Toto and the Boys II: George

Chapter 22

“Why would she do that?” asked Jackie in horror. “And in front of your students? Who the hell does she think she is?!”

Dannie did not answer. Her head was bent, her tears flowing. She sniffed and her shoulders started shaking again.

She hastily left Jordan’s office, leaving him a message that there was an emergency and that she would be back soon. Now, George was outside Kumon and so was Jackie who drove Toto as fast as she could from Collins Corporations.

“Where’s that woman?” George demanded.

“She already left. Please, don’t do anything. She’s the wife of a—”

“I don’t freaking care whose wife she is!” George and Jackie shouted in unison, eyes glaring down at Dannie.

Their friend wiped her face with her hands as she lifted her head to force a smile on her lips. “I am sorry I called you. I was just very upset and—”

“Upset?!” George cried in disbelief.

“You should be angry!” Jackie added. “What’s this lady’s name?”

Dannie shook her head. “No, just forget it. I just needed someone to cry on and now I guess I am okay.”

“No, you are not. Do you realize you have a scratch on your cheek?” George snapped. She hated to see Dannie with a single scratch on her body. “Who is this lady, Dannie?”

“If you don’t tell us, we will ask the principal herself,” Jackie warned.

“Please, just let it go. There’s no need to be angry. I am not angry. I am just upset and hurt—”

“A decent person would not hurt anyone in front of so many kids, Dannie. You should file a complaint against her,” George interrupted madly.

“We’ll go to the police station now,” Jackie said, walking across the street. “Come on, Dannie!”

Dannie shook her head furiously. “No, I have classes and—”

“Bullshit!” George shouted, grabbing her friend’s hand.

Dannie pulled away. “Please, no police. Let’s just go home. I won’t go back in there. I will call in sick. But let’s not go to the police.”

George almost wanted to slap her friend to her senses but she contained her anger. She looked across the street at Jackie and they both nodded slowly. “Okay, we go home to the apartment. But you have to talk to the principal about what happened—”

“She already knows,” Dannie said quietly. Before George could open her mouth, Dannie took her hand and they walked toward Toto.

“What did the principal say, Dannie?”

Dannie ignored her.

“Danica,” George said with warning.

“I’ll tell you all about it in the apartment,” Dannie promised. “Let’s just go.”

*****

Someone hurt my Dannie baby?!

Who the hell did it? Come on, tell me!

I would raise all dead Volkswagen from the dead and we’ll run over the lady who slapped Dannie baby until she’s ten feet underground!

No one hurts Dannie baby. NO ONE.

It had always been my goal from the start, since that day I found out about her past. NO ONE CAN HURT DANNIE BABY AGAIN.

Whoever this lady, boys, please…just please let her get a taste of her own medicine. Overdose her with it!