Both Allison and Ethan walk into the principle’s office. Allison’s heart beating at a hundred miles per hour. Never before had she gotten in trouble and she did nothing. “Take a seat” Mrs. Arcane tells them and they did such as expected. I’m so dead, Allison thinks. Crap! This is not the time to get suspended; colleges are going to see this! “Now, Mr. McKnight I don’t know whether to chide you or to congratulate you” she continues. “It’s not easy to find a young man that stands up for a young woman in such manner, especially for Allison as we all know that you two are not really…. The best of friends.”
“Look Mrs. Arcane, I can explain.” Ethan starts; by no way he wanted a suspension. He worked hard and with football season, he can’t afford it.
“You don’t have to, as many have already told us what happen.” She says in a nice soothing voice and then moves her attention over to Allison. “You should be thankful that Ethan stood up for you like that,” she tells her with a slight smile. “Trust me, you are by no means in trouble since you were not involved physically, but Ms. Reef you must understand how to control what you say because they can get you into lots of trouble”
“I’m sorry Mrs. Arcane, is just that Josh insulted me in front of everyone and that he disrespected me and I …”
“Ms. Reef!” Mrs. Arcane calls the blubbering Allison back “ You’re not in trouble! And as for Mr. McKnight, although his intentions were great, and although I applaud his actions because a man should never, ever lay a hand on a woman nor should a woman, he still violated school conduct.” Damn it! Ethan says to himself. I’m getting in trouble for protecting her? “ I am not going to suspend you Mr. McKnight, but I am giving you community service at the school’s library.” The library was not on Ethan’s top list but he’ll take it. As long as if doesn’t miss his practices. “Oh Miss Reef” Mrs., Arcane calls behind them as they walk out of the office. “Don’t forget about your shifts at the library this afternoon, and that when you’ll starting Mr. McKnight” with that they walk out the office.
“Don’t ever speak to me again!” Ethan orders Ally as they go through the hallway to go to their locker room and change heir clothes.
“Oh, Don’t worry. If it wasn’t for this project I wouldn’t even want to breath you!” she bellows
“Good!”
“Good!”
both open the entrance way of the locker room that belongs to their gender and goes their different ways
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AFTERNOONS AT THE LIBRARY
Ethan cannot believe that he is spending is free period at the library. And worst he couldn’t even think why Allison had deliberately to do such with her free period. Mrs. Lincin struts over to him. “Ethan, nice to see you. You’ll be working with Alison” instantly Ethan’s head dropped, why? Why does this keep happening to me? He asks himself. She’s everywhere! He walks over to Allison’s station, even though they were no station as it was only the librarian, Ally and Catherine, the weird kid that for some reason everyone excluded.
“Reef” he addresses her, and she raises an eyebrow at him and rolls her eyes.
“Didn’t you say you were not speaking to me Knight?” Allison asks sarcastically. Ethan scoffs at her remark.
“Trust me, its not by choice. What do want me to do? I don’t got all day”
“These books” Allison points and Ethan follows her finger to a great pile on the corner, need to be organized by author and then last names in order to organize them on their proper shelves.” She instructs. Ethan groans. This is going to be torture.
