The Principals Daughter (Completed/minor editing)

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We walked inside and not gonna lie it was a little awkward because I don't know these people but they seemed like good people the old man yelled up, "Whitley son get down here"

Whitley?

He ran down stairs with a confused looked on his face he smiled and said, "Harper what what are you doing here"

His grandmother smiled and said, "we saw this boy messing with her, we helped her and brought her home,oh and by the way my name is Betty and this is George"

I smiled then George said, "Whitley take her up to a room and get her some clothes and then Betty will come up and help you clean up your scratches"

I nodded then Whitley took me upstairs he smiled and said, "well this is it so do you want to tell me what happened"

"Me and Daniel got into an argument"

He nodded then I picked up a picture of a beautiful woman holding a baby I smiled and said,"she's pretty whose this"

He smiled and sat beside me and said, "that's my mom,and she's holding me"

"Where's she at"

"She passed away when I was 3 years old"

"Oh I'm sorry"

"It's fine"

"Where's your dad if you don't mind me asking"

"Gone, he died in a car wreck the year after my mom died and I stayed with my grandparents ever since"

"Wow that's sad I'm sorry"

"Don't be there in a better place now,and one day I'll get to go be with them"

I nodded then he said, "oh I have a sweatshirt you can wear and some shorts they might be a bit big though"

He got up and left out he soon returned with the clothes and said, "here, just uh can this please stay between us nobody else knows about my parents I don't want pity"

I nodded and then he smiled and walked out I changed into his clothes which were too big I had to roll up the shorts like 3 times, or more.

Soon there was a knock on the door and Betty came in smiling she had a wash cloth in her hand and said, "let's get you cleaned up dear come on"

I followed her into the bathroom and she told me to sit on the side of the tub I did and she began to clean off my head she sighed and said, "are you and Whitley friends"

"Uh yeah"

"That's good he's never really brought any friends over he was his mama's boy"

"What was she like if you don't mind me asking"

She laughed then started to brush the knots out of my hair and said, "she was nice she would of liked you I think"

I smiled then she said, "when she was younger she was in an abusive relationship, she left the guy and married Whitley's father the two of them were so happy when Whitley was born, she would always read him books, they would take him to festivals and carnivals, and it was adorable you had to see it"

"She sounds really nice to be around"

"She was then one day she was coming home from work and her ex boyfriend I think Tyler was that trouble makers name, he saw and he shot and killed her, Bennet never could move on it was tragic she was a light and when she was gone all there was is pain and darkness"

"What was her name"

"Her name was Scarlet rose Johnson, her husbands was Bennett Whitley Johnson I miss those two"

I head her sniff and I turned and hugged her she sniffed again and said, "I just wish I could've been there to stop him, that's why when I saw that man picking on you I had to step in"

"Well thank you and like Whitley told me she's in a better place now"

She smiled and said, "I know I just, wish she was still here"

"She'll always be here, right there in your heart your little baby Scarlet"

She laughed a little then said, "well come on down stairs to eat I made chicken and potatoes"

I smiled then we walked down stairs and sat down at the table I sat on one side Whitley sat on the other and Betty and George were at the ends we started eating and Whitley said, "foods good gran"

"Thanks, I made some pumpkin pie it's in the oven"

I smiled then George said, "So Whitley you friends with Harper I take it"

He smiled, "yeah were friends"

He nodded then looked at me and said, "Um Harper is it"

"Yes sir"

"What's your boyfriends name"

"Andrew"

He nodded then said, "Whitley you know Andrew"

"Yeah were friends why do you ask"

Finally Betty put her fork down and said, "the boy is abusing Harper just like that man did your mother and if you guys are real friends you'll do something about it"

It got silent and Whitley looked at me and then down I started eating then stopped and said, "I think I'm gonna hit the hay"

Betty looked at me and said, "are you sure dear you barely ate, and you didn't even taste my pumpkin pie"

George intervened, "Betty honey if she's tired then let the poor girl get some sleep besides she has school in the morning she can ride with Whitley"

Betty sighed and I got up and went up to the guest room I let my hair down and then fell asleep.

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