Tattooed Scars

Chapter 17

Felix's POV
She started shaking.

"Hey what's going on? Why are you scared?"

"It scared me. It reminded me of the mean lady and how she'd yell at you."

"Sweetie..I'm not going to jail. Yes, people yell. I know you. There's something else that's going on."

"There's these girls...they don't like me."

"How could anybody not like you?"

She shrugged.

"What do they do?"

"They pull my hair. They push me around when no one is looking."

"Has Destiny seen any of this?"

She shook her head.

"When did this start?"

"Last week."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

She shrugged.

"Do any of your teachers know?"

"They told me not to say anything."

"Next time they do something, say something. They'll stop."

The next day, I felt bad sending her to school. At around 12:30, I got a phone call. I heard Katrina crying in the background. I ran out to my car. I jumped in and started driving to her school. When I got there, I parked and ran up to the door. I pressed the buzzer button and waited for the door to open. I heard a beep and I opened the door. I walked into the main office.

"Hi. I'm Felix Gallagher. I'm here to pick up my daughter."

Mariposa walked into the main office.

"What're you doing here?"

"Uh I got a call saying, I had to pick up Destiny."

"Oh god. What did they do this time?"

We signed them out.

"They're in the nurse's office."

We walked to the nurse's office. Katrina's eyes were red and puffy. I ran up to her.

"What happened?"

"She got shoved into a brick wall."

"By who? Those girls you told me about yesterday?"

She nodded while she rubbed her eyes.

"Are you hurt?"

She didn't respond.

"Des? Did you see everything?"

Destiny nodded.

I picked Katrina up. She covered her face with her hands.

"Let's go eat. Are you hungry?"

She looked down.

"They uh...took her food."

My heart cracked.

"Sweetie that took your lunch from you?"

She nodded.

"Have you both talked to the principal?"

They shook their heads.

"She's in a meeting."

"For how long?"

"They didn't say."

"I'm gonna interrupt that meeting."

I put Katrina down and walked to the main office.

"Can I talk to Miss. Scott?"

"Yeah. Her meeting is ending now."

I walked over to the principal's room. I knocked on the door.

"Come in!"

I opened the door and walked in. I closed it and walked in.

"Can we talk about what's going on? It's gotta stop."

"What are you talking about?"

"My daughter had her lunch stolen and got shoved into a wall today."

"Oh no. Do you know who did it? I'll talk to them."

"Katrina told me last night that, she's been getting bullied since last week."

"I know about the hair pulling. I sent them home for the day."

"Something else has to get done. Them and their parents have to talk to you or something. She's starting to get scared to come here."

"Oh no. Really? Can you have her come in here? I have to know who to talk to."

I brought Katrina into the room. She said everything then we left. Me and Mariposa brought the girls home.