Savage Days for the Gentle

Chapter 7: Gosh, She's in Trouble...

"My gosh, Carol! This is unacceptable of your behavior. Follow me to the principal's office now." Ms. Sweeny shouted angrily. Carol looked down on her feet , humiliated. I just can't help it, but I grinned until my mouth reached my ears. Oh wait, NAOOMIII, how did she hurt you? I asked her while scanning her wounds.

She hid her face to cry. Hmmm, it's okay to cry, you know. That's painful, and everybody else responds with their emotions. Naomi clamored in tears and embraced me. I caressed her back to calm down and stared at Jake to beckon him. He did not say anything, then approached us. "She framed me with blood." Naomi confessed. "It can't be you! It's her, and at least, she's now being tortured in the highest office. "I comforted her with a bit of humor to make her smile. I thought she would only accuse me of the blood incident last time, now her?

"Why would she accuse you now of the blood incident?" I asked. Jake rummaged through his bag for something. "She...said.....I....will....be....called....a....a-" Naomi stuttered from sobbing in pain. "Let's talk about it at home, but how about Rainee? Where is she?" I asked. "She's at...home...sleepi-ng." Naomi replied inaudibly. Jake finally handed a handkerchief to wipe away the tears. "Jake, we have to go back to the dorm." I commanded both of them actually just clearing the details out.

AFTER 5 MINUTES

I opened the knob for Jake who is carrying Naomi like a bride and gently sat her on the couch. I went to the kitchen to prepare some drinks and snacks for the group. I noticed Rainee hunched over the dining table, sounds like she was snoring. "Oh well, WAKE UP! We need to have a serious meeting once again." I alarmed Rainee who slowly rose from her den. "Why?" She asked sloppily. "Sit over there with Jake and Naomi first, while I make some energy," I suggested her lazy state.

After I prepared sandwiches and orange juice, I transported them to the conference room or "living room" for the attendees. "So, sigh" Jake awkwardly remarked. "Rainee, you need to know this, but Carol is out of her game again," I told Rainee with my eye contact. She was bewildered since she just woken up. "Huh? Really?" She asked. "Be careful of her...she can do anything, even a flesh quarrel," Naomi explained to Rainee. In her face, Rainee could not scream nor become crazy.

"This is why we need to do something." I changed the topic. "Letting all this pass will not help our sanity." I continued. "She's right! We have to be vigilant with this. Otherwise, crazier events can happen." Jake reassured as he took his first sips of orange juice. Rainee then demanded, "Like what's the matter with Carol? Tell us, Naomi, about what you've gone through."

"I had to go out, because...I came to look for Reese. She was not here by the time I exited my room." Naomi explained. "I was worried that she might have been dragged somewhere in the corner." She continued. I grabbed a sandwich and stealthily looked at Jake who kept on drinking his orange juice. You dragged me to a classroom, and you did not ask permission from my roommates.

"And then?" Rainee asked. "Naomi stopped my trail and unknowingly punched me in the face.." Naomi started to sob but tried to hide it by wiping out her face with the napkin. I don't know if this is the first time I see a tomboyish girl solely crying in front of my eyes. Grrrr, this mean girl [Carol] deserves to rot in hell for all the things she's done. "She also said that...I'm...a...disgusting bleeding junk and almost hit me one last time when Ms. Sweeny saw her. Actually, Jake and Reese were there too." She described the moment in heavy tears.

I feel terrible for Naomi, even for Rainee. They were practically judged by their bodies, which is far beyond my limits of patience. Carol needs to learn about being a woman, like- her insult was too childish. Not a commendable wording for a college student, though. "See, this girl, she definitely did not have her period yet! The ones who reject these minor problems are those who never had menstruated." Rainee genuinely commented. Do not worry, gals, I'm not like Carol. I guess she also did not experience stomach aches, overspilling, and mood swings. The difference between us is I'm more respectable than her, but I can only presume she is pure.

"Oh, I'm sorry to generalize, Reese. Of course, you are a humble lucky girl!" Rainee said. "Hehehe it's fine, I feel for your suffering. First of all, we need to spread awareness of normalizing periods, especially those girls who never had it." I replied back with a suggestion. "Yes, this is why I dragged Reese with me to help out in promoting my family's business," Jake added. Rainee and Naomi ridiculously looked at him. "It's not what you think, please. I was with Ms. Sweeny." He assured my roommates. Hahah, they are really overprotective of me as a freshman.

"Anyways, here's what we will do." Jake uplifted the conversation. We spent the whole afternoon planning on this special project for the sake of his business and everybody else in the campus. I learned from our discussion that we should accept what we truly are. The changes come in afterward when we are used to the normal being. Finally, we could start tomorrow when we are free from classes.

"Fighting! Thank you for the time, everyone!" I greeted them. "Have a safe trip to your humble abode, Jake! Your idea is really helpful." Rainee commented sincerely. We all had a group hug and parted ways to our respective bedrooms. "Good night world!" I exclaimed as I blinked my eyes to sleep.