Not So Perfect

Hunt

    Angela regretted going to school as soon as she entered the garden. There sat Diane, Jesse and Maggie. Silence filled the air as she takes a seat. She was glad she had finally gotten herself a lent car. The awkward atmosphere would have killed her if she rode again with Maggie.

“Is everything alright?” Diane asks.

“Everything is okay,” she answers looking at her court.

    Their eyes quickly avoid her and she can feel herself becoming angry. It was going to be harder than she thought. Maggie stays on her phone scrolling through one of her many social medias. While Jesse just sat there. He seemed in deep thought. Diane just seem confuse of the current situation.

“No,” Maggie whispers.

    Angela looks at her confused. Maggie had a terrified expression.

“What's wrong?” She asks.

    Maggie slowly reacts as tears fill her eyes. Angela knew it was bad and her prediction was right. Maggie shows the table her phone with trembling hand. In the school main webpage was announcing a ‘Mutt Hunt’.

    Angela bites her lips. She had thought she had rid of that stupid tradition freshman year. It was a stupid game the rich kids had ridiculing the scholar kids. Maggie had been a horrible victim.

“I thought that was forbidden?” Diane asks.

“It is,” she says coldly, “Jesse.”

“On it,” Jesse says quickly making phone call.

“I don't want…”

“Nothing will happen to you,” she says to Maggie, “I'll make sure of it.”

    Their phone's start going off. Diane quickly checks as she just thinks. This was not happening. Who would even dare bring it to the surface.

“Lewis,” Diane says as if reading her mind, “he's promoting the event all over the socials.”

“We going to have a mandatory Royal meeting in an hour here,” she says getting up from her seat, “Diane let everyone know.”

“It was Lewis that paid a student to put it on the school website,” Jesse says hanging up the phone.

“That student is suspended for a week,” she says, “I'll take care of our little friend Lewis.”

“They've started,” Maggie says showing them a video of a student being drenched in water.

“You stay here,” she demands, “Jesse I need the students protected.”

“I sent out a warning to the student if they participate they will be suspended,” Diane says.

“That might hold some of them back but not all of them,” she says, “Jesse go talk with security.”

     Jesse takes off without a single word. Diane and Maggie weren't looking away from their phones.

“Maggie stop torturing yourself,” she says, “help me with getting as many court members to help out.”

“Okay.”

“Where you going?” Diane asks.

“I'm going to have a chat with our Principal,” She says coldly.

    Angela makes it to the office quickly. She is greeted by Ms. Pat. Yet, she's all panicked and she knows something is wrong.

“Mr. Matthew?” She asks.

“Sorry dear he just stepped out. There was a urgent district meeting,” Ms. Pat answers.

“District meeting my ass,” she whispers as she steps outside.

   Angela quickly takes out her phone. She was going to give him a second doubt. But as the answering machine is the first thing she hears. She's had it. She quickly dials Alias.

“Sweetheart.”

“Cancelled all donations from the Willis account. And send the info to the District and to our dearest principal.”

“Where should I redirect the money to?” Alias asks.

“Send it to yourself,” she answers, “this first will be payment for all your help. The rest safe it for an emergency.”

“Will do,” Alias says, “thanks my lady.”

   Angela hangs up and makes her way back to the garden. Before she enters her phone goes off. A wide smile appears and she quickly answers.

“I warned you about protecting your students. Now you got a meeting with them in forty minutes in the Royal garden. No show and I'll make sure my father dearest talks to your other so generous donators.”

“I'll be there.”