When I Met You {English}

🌸 Chapter 11

I can't believe this! What am I going to do now? What are we supposed to tell Mr. Peterson?

I was panicking over how things had spiraled. Hesitantly, I stood and made my way to the principal's office alongside Mrs. Elvin, the vice principal. When we arrived, I saw all three of them lined up in front of Mr. Peterson.

Great...

"Mr. Peterson, we have an issue here with the kids..." Mrs. Elvin said as I joined the line beside Achilles.

Unfortunately, Max was on the other side, with Michael standing next to him and Achilles next to Michael. I had no choice but to stand by Achilles.

"Yes, I figured that much. So, what's the problem here, kids?" he asked, looking at us sternly.

"The boys here were brawling in the hallway" Mrs. Elvin replied.

"And why, may I ask?" He crossed his arms, but none of us spoke.

"And you, Nefeli, what are you doing here?" His gaze softened as he looked at me.

"Nefeli was also caught up in the fight. Or actually, she fought also..." Mrs. Elvin added, sounding disappointed.

The principal looked at me in shock. Understandable. I've never caused trouble before.

"Is that true, Nefeli?" he asked, and I exhaled, looking down.

"Yes"

He adjusted his blazer and placed his hands on his desk. At that moment, the phone rang from the outer offices, and Mrs. Elvin went to answer it.

"Well? Are you going to tell me what happened?" the principal repeated.

"They're asking for you on the phone. They said it's urgent" her voice called from outside.

He got up to take the call, with Mrs. Elvin following him. I felt Achilles' gaze drilling into me.

"Don't even think about saying a word—"

My head slowly turned toward him, my green eyes wide. Did he actually just say that?

I felt my heart pounding and my breath speeding up. And it felt nothing like what I felt when I looked at Alex.

He gave me a meaningful smirk, and I turned back to face forward, trying to think of what to do. I had no idea.

Then the principal and vice principal returned, and he sat down again at his desk. "So, Mrs. Elvin, would you like to tell me what you saw? Since they don't seem very talkative..."

"One was on top of the other, fighting. Then I saw Nefeli hitting Michael" she told the principal.

"For what reason?" he asked, clearly eager to wrap this up.

Still, no one said a word.

"I don't have all day. Either you tell me what happened, or you'll each get three beautiful suspension days to rest"

"We were talking with Nefeli, and this guy here came over and started hitting us" Achilles said, pointing to Max, who looked ready to explode.

"What did you just say?!!" Max shouted, ready to lunge at him, though Michael was between them.

"Hey, calm down, all of you! Do you think this is a playground?" the principal shouted.

"You see, sir? He jumps at any excuse. Why should we take the blame?" Achilles said again, and I felt like punching him.

Liar...

"Alright... Nikolay. Why did you go after them?" Mr. Peterson asked, looking at Max.

"They had her up against the wall, sir! It was obvious they weren't just talking, and Nefeli was terrified! They were threatening her!" Max said, sounding agitated.