Truth be told

20

Angelica's POV

I sit in a large blue padded chair in the principals office. It has already been 10 minutes of me waiting, for principal Owens to get out of a meeting and come talk to me. I have no idea what will happen when she gets here, maybe I will get detention for a week, or have to clean the school with the janitors every day after hours. I have absolutely no idea what she will make me do.

The door is suddenly clicked open and my principal Mrs. Owens entered slowly. Her petite figure was clothed with a knee length pencil skirt and a slightly see through lavender blouse with a black tank top underneath. She had black 3 inch heels on and her hair was pulled up into a elegant yet simple bun. Her makeup was simple with just light mascara, eyeshadow and a light red lipstick.

She walked over to me slowly and sat in her chair. With her legs crossed, she turned and faced me with a kind smile on her face.

"Hello dear. I don't think we have been properly introduced. I'm principal Rachel Owens." She said extending her hand toward me.

"I'm Angelica Sonders," I reply meeting her hands in between us and shaking it.

"So what brings you to my office today dear?"

"Well it started when I started dating the guy my friend Lauren likes. She got really mad at me and has been doing all sorts of stuff to me. This morning she sprayed me in the crotch with a water gun," I say removing the sweater and gesturing to the drying water spot. "Then in class she wrote a note saying that Mr. Sheana had boobs, blamed it on me and that is why I am here." I Finnish with a huff.

Mrs. Owens looked at me with a blank face before turning to her desk phone.

"Hello Mr. Sheana could you please send Lauren to my office please," she said calmly through the intercom.

In about 2 minutes Lauren waltzed into the office looking high and mighty. She glared at me as she sat down then smiled sweetly at Mrs. Owens.

"Hello Mrs. Owens. How can I help you." She said innocently.

"Well Ms. Sonders here told me that you wrote that note not her. Is this true?" Mrs. Owens asked.

Lauren looked shocked, then angry, and finally replaced it with hurt.

"What. I would never do such a thing. It is so horrible and mean to write something like that about someone, especially your teacher." Lauren all but screeched.

I had to hand it to her. She was a good actress.

"I agree it is a horrible thing to write, and that is why I am asking you. Did you write it?" Mrs. Owens asked.

I was having a hard time just sitting there not interfering. It was really hard for me to not loose my mind on Lauren. She really needed to be yelled at for the things she did to me today and what she might do tomorrow.

Lauren kept her mouth shut with her eyes closed and her nose shoved in the air.

"Fine. If neither  of you are going to tell me who really did it, you can both go to three days of detention. I am going easy on the both of you because you have never been sent to my office before this, and I don't want to see you here again." Mrs. Owens said watching the two of us.

My jaw dropped. I Angelica Sonders have detention for the first time in my life! This can't be happening. I didn't even do anything. Why can't Lauren just woman up and take credit for what she did,  instead of making us both suffer. 

"Mrs. Owens why do I have detention. It is clear that I didn't write that note. I have been here for my whole life, and never done anything and you aren't even taking my side, when it is clear it is the right side. " Lauren yelled rising from her seat and waving her arms around like a lunatic.

"Lauren dear I suggest you take the punishment I have given you with no more arguing, before I make it a weeks worth of detention for you." Mrs. Owens replied with a stern look on her face.

Lauren looked like she was going to say more,  but just as she opened her mouth she thought better about in and closed it nodding. I wasn't entirely sure what I was supposed to do now. Was I supposed to stay sitting of leave.

Mrs. Owens stood from her chair looking between the two of us.

"I hope that the two of you figure out what you are going to do about your problems yourselves, and I don't have to get involved in it anymore. I want the two of you to get your feelings for one another under control and just not fight. Friends should be supportive of one another not fighting. Am I clear?" Mrs Owens asked.

"Yes Mrs. Owens," both Lauren and I answered at the same time.

"Good. You two are dismissed. Have a good day ladies."

I walked out of the office with Lauren close at my heels. When I got a ways away from the office door I stopped and turned to face Lauren.

"Can we stop fighting now? I never meant to hurt you, but I really like William and he likes me. I want you to be my friend and have you to talk to about my feelings and my life so please please bey friend again," I pleaded with everything I had.

"You really hurt me. You knew I liked him and you still went for him. I don't know if I will ever be able to forgive you," Lauren answered with tear filled eyes.

I stared at her as she continued down the hall to class,  leaving me once again standing on my own.