Welcome To Detention School!

2. I Believe You

Song: Stressed Out - twenty one pilots

So I'm basically helpless right now.

All I've ever done since elementary school was dream about getting into Harvard University, making my mother proud.

I only want to see her happy. And I feel it would also make me happy if I take up the lifestyle that she so encouraged.

But that was what was my life before this whole cocaine crap came along.

I don't know what I'm gonna do, I don't know what's gonna happen.

I'm thinking about all the possible ways I can save myself from this awful pitfall, but I just can't think of anything.

I'm blank..

I'm hopeless.

"I'm really sorry miss Aqua, but you brought this upon yourself. And I am one of the people who is very disappointed in your previous conduct. You have worked too hard to make mistakes this close to the end but, you let yourself be drawn away from your dreams with one mere act." Principal Fletcher says, and I can clearly see that she isn't lying when she says she's disappointed. Her face clearly shows how deep it's cutting through her right now. How much my admission to detention school really hurts her.

But she has no choice.

"Principal Fletcher I promise you I didn't do this on purpose.. I've been framed!" I say, trying to justify my innocence. But it's all just adding more fuel to my mom's flaming anger.

"But the point is that it has happened. The deed is done Aqua!" My mom says with so much sadness and pain in her eyes. If looks could kill, I'd already be dead just by staring into her teary eyes. She was torn, and this made me feel worse than I already did.

"I am truly sorry Miss Bynes, but I'm pretty sure you are expected to complete all the formalities and leave before next week." Principal Fletcher continues to speak, making my mom's look deter from my eyes.

Phew.

"Now I really have to go." She then stands up and grabs her bag from the coffee table and is soon headed for the door.

My mom doesn't even protest. She's just... Frozen on the couch. I see Principal Fletcher out and I'm soon headed back to the living room to face my mom's wrath.

But she just sits there. She says nothing and she looks completely dazed. A tear begins to run down her hurt face. She just stares at who knows what. It really pains me to see her like this.

It hurts to know that I'm the cause of all of this.

"Mom I --" I try to start a conversation but I'm shortly cut off by her.

"Don't. Don't even think of making excuses. You brought this upon yourself Aqua. How could you? Did you not even stop and think about how this would affect your life? How this would affect me?" She turns her teary face towards me and I'm crushed.

"It isn't my fault you know. Someone spiked my drink. I didn't do anything! I couldn't have done anything. I didn't know mom." I start to tear up as well, gradually getting closer to my mom. I sit next to her and try to put my hand on her arm, but she quickly pulls away.