A Lesson In Discipline

Equality, Bitch

"Fight, fight, fight, fight!"

Students were crowded around the group as things started to heat up hoping someone would throw the first punch. Claire and Vincent were desperately pulling at Andrea hoping she would just back down or walk away, but she had another plan in mind. She ripped her arm from the grip Claire had of her left arm and swung. Her swing landed direct contact with a crack to Rob's face. Before you knew it, kids from his posse started jumping in as he regained his composure. 

"How's this for equality, bitch." 

He threw the next punch at her while his friend put her in a headlock. Everything was out of control with groans from the group being hit one after another. A part in the wave of kids opened up as Mr. Ferrington, with a couple of teachers, rushed through.

"WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?"

His voice boomed loud enough to stop all of them in their tracks. 

Oh fuck here we go again

Mr. Ferrington's face was a whole new shade of red as the veins in his neck popped out from his frustration.

"ALL of you to my office, NOW."

The teachers rounded up the group of kids that were involved in the fight. You could see blood dripping down some noses, black eyes, and bruised faces. 

"As of the rest of you, get your lunch and mind your own." 

Kids scattered back to standing in the lunch line, proceeding to gossip while showing recorded videos from the fight. At the office, Claire, Vincent, and Andrea waited to meet their fate.

"I can't believe you punched that asshole. I don't know if I should be proud of you or mad."

Claire sat with her legs crossed with her arm propped up on her seat. Her expression was blank and hard to read.

"I'm sorry.. I didn't want to drag you guys into this, but I wasn't about to let him walk all over you Vinnie. He's been doing this shit for way too long. Nothing's going to change and I know that, at least I got a few good swings in."

She shrugged her shoulders, but couldn't help feeling guilty.

"I get that, but Andrea you don't need to do that for me. I can stand up for myself and I wasn't trying to fight him because we shouldn't stoop to his level. Now look where we are. Same boat he's in, only he's going to get let off with a warning, you're probably going to get expelled, and we're going to get get suspended."

"I don't care if I get expelled. At least I had the decency to stand up to him. My bad for caring bud."

Her tone turned into a sharp sarcasm, a defence to being hurt. She didn't mean for any of it to happen, she just wanted to stop being pushed around.

"Ugh... Andrea, I'm sorry okay? I know you were trying to stick up for me and I appreciate that, I really do, but now we're all on the shit side for defending ourselves. We always get the worst of it."

Just then, the front desk receptionist walked out of the principal's office guiding Rob and his crew out of the main door. As he walked by his expression was wicked with a menacing grin as if to state 'you're fucked'. 

"Mr. Ferrington will see the three of you now."

The receptionist held open the door to Hell and the key to all of their fates at Ryder's High.