Honey Stone

The Threat of Violence

Buzz had had the entire student body marched into the gymnasium. Their faces were all varying degrees of shock and confusion. They stood huddled in small groups waiting for their Principle to tell them what was going on. Buzz had checked, all the students on his list were in today so they should all be in this room. There were teachers at the doors checking that no-one left that shouldn't.

He noticed Honey standing to the side, pale and sad and alone. In their forms, he had the students separate. Some forms were dismissed instantly and sent back to lessons. Then the names were called. By this point most of the guilty had guessed what was happening and tried to sneak out, as Buzz had anticipated but in the end twenty- two were left in the gym. Honey was last to leave and they glared at her with pure malice.

'Do you know why you are here?' Buzz asked in an un-naturally calm voice.

'Yeah, cos that little snitch can't keep her mouth shut.' Macy Lloyd sneered as she gestured towards the door that Honey had just departed through.

'So you admit that you have been doing something to Miss Stone?' Buzz asked and some of the students around Macy nudged her for her slip. 'I see some of you others have something to admit too.' Buzz continued 'Anyone want to add something?'

'It was only a bit of fun!' came a voice from the back. 

'A bit of fun?!' roared Buzz, all sense of control slipping 'Which part was fun Audrey Gill? was it the note you left that said die bitch die' Buzz looked at his own notes 'or the one that said Hurry up and kill yourself and do everyone a favour. Which one of those is funny Miss Gill? Because you wrote both of those didn't you'

Audrey was crying now and looked ashamed 'I wouldn't have hurt her' it was meant to be a joke. I don't even know her.'

Buzz continued though. 'Or maybe you Mr Freidkin, wasn't it your note to Miss Stone that said that you'd be waiting for her in the dark to fuck her up or you Miss Winston who said you hoped she got gang raped by the club. Its good to know that you would wish something so heinous to happen to one of your classmates.'

Buzz was raging. 'That poor girl came here looking for a new start. She has done nothing to you and yet this is how you react to her. Can someone tell me something, some simple explanation as to why you'd do this to her.'

Twenty-two faces looked round guiltily at each other but said nothing. 'Macy, you were so eager to speak just now. What do you say?' Buzz asked lightly but the group was not fooled by his calm. 

'She doesn't belong here. We don't want her kind sniffing round.' Macy said childishly, pouting her pink lips.

'Her kind?' Buzz pressed and raised an eyebrow at her.

'Yeah, creepy emo skanks. I bet she's got all sorts of diseases in her coochy. No-one wants that spread round here.' 

'That would explain your note that called her a diseased whore.' Buzz hissed.

'Macy! What the fuck?' Brett whisper-shouted at the girl who just shrugged back at him.

'You know she is Brett, fuck knows why you want to stick your dick in that.' Macy continued forgetting that her audience included several teachers and their principle.

'Look principle,' Brett said in a mild panic 'I don't know what I have done but I just wanted to get to know her a bit.'

'You're right Brett. All you others I have sent copies of these messages to the police and to your parents. You will be dealt with accordingly.' Several gasps came from the group and pleas of don't tell my dad or I'm sorry. But it was done. Everyone had been told. 'Get out of my sight all of you, Mr Trantor, please stay a moment.