Different

Chapter 2.

"Ow! What the heck?!" I exclaimed as I felt someone stomp on my foot. I looked up to see Carter. "Oh great.." I thought to myself, annoyed by his presence. "What's a matter sweet-heart? Got your panties in a twist?" He scoffed at me. "Get away from me you jerk. I know you hate me and think I'm disgusting or whatever, but seriously, if you think I'm so awful, just do us both a favor and stay away from me!" I yelled back at him. He brought his face closer to mine and stroked my cheek with the back of his cold, disgusting hand. "Sorry doll, I didn't hear you." He said with a smirk. My eyes got wide and I raised up my hand and smacked him straight across his face! He fell to the floor and just laid there groaning in agony. Me being the overly nice dork I am leaned over him and repeated "I'm sorry" about a thousand times. Suddenly I heard "Miss Harrison! What is going on here?!" I looked up to see my English teacher, Mrs. Patron. How that woman is married, I do not know; she's awful! I moaned in annoyance and stood up. "Did you do this?!" She asked, pointing to Carter's shaking form on the ground. I started to hear chatter from around me and instantly realized that I had many, many witnesses. I took a deep breath, put on my bravest face and said, "Yeah. I did that." "Head to the office right now!" She almost immediately snapped back at me. I did. And I went to that office with my head held high ready to tell the principle, Mr. Kramer all about how Carter was sexually harassing me and physically harming me. As soon as I entered the office, Mr. Kramer was standing there glaring at me and motioning with his finger for me to go to his office. I still held my head high and walked right in.
"Ah. Kali Harrison. Have a seat please." He said. I sat down and smiled widely at him. I could tell he was trying to avoid looking at my face since he was staring off into space while talking to me rather than making eye contact. I just sighed and kept smiling. "So I hear you beat up another student. That's an automatic two days suspension." He said. "Okay sir, but here's the thing.. Carter was sexually harass-" but before I could complete my statement, he cut me off. And what happened in this next moment, I will never forget... In his interruption he said, "ok sure but you beat up another student. I need to call your mother." In this moment, I was extremely hot. Hot and ready to set fire to him. "Call my mother... I dare you!" I said in the most menacing tone I could muster. He just looked at me wide eyed and appalled. Haha! In total honestly, his jaw practically hit the floor. And there I stayed, glaring at him with a malicious smile curling the corner of my lips. Without speaking, he dialed my mom and I heard him tell her all the lies I knew he would make up. All I could hear on the other end was my mother's "mama bear roar" say "I'm coming to the school right now!" And then she hung up. Kramer and I didn't speak one word to each other up to the time my mom got to the school.
Suddenly I heard the heavy, intimidating clacking of high-heeled shoes against the school floors. Next thing I knew,the office door flew open and I smiled a big, toothy smile at Mr. Kramer and gave him a look that said, "oh you're dead now." I could visually see him get down a heavy gulp when he saw my mother's red, heated face. She calmed herself down as much as she was capable of and sat down in a chair next to me, setting her purse down on my lap. She looked over at me and whispered, "There's some gum in there if you want it hun." I was slightly surprised by her approach to me but took out a piece of banana flavored gum to chew viciously while I watched the "brawl" go down in-front of me."Oh this is gonna be great!" I thought to myself. Kramer finally built up the guts to address my mom and said "Good evening, Miss Harrison. Yes your daughter has beat up one of her peers today and from what I've heard, he did nothing wrong." I laughed and started to say directly to my mom, "You see Mom, Carter was se-" "He then interrupted me saying, "Miss Harrison, your daughter will be serving at least two days of suspension an-" Then the greatest thing happened... my mom interrupted him! "Let my daughter speak, you- she sighed to calm herself. Just let my daughter speak. Perhaps this will answer why you so rudely interrupted her?" She asked glancing over at me; I gave her an assuring head nod. I then told my mother about everything that Carter had done. "So my daughter defended herself from sexual harassment and she's the one getting suspension?! So he's not getting in trouble at all for stepping on my daughters foot and "acting" toward her against her will?! My mom said to him. I blushed. I always do when people talk about me; no matter what it's about. "You know what Kramer, my daughters not being suspended for two days.." "but ma'am it's the poli-" he started but was interrupted my mom. "Cause we're leaving this school. C'mon Kali, we are leaving." I grabbed my stuff and met my mom at the car. I was thrilled to say the least but.... now I wouldn't be able to be with Nolan everyday.. and by "be with him" I mean stare at him from across the class and lunch room. My mom and I went out for ice-cream after leaving the school.. and that was great and all, but I just couldn't stop getting random sad thoughts about Nolan. And no, no don't worry. I know what you're thinking, "Oh God is this gonna be some gross, mushy, teen romance story?!" And the answer is.. no! I hate those too! So don't you fret; this story is simply like a journal entry that's not kept secret! Sure there's some "romance" but none of that cringey stuff... I promise!