I'm talking about Jake." Graham said.

"Okay. We are going to Principal Morton in his office." Rita said.

"Sure." Graham said.

"Fellow me." Rita said.

Rita and Graham walked back into the school.

Chris and Billy watched Rita and Graham.

"Who is that?" Chris asked.

"Sheriff Ray Graham. Chamberlain City Precinct. We saw him." Billy said.

"Are you sure?" Chris asked.

Billy nods.

"Fuck." Chris said angrily.

To Be Continued…