"Where have you been?"The deep growl in his voice made Leona tremble in fear, dreading her every move as she walked forward. She stopped and looked down at her feet as she awaited her faith."Look at me when I'm speaking to you," Mr.Denver demanded, and Leona slowly held her head up to look at his forehead, avoiding eye contact."You've only been walking for what, 3 days? You're already this cocky?" He asked as he started to stand up."You know what happened the last time you weren't on a leash? I can't believe I trusted you to be on your own, only to continuously show up late!!!"Mr. Denver threw a vase at the wall behind Leona, and Leona screamed as she ducked."So answer me," Mr. Denver said, sitting back down."Where were you, Leona?""Helping Khloe with homework? She can't do it herself?" Mr. Denver asked, and Leona nodded as if what she told him was true.He seemed to believe her, however, Leona knew that only the worse was to come. Ever since she walked in, he didn't mention a
Tara sat on top of the red, circular lunch table, her arms and legs crossed as the group of boys stood in front of her."So, did you do it?" Tara asked with harshness in her voice, and all the boys simply nodded."Well of course you did, and I found out it crushed our little new girl's feelings." Tara laughed as she talked in a little baby voice at the end of her sentence."Now, the real question is, no one suspected it was me right?" The boys yet again nodded, and Tara smiled in satisfaction."No one has called us to the office, and your name hasn't popped up either," one of the boys said, presumably the 'leader' as he stepped forward."Good, good. Make sure it stays that way," Tara said as she jumped off the table and looked at them with an evil grin."Don't forget who's paying you, because we're not done yet."Leona sighed as she opened up her notebook and prepared her materials before Chemistry officially started. She still didn't know why the principal changed his mind, and on to
"Come on Leona!" A girl with red hair in a ponytail and freckles shouted as Leona turned around with a smile to a see her furiously waving her hands down the bright hallway."Harley! Wait up, I'll come over!" Leona shouted, making her way over to Harley and stepping around the very few people in the hallway.As Leona made her way over, she looked down as she noticed something reaching her ankles.Water....?Suddenly, the water started to rise, and that beautiful melody was playing once again. Leona began to look around in terror as students were screaming in agony, water reaching their faces and drowning many of them. Leona looked ahead with eyes widened as a blast of water burst through one of the classroom doors.She watched as Harley's distant figure was suddenly flushed deep within the water, the windows of the building breaking with people in the water going down like a waterfall.The water began to draw closer and closer.....With that, she woke up once again. Khloe stood over L
Leona and her mother sat in the car in silence, both of them dreading to step into the house. Leona would occasionally sneak quick glances at her mom only to get the same enraged glare back at her."We better pray that your dad doesn't find out about this," her mother finally said in a strict tone before her soft brown eyes and clenched jaw softened a bit."Leona....why didn't you tell me about this? You've been so distant ever since the accident at Greenville, and I just knew that with your personality, something like bullying was bound to happened...."Mrs.Denver took a deep sigh before finally facing her daughter. "I want to be more involved in your life now more than ever since you're growing up. I know I'm always really busy or at work, but I still want you to open up to me."Leona looked down as her mother placed her hands on both sides of Leona's face, carrying a faint smile."You know, I always wanted a daughter of my own, but it was still a miracle for me when I adopted you.
A boy with bandages around his arms and bruises on his face entered the conference room, his head drooping down.Leona could feel her jaw drop as she realized that it was the guy who she encountered on her way to class the other day.Wait.....does he have suspension with Jaiden? Is he really behind the wall?Why....would he do that? I don't even know him....She could feel all the questions rush to her head as the boy stood at the end of the table and gave what she believed to be some sort of apology."Uh....my name is Leo Grant.....uh...sorry about the wall and stuff," Leo said, his eyes wandering around the room instead of looking at everyone at the table.Leona kept looking at the clock as she waited for this conference to be over. She could feel Leo's gaze on her, and could see her mother glare back at him.Once everything was over, Leona said goodbye to her mother and rushed after Leo who was already walking down the hallway."E-excuse me! Do you happen to be in suspension with J
Jaiden sighed as he walked down the hallway, muttering lots of swear words under his breath after leaving indoors suspension for the day.He took a deep sigh as he looked up at the school ceiling, making him feel like he was way smaller compared to anything above him.A feeling he once experienced before.Multiple times.He quickly snapped out of his trance as he looked at his phone for the time, using his other hand to run it through his dark, brown hair. "The twins shouldn't be home by now, and I'm sure she's got cheerleading practice....." Jaiden mumbled, walking as he scrolled through his contacts before putting his phone back in his pocket.Maybe I should stop by a cafe or something today.....Jaiden suddenly winced as he felt the pain from the small bruise on his back.I might've gotten a bit too far last time with Leo.Jaiden groaned at himself again, realizing that this was exactly why everyone saw him as just the "school delinquent." Sure, he was in a lot of fights, but that'
"How was school today?" Mrs. Denver asked as she pulled up to a small cafe."Good....wait why are we at a cafe?" Leona asked, getting out of the car after her mom."I'm meeting a friend here, but there a few little shops where you can look around if you want! I figured I should bring you so that you can see the town a bit more," Mrs. Denver said with a smile on her face."Sylvia!!" A grown woman walked outside of the cafe, and Leona took that as her cue to leave.She didn't show it, but she was ecstatic to be able to walk around freely without worrying about her dad.Leona's eyes immediately went to a small bakery near the cafe. She didn't have any money on her but she figured that she could ask for the recipe to see if she could bake something herself.It had been a whole year since Leona baked something, but since she had a Cooking class now, she might as well get back into it.Leona walked into the cute little bakery, it's walls with a bright mint color and some peppermint patterns
"Did you buy some cookies?" Mrs. Denver asked when they finally pulled into their garage. Leona looked down at the bag that Jaiden gave her and shook her head with a smile. "Someone at the bakery gave them to me...""You took food from a stranger?!" Mrs.Denver's tone changed slightly, startling Leona a bit."W-well I wouldn't call them a... stranger per se...""Oouu," Mrs.Denver chuckled as she turned to face Leona, both of them still sitting in the car even though they had made it home."Let me guess...was it that boy?" Mrs.Denver rose her eyebrows in a. suggestive manner as Leona quickly looked down to avoid her mother's gaze."Um...it's probably a thanks...for tutoring him."Yeah...that's probably all it is.Leona stayed in her room for most of the day like usual, wanting to avoid the tension within the house everyday. Mr.Denver would always find something to complain about, and Mrs.Denver would just lose her patience with him and work in a separate room.While the usual was happen