Secret

Chapter 21

That night everyone in the small town watched the scandal on the 8 o'clock evening news.

Television newscast
Newscast lady - Tonight we have some disturbing news coming from Marshall High school. The famed Coach Bobby has been arrested and charged with first degree felony rape, 3 counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor, and 2 counts of abuse of a minor. Allegedly Coach Bobby was in a sexual relationship with one of his students that eventually turned violent. According to principal Morre they do extensive background checks before they hire teachers. She states there was nothing suspicious in the report. She also says they will fully cooperate with police investigation.
In other news...

My mom cuts the TV off. We were all sitting on the couch watching the news. My dad had a frown on his face and my mom was trying her best not to cry. I was too numb to react.
Out of nowhere my cell phone buzzes.
It's a text message from Susie.

"Hey, you doing ok? I just saw Coach on the news." - Susie
"Yea I'm fine" - Megan. I text back.
"At least they didn't say your name."- Susie
"Yea that's good, so do people at school know it's me." - Megan
"No, I don't think so. Are you coming to school tomorrow " -Susie
"Idk" - Megan

I talk to my mom and dad about going back to school and they agree that since he's not there, and has been arrested it should be okay. My face also looked a lot better. I was really nervous about going to school tomorrow. I was so scared that people would know that I was the one. The stupid girl who thought she was so special that an older man would want her as his girlfriend. He just wanted to control me. I can't believe I was so dumb, getting involved with him was such a mistake.
Today I walk in to school apprehensively, it felt like all eyes were on me. Maybe this wasn't such a food idea, I think.
"Hey Megan, how you feeling?" Susie ask as she walks up beside me.
"I don't know. I guess I just feel weird being here, you know." I say quietly.
When we get closer to English class a cheerleader named Jessica steps in front of me.
"So how was it?" Jessica ask snidely.
"Huh! " I say confused. She has never spoken to me before, why is she speaking to me now.
"I know it was you, you can quit acting like a saint, ho!" She says laughing.
"I don't know what your talking about!" I say and try to walk around her.
She turns around and starts chanting, " Beggin Megan!"
I turn around horrified. All her friends start chanting along with her and everyone in the hallway starts laughing.
" I know you just begged him to touch you, who else would otherwise. ha haha. I mean look at you! Really! " Jessica says meanly.
I can't speak, I look around and see Kim.
"What did you say? How could you? You promised!" I wailed, tears threatening to fall from my eyes.
Kim stood there looking bewildered.
I pushed through the crowd and ran down the hall. I can't believe they know. I going to die from embarrassment, I gotta get out of here.
I run full speed for the door when I trip and fall on somebody and knock them over. I look to see who I knocked over and turn even more red. It's Derrick!
"I.... I " I try to say but stop when I realize he is trying to look like he doesn't know me. Oh god, I gotta get out here.
There are so many people out side, so many eyes looking and judging me. I hate this, why was I so stupid, I think. I try to walk as fast as I can without making a scene.
"HEY MEGAN!" Someone yells.
I don't look up but walk faster, until I hear everyone around me start screaming.
Oh my god, Coach is here and he has a gun.
"Megan get over here now!" He says furiously waving the gun around.
I look around frightened, and see Susie, Kim, Derrick and Mark all hiding behind a bush in the quad. Susie is frantically shaking her head no.
POP! Coach shots the gun in the air.
"MEGAN GET OVER HERE NOW! I promise you I'll kill everyone out here if you don't." he says looking at me with wild eyes.
With tears running down my face I walk over to coach and he grabs me roughly. He begins pulling me to his car.
"Get in!" He says pointing the gun at me.
I get in the car just when the police pull in front of his car. There are two officers in the car and they both jump out pointing guns at Coach Bobby. He grabs me, using me as a shield.

" Let the girl go Coach, we can work this out. No one has to get hurt." the officer says trying to reason with him.

"She's mine. Now get outta my way. " Coach says screaming out the window of the car.

By now they have the car surrounded and there are people every which direction watching, waiting to see what's going to happen. Many people have theirs cell phones out trying to record what's happening.

I have to do something, I wipe my face dry with the sleeve of my shirt and turn to coach.
"Bobby, what do you want from me?" I ask quietly, pleading with my eyes that
it's reasonable. He looks at me and strokes my cheek so tenderly that my eyes well up again.
"Bobby you have to stop this, do you see what your doing? Your scaring me, I thought you loved me." I say trying again.

He frowns, "Don't talk to me about love, you left me for that boy. Got me locked up and you thought that after all that I was going to let you go! You are mine! " He spat.

"I'm not property! I scream. "Why can't you see that. This was wrong, we should never have let it get to this. You were suppose to be my teacher not my boyfriend! " I say angry.
"No, we are soul mates! Can't you feel it Megan. We are meant to be together till death do us part! If I can't have you no one will!" He smiles when he says the last part.
A chill runs down my spine as I look at the crazy look in his eyes. He would rather kill me then let me leave him!