A Do Or Die Situation (Sequel to To Offset The Shakes) // Andy Hurley/Trohley

Start a Riot (Halle's POV)

I walked passed the gym and looked inside when I heard cheering and shouting. I pushed one of the doors open slightly and peered inside. Gage was on one knee with flowers in his hand. I looked over to the people standing on the other end of the gym. They were holding up a banner that read, 'Libbie, will you go to prom with me?' My face instantly started to heat up. My ex boyfriend going to prom with my ex best friend? 

There will be hell to pay.

I left the gym, making my way to the lunchroom, since the bell would be ringing any second. I waited at my normal spot for Cody and Mack. The three of us had gotten much closer since our falling out with Libbie and Gage. I can't say I missed either of them, to be honest, but there was still a side to me that wished I was still with Gage. But, then again, it was probably for the best. He treated me differently than he did with Libbie. I felt like there was always something between them, but I looked past it.

Although, with them together now, I couldn't ignore it. Jealousy plagued my body at the mere thought of the two of them. My mind flashed back to before class started, when we were all in the hallway. I saw Gage stop in the middle of the hallway and kiss Libbie. I felt my face heat up then, just like it is now. It's their own lives, but they wouldn't get away with this.

"Hal!" Mack said, meeting up by me.

"Hey!" I said, waiting for Cody.

He soon showed up and we walked into the lunchroom. We got our food and sat down at our usual table at the far end of the lunchroom. We talked about the usual school drama, then the conversation trailed off to Libbie. I couldn't help but laugh at what I had done to her earlier today. Too bad it wasn't her right hand. When I laughed, Mack sat there silently, eating her food. Cody laughed along with me.

"What's your problem?" I asked Mack, throwing a small crumb at her.

"Nothing, I-I just, what you did to Libbie was kind of shitty, Hal," she said, avoiding eye contact.

"Oh?" I asked. "She's fine, why are you worried?"

"I'm not worried, it's just you could have really hurt her," she said.

"And so what if I did?" I asked.

"Look, Hal, you don't have to get revenge on her. She apologized for everything, like she said. I'm still pissed at her too, but at least I know how to act like an adult. I don't blame you for still being pissed at her, because I sure would be, but christ, act fucking mature for once! I don't know if all the pot has melted your brain or what, but shit, I don't like what you've become," she said, now looking at me.

"If you don't like what I've become, then leave!" I said, grabbing my tray and leaving the table. 

I had noticed a change in myself since our big fight with Gage and Libbie. I didn't think much of it though, because no one else really mentioned anything about it. And, so what if Mack didn't like who I'd become? I'm me, and if she can't realize that, then I don't need her.

I dumped my tray and left the lunchroom in a rush. I pushed passed people in the hallway without thinking twice. I hadn't seen Lib or Gage since before lunch, and I was determined to find at least her. I looked in classrooms and in other hallways, until I finally spotted Libbie coming out of Mrs. May's room.

"You think you can get away with this? Huh?" I asked, pushing her against the wall, making her dump her lunch tray all over the hallway floor.

"H-Halle, what are you talking about?" she asked, trying to push me off.

"Gage!" I shouted. 

"Oh, get over yourself," she laughed at me.

"I won't!" I shouted, pushing her shoulders back harder. "You fucking took him away from me, admit it, you bitch!"

"I didn't do shit!" she shouted. "It's not my fault you're such a fucking bitch, Hal," she smirked at me again.

"Take that back," I said in a low tone.

"Hurts to hear the truth, huh?" she kept smirking.

Before I could control myself, my fist made contact with her cheek, sending her onto the floor. I couldn't stop myself from kicking her and bending down to punch her more. She began crying, begging me to stop. As I kept hitting her, I felt someone pick me up by my waist and pull me off of her. I looked back and it was Gage. He threw me against the opposite wall and began screaming at me, telling me to leave her alone. I looked behind him and saw Mrs. May knelt down by Libbie's side. I could hear Libbie crying, and for a second, an ounce of my body felt bad.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, what's going on here?" I heard none other than Gage's dad's voice - aka, our principal. 

Gage explained the whole thing, and before I knew it, I was being taken to the principal's office, Gage and Libbie following me to go to the nurse's office. I was seated in front of the principal's desk, and he soon took his seat behind it. The vice principal was also called in.

"Halle, you cannot keep doing this!" he said, sounding more like a parent than a principal, which made sense, because I had known him for years. "This isn't the first time this has happened, correct?" I nodded. "Halle, I-I don't know what else to tell you. We have no other choice than to expel you. Suspension hasn't worked in the past. Halle, you need to get your act together, and maybe time away from here and from the people who make you do this will be good for you," he explained. "I'm calling your mother, she'll come to get you."

I sat there, trying not to cry. Sure, this wasn't the first time I had done something like this, but it was the first time I had fought in school. Other fights had been on school grounds, but outside where I could get away with it easier. I had really done it this time, and I knew that. I wouldn't hear the end of it from my mom, and what would I tell Cody and Mack? 

My thoughts got interrupted by the door opening. The principal came back in, with Libbie and Gage trailing behind him. I looked at Libbie for a split second, but I could see she was in pain. She had an ice pack on her jaw, and her other hand occupied her stomach, which she was holding in an odd way. I brushed it off, turning away from her.

"Libbie, I'm sorry Halle behaved so poorly today. You have the right to know that this isn't the first time she's done this. I'm afraid we're going to have to expel her," the principal explained again.

I looked at Libbie and Gage again, and I swore I saw smile creep onto their lips. It enraged me, it made me want to jump up and start attacking her again. It's not like I had anything to lose again, either.

"Wipe that fuckin' smile off your face," I muttered. 

"Halle, language," the principal said. 

I sat there, seething with anger. I wanted so badly to attack Libbie again, but I knew I couldn't, especially not in the principal's office with them in here, and Gage protecting her like she was his fucking dog. I sat in the chair, waiting for my mom to come get me. Gage and Libbie soon left, leaving me alone with the principal and vice principal. It was silent for the most part, expect for them discussing my expulsion. 

At this point, I knew I fucked up, but I wasn't too sure I regretted it.

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okay this isn't great but I reaaaally wanted to update<3