Fool for you

1.2

"Will the following pupils please report to Sister Michael's office immediately. Erin Quinn, Aisling Quinn, Orla McCool, Clare Devlin, Michelle Mallon, and the wee English fella. Thank you" a voice called out through the speakers.

Orla and Claire look horrified as Michelle just shrugged.

"Wonder what that could be about?"

James sighed as the girls all got up, nobody mentioning Aisling or remembering she was still there.

He gently shook the sleeping girl.

"Psst, c'mon" James whispered to her as she began waking up, whining as she did so. "Shh it's okay, we're wanted at the office"

"Aye okay" she responded rubbing the sleep out of her eyes, Jame's heart melted.

She began collected her things together and made her way to the door looking back at James.

"I'll catch up" he smiled at her.

Aisling nodded and returned the smile, and then left to find the rest of her friends.

*****

The five girls sat outside the office waiting to hear from Sister Michael. Aisling was annoyed as she wasn't even in view of the first year.

"It wasn't bullying. It was attempted bullying" Erin scoffed.

"What if we get expelled?" Claire panicked.

"Nobody ever actually gets expelled. Wanda Gallagher hasn't even been expelled, and she's in the IRA" Michelle explained trying to calm her down.

"So that's probably why" Aisling judged.

Just then, James approached the girls with a confused expression. Aisling's face lighted up at the sight of him.

"I can't find the boys' toilets anywhere" James complained.

"It's an all-girls school, dick face. There are no boys' toilets" Michelle spat.

Confused, James responded "So should I just use the girls' toilets?"

Aisling laughed as the rest of the girls look horrified.

"No you should not, you fucking pervert!" Michelle snapped.

He sighed and took a seat next to Aisling, obviously, who was on the end of the row. He shot her a smile to which she returned.

"Girls, I really don't feel great. I feel sort of shaky. I think my blood sugar is dangerously low." Claire panicked

Aisling rolled her eyes "seriously will you just have a Mars bar!"

"What about Kamal?" Claire asked.

Michelle scoffed "Fuck Kamal"

The girls and James heard the door to the office as Claire spread her arms out.

"Look, whatever happens in there, we have to stick together, okay? We have to back each other up!"

They all nodded.

*****

"So it had nothing to do with me! Yes, okay, I was there. I admit that, but I didn't do anything. It was Michelle. It was all Michelle. I'm not going down for something I didn't do. If anyone deserves to get punished, it should be Michelle." Claire rambled frantically.