Gravity is a Bitch

18. Apologies and Regret

Just a short one.

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-- Alex --

This week was the last of the school year. The hallway crowded with students, some in a hurry for the end of the week and others too excited to tell their friends about all the crazy things they did on prom night.

I don't have much to say about that night, I went  with Emilie as my date, but I had to return very early to Dacianna because she was feeling sick. And yes, Dacianna and I are dating again, which doesn't exactly enchant Asha because she's afraid that the girl will break my heart again and leave me in a terrible state like the last time. But I love Daciana so they tolerate each other.

"Excuse me ... Excuse me" I say, slipping between my classmates to reach my locker. Almost there, I see Emilie with tears in her, running to the bathroom and Luna behind her.

My heart was threatening to come out of my rib cage. I follow them and catch up with Emilie.

"Emilie, what's wrong with her?"

"She... it's her boyfriend, he put something in his glass prom night and he... tried to... to" I felt my whole body shaking with anger, fear but also guilt. Because if I had never left her that night none of this would have happened. It was up to me to bring her home safe and sound.

"Does ... has he ...?" Emilie came out of the bathroom with red eyes and threw herself into my arms.

"Alex"

"Emilie, I'm so sorry"

"What? Don't be, It not your fault"

"Yes it's all my fault, I should never have left you all alone especially since I knew he had to be after you since you broke up with him. It was all my fault. I'm sorry... I'm so sorry Emilie"

"Alex, it's absolutely not your fault and Darcy got there before he ..."

I went to my locker to pick up a few books before walking Emilie back to her class. Quint was there with his clique, mostly my teammates too, in front of my locker.

"Hey Jackass?" I call him in a calm but icy voice, not that I'm going to let him get away with that, no. But not in front of Emilie. Seeing Emilie, they burst out laughing.

"What? Now you are her boyfriend" I really wanted to contain myself, not to explode in front of Emilie, because I know she needs two arms to hug her and not violent ones, not after what she experienced. "My leftover" He said pointing to my friend saw red. With a sharp jerk, I smacked his head against the locker and kicked him in the stomach and when he was on the floor I cruch his face with my shoe. 

''Hey..!'' One of his friend try to intervene but when I turned to them he raised his hands in the air with intention to push me off.

"Someone else ?" I shouted to interrupt the deadly silence that now reigned in the hallway, all eyes on us and I didn't give a fuck.

"What is happening here ?" Our Biology teacher asked me. "Alex?"

"Nothing"

"What do you mean nothing? He's bleeding" He helped the bastard up to his feet. "Help me get him to the nurse" One of his friends helps him while Quint was holding the side of his bleeding head. "You, in the principal's office right now" Mr. Ramisez shouted before disapearing.

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Sitting in front of the principal, Elianna, Emilie and her mother to my right. Asha and the was of sperm that was Quint with his parents to my left. The little prick had bandages all over his forhead.