After the bell

Fifty

"Your in?" Lana said shocked seeing me walking down the corridor the next day.

"Why wouldn't I be?" I questioned her walking to my locker.

"Because your pregnant" Lana said close to my ear.

"Firstly Lana, yes I am, that doesn't mean I can't be in school, secondly zip it!"

"Sorry, so what's going to happen?" Lana asked me.

"Well from what I gather I get on with life, then in nine months I scream in agonizing pain as I try and push something the size of a watermelon out of something the size of a grape" I said as I get my books closing my locker.

"Shit are you keeping it?" She asked sounding shocked.

"Well yeah, that's what Jon and I have decided"

"Well this is crazy" Lana said disbelief in her voice

"Your telling me" I sighed walking off.

"Well how do you feel?" Lana asked catching up to me.

"Fine" I replied.

"Do you feel pregnant any sickness"

"I feel fine, I'm just tired I didn't sleep well" I informed her hearing the bell go "I will see you in maths okay" I said walking off.

Lunch comes and I'm sitting in the cafeteria with Lana when Emily rushes over to us "your mom and stepdad are here in school, I saw them heading for the principals office" she said sitting down.

I frown in confusion shaking my head
"Sure it was them?" I asked her.

"Yeah was definitely them your mom waved at me" Emily informed me.

"Wonder why there here for?" Lana said getting up from the seat.

"Well I haven't got a clue" I stated feeling a little worried.

The bell goes and Lana outstretches her hand to me "come lets go see daddy" she giggled in my ear, I shake my head at her hoping that Emily didn't hear anything.

Ten minutes into English a voice comes over the school intercom.
"Would Peyton Reedus please come to the principals office"

I sit frozen in my chair looking to Lana who looked as worried as I did.

I get up slowly from my chair looking at Jon who looked confused as to why I would be wanted at the office.

I leave the room heading to the office seeing my mom and stepdad sitting in the room outside the principals office talking to the principal, my mom looked shocked and rather annoyed.

"Peyton" mr Lincoln pointed to his room I walk in sitting down as he closed the door before walking around his desk sitting down.

I look at the principal rather confused as to why I was sitting there.

"So Peyton" Mr Lincoln started "It's been brought to my attention that you and your English teacher Mr Bernthal are involved in a relationship with each other"

I look at the principal in shock before dryly laughing at him "a relationship?" I laughed again "no sir the only relationship I have with him his strictly teacher student"

"Well you might want to explain these photographs then Miss Reedus?"

I squint my eyes as Mr Lincoln throws a dozen or so photos in front of me.

I lean forward looking at them seeing pictures of me and Jon together, leaving his apartment kissing holding hands, there was dates and times in the corner of the photos dating back months.

"They was left anonymously on my desk" Mr Lincoln informed me, I sit there tears fall from my eyes "Peyton you do understand what you both have done was wrong?"

"Yeah, but when we met we never knew he was my teacher" I informed him "I'm eighteen now, it shouldn't matter" I said try to explain, but being stopped by the principal.

"You wasn't when this relationship started, Mr Bernthal took advantage of you, and his position as your teacher"

"It's not like that! It was never like that!
He didn't take advantage of me, we fell for each other" I explained.

I see Mr Lincoln look out the window of his office over my shoulder, I turn seeing my mom and stepdad talking to two police officers.
I look at Mr Lincoln shaking my head at him "you cant do this" I cried.

"I'm sorry Peyton but it's school policy" Mr Lincoln explained.

I get up out the chair running out the office running through the room out into the corridor ignoring the protests of my mom and stepdad.

I run as fast as I could down the corridor arriving outside Jon's classroom running fall pelt into the door opening it in tears stepping inside looking at Jon then to Lana and the rest of the class who all looked confused as to what was happening.

Jon looks at me as I stand there a crying mess, I nod my head at him letting him know that the school knows, he walks over quickly pulling me into a hug as I cried kissing my head.

Voices erupted throughout the classroom and I pull away seeing all the students looking at the door I turn seeing Mr Lincoln standing with two police officers.

Lana gets up rushing over pulling me backwards over to her as the two officers walk over to Jon.

"You can't do this!" I cried seeing them putting handcuffs on him.

Jon looks around at me before being escorted out the classroom, I stand there being held onto by Lana.

"Get off me!" I screamed getting out of her grip rushing out the door seeing Jon walking handcuffed with the officers and the principal down the corridor.

I stand there tears poured down my face, my heart raced fast I felt completely heartbroken, I felt empty I was scared.
Was it this going to be the end?