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to be late as it is.”
Stephanie looked at her warily. “No, we can walk. I don’t want to talk to the police; you should stay since you’re the one that called.”
“There not coming. Come on, let’s go.” Trinity walked over to her car and opened the passenger door for them.
They didn’t move. “But Ms. Bradshaw, that would mean you lied.” Hugh spoke up but his tone was mocking.
“Yes I did. It was a good bluff at the time. If you remember, I put honesty and respect in the same context. That boy did not deserve my respect and was not showing any in kind.”
Stephanie, looking exhausted, mumbled. “Let’s just get out of here.”
Trinity stepped forward and grabbed Stephanie’s upper arm to guide her to the car. “You know, you don’t have to go to school, I can take you home.”
“No. I’m fine.” She climbed into the car and maneuvered to the back seat.
When Trinity turned to walk over to the driver’s side, she noticed Hugh had made no move to get in. She looked back at him with a questioning look and he spoke up. “I was handling that you know? You didn’t have to get involved.”
“I know, but this way was less violent and cops would have definitely been called the other way, and you would have gone to jail.”
“Fine.” He relented and climbed in the car. When they were back on the road, Hugh made another observation. “There’s no Sherriff Johnson, is there?”
She kept her eyes on the road and her face expressionless as she answered. “Maybe somewhere, but not that I know. Like I said, it was a good bluff.”
The car was silent for the remainder of the trip. When she pulled into a parking space, they all got out and started walking up to the school. Looking over at Stephanie, she noticed that her lip was starting to look worse. “You know, you should probably get to the nurse so she can ice your lip. It will help with the swelling. Just tell her I sent you.”
Stephanie nodded and broke away when they had made it to the doors. She turned after only being a few feet away and addressed Trinity. “Thank you. You know…for everything.”
“You’re welcome.”
Hugh made a short strangled noise and when Trinity looked over; she could tell he was still fuming.
She started to head to her class and addressed Hugh without looking at him. “Walk with me.” After a minute of walking in silence, Trinity knew she was going to have to be the one to speak up first. “Are you going to tell me what’s wrong?”
He didn’t answer for so long, she was afraid they would be at the classroom before anything got settled. Finally, he answered in a clipped tone. “I had that back there! Those guys…they needed to be taught a lesson, and you just let them walk away!”
“You wanted to solve violence with violence?” He pursed his lips, but said nothing so she continued. “I get it, you wanted to avenge her, but you just would have caused more trouble. Sometimes things are better solved subtly. Will what I said work? Who knows? My goal, today, was to keep you both out of harm’s way.
She could tell he was getting really agitated now. “Guys like that don’t deserve to be able to walk around hurting whoever they want!”
All of this was hitting a little too close to home for her.
“I completely agree. The world would be a much better place without people that thought it was okay to pick on a weaker person. They all get what’s coming to them in the end. You just have to be patient.”
Hugh, who was at eye level with her, just stared. Damn, she did it again…let too much show. “Is that what you’re doing?”
Trinity ducked her head and sped up her pace. “Hurry up. I don’t want to be too late.”
With that last statement, the two of them briskly walked to the classroom. Trinity spent the last minute they had composing herself after her trying morning. She would have never thought she would have gone through all this before her first class even started. Now, it felt
Stephanie looked at her warily. “No, we can walk. I don’t want to talk to the police; you should stay since you’re the one that called.”
“There not coming. Come on, let’s go.” Trinity walked over to her car and opened the passenger door for them.
They didn’t move. “But Ms. Bradshaw, that would mean you lied.” Hugh spoke up but his tone was mocking.
“Yes I did. It was a good bluff at the time. If you remember, I put honesty and respect in the same context. That boy did not deserve my respect and was not showing any in kind.”
Stephanie, looking exhausted, mumbled. “Let’s just get out of here.”
Trinity stepped forward and grabbed Stephanie’s upper arm to guide her to the car. “You know, you don’t have to go to school, I can take you home.”
“No. I’m fine.” She climbed into the car and maneuvered to the back seat.
When Trinity turned to walk over to the driver’s side, she noticed Hugh had made no move to get in. She looked back at him with a questioning look and he spoke up. “I was handling that you know? You didn’t have to get involved.”
“I know, but this way was less violent and cops would have definitely been called the other way, and you would have gone to jail.”
“Fine.” He relented and climbed in the car. When they were back on the road, Hugh made another observation. “There’s no Sherriff Johnson, is there?”
She kept her eyes on the road and her face expressionless as she answered. “Maybe somewhere, but not that I know. Like I said, it was a good bluff.”
The car was silent for the remainder of the trip. When she pulled into a parking space, they all got out and started walking up to the school. Looking over at Stephanie, she noticed that her lip was starting to look worse. “You know, you should probably get to the nurse so she can ice your lip. It will help with the swelling. Just tell her I sent you.”
Stephanie nodded and broke away when they had made it to the doors. She turned after only being a few feet away and addressed Trinity. “Thank you. You know…for everything.”
“You’re welcome.”
Hugh made a short strangled noise and when Trinity looked over; she could tell he was still fuming.
She started to head to her class and addressed Hugh without looking at him. “Walk with me.” After a minute of walking in silence, Trinity knew she was going to have to be the one to speak up first. “Are you going to tell me what’s wrong?”
He didn’t answer for so long, she was afraid they would be at the classroom before anything got settled. Finally, he answered in a clipped tone. “I had that back there! Those guys…they needed to be taught a lesson, and you just let them walk away!”
“You wanted to solve violence with violence?” He pursed his lips, but said nothing so she continued. “I get it, you wanted to avenge her, but you just would have caused more trouble. Sometimes things are better solved subtly. Will what I said work? Who knows? My goal, today, was to keep you both out of harm’s way.
She could tell he was getting really agitated now. “Guys like that don’t deserve to be able to walk around hurting whoever they want!”
All of this was hitting a little too close to home for her.
“I completely agree. The world would be a much better place without people that thought it was okay to pick on a weaker person. They all get what’s coming to them in the end. You just have to be patient.”
Hugh, who was at eye level with her, just stared. Damn, she did it again…let too much show. “Is that what you’re doing?”
Trinity ducked her head and sped up her pace. “Hurry up. I don’t want to be too late.”
With that last statement, the two of them briskly walked to the classroom. Trinity spent the last minute they had composing herself after her trying morning. She would have never thought she would have gone through all this before her first class even started. Now, it felt
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