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follows us and gives me a worried look.
"Ryan, a report has already been filed, there’s nothing more that can be done.”
“I bet you we can get Emily expelled.”
“Ryan, I don’t want to do this, just let me be and let it be.” I plead with him. I don’t think I can stand there and tell the campus police everything that has happened.
“What and she wins? She gets to do whatever the hell she wants and doesn’t have to face the consequences?”
“Ryan, I’m sure she’ll get in trouble, but I don’t want to talk about it over and over. I just want to be done, and if I don’t draw attention to it, then maybe it will go away.”
“Ryan, I think you should let Crystal handle it how she wants to.” Kelly joins in and I’m thankful she’s on my side.
“Fine. You want to let her get away, then whatever.” He says throwing his hands up in the air in surrender.
“We need to get to our next class.” I point out and start walking in that direction. Ryan and Kelly follow me. For the rest of the day, I get more stares and whispers. There are a few off comments that I catch from time to time, but I do my best to ignore it. By giving in and letting it hurt me means Emily wins. If I ignore and continue my day, then she hasn’t won and I know people will stop talking about it. Ryan stays silent, but his face is murderous. I don’t know what he’s thinking about and I don’t ask him. I don’t feel like fighting with him.
When our classes are over for the day, I return to my room, throw myself on my bed and ball my eyes out. If I have to endure another day like this, I think I might die. When my tears dry up, I take a deep breath and begin to make a plan. Emily needs to pay for what she’s done. It’s time to have a talk with Tiffany. I just need to wait for her to get home. I don’t know what I’m going to do to get back at her, but I’m going to have to make it good and publicize it. I want Emily to feel the same exact embarrassment and humiliation that I’m feeling. Emily Williams must die a social death.
Ryan
Chapter Five
Stuck
S tuck, it’s how I feel. Ever since I stood in the courtroom and heard the judge dismiss my case I’ve felt stuck. I knew I was going to get off, my father assured me of that, but it came at a price. “It’s time you learn what it takes to live out there in the real world.” My Father said in an angry whisper. I don’t know how much it cost him to pay off the judge, but it must have been a lot. “Like you know what it’s like to live out there.” I countered my defiance. “Actually I do. Do you have any idea how much sacrifice and discipline it took to get where I am now? I work hard for this family and I will not stand by and watch you destroy everything I have worked for. That’s why you’re going to start working for Davis and Brown.”
“What makes you think I’ll do it?”
“If you don’t, you can expect to receive nothing from me ever again. I will take your car back, and I will withhold your allowance, your tuition for school, books, dorm, everything.”
“You wouldn’t, what would mom think?”
“Your mother agrees with me, would you like to call her and find out?” He taunts waving his phone in my face.
“So, how does this work? I have class, homework, debate, when am I supposed to fit in a job?”
“They have your schedule, and they will work around it, since you have all this free time to attend parties and get into fights, it will be time better well spent.”
“It was just one fight, dad.”
“Yeah, and one fight is all it takes to ruin everything. If I wasn’t here to clean this up for you how would you get out of this? One day you’ll realize what I’m doing for you.”
“Yeah, I got it are we done now?”
“Just one more thing. If anything like this happens again? Don’t call me; you’re on your own. You’re not a child anymore, it’s time for you to grow up and be responsible.”
That conversation
"Ryan, a report has already been filed, there’s nothing more that can be done.”
“I bet you we can get Emily expelled.”
“Ryan, I don’t want to do this, just let me be and let it be.” I plead with him. I don’t think I can stand there and tell the campus police everything that has happened.
“What and she wins? She gets to do whatever the hell she wants and doesn’t have to face the consequences?”
“Ryan, I’m sure she’ll get in trouble, but I don’t want to talk about it over and over. I just want to be done, and if I don’t draw attention to it, then maybe it will go away.”
“Ryan, I think you should let Crystal handle it how she wants to.” Kelly joins in and I’m thankful she’s on my side.
“Fine. You want to let her get away, then whatever.” He says throwing his hands up in the air in surrender.
“We need to get to our next class.” I point out and start walking in that direction. Ryan and Kelly follow me. For the rest of the day, I get more stares and whispers. There are a few off comments that I catch from time to time, but I do my best to ignore it. By giving in and letting it hurt me means Emily wins. If I ignore and continue my day, then she hasn’t won and I know people will stop talking about it. Ryan stays silent, but his face is murderous. I don’t know what he’s thinking about and I don’t ask him. I don’t feel like fighting with him.
When our classes are over for the day, I return to my room, throw myself on my bed and ball my eyes out. If I have to endure another day like this, I think I might die. When my tears dry up, I take a deep breath and begin to make a plan. Emily needs to pay for what she’s done. It’s time to have a talk with Tiffany. I just need to wait for her to get home. I don’t know what I’m going to do to get back at her, but I’m going to have to make it good and publicize it. I want Emily to feel the same exact embarrassment and humiliation that I’m feeling. Emily Williams must die a social death.
Ryan
Chapter Five
Stuck
S tuck, it’s how I feel. Ever since I stood in the courtroom and heard the judge dismiss my case I’ve felt stuck. I knew I was going to get off, my father assured me of that, but it came at a price. “It’s time you learn what it takes to live out there in the real world.” My Father said in an angry whisper. I don’t know how much it cost him to pay off the judge, but it must have been a lot. “Like you know what it’s like to live out there.” I countered my defiance. “Actually I do. Do you have any idea how much sacrifice and discipline it took to get where I am now? I work hard for this family and I will not stand by and watch you destroy everything I have worked for. That’s why you’re going to start working for Davis and Brown.”
“What makes you think I’ll do it?”
“If you don’t, you can expect to receive nothing from me ever again. I will take your car back, and I will withhold your allowance, your tuition for school, books, dorm, everything.”
“You wouldn’t, what would mom think?”
“Your mother agrees with me, would you like to call her and find out?” He taunts waving his phone in my face.
“So, how does this work? I have class, homework, debate, when am I supposed to fit in a job?”
“They have your schedule, and they will work around it, since you have all this free time to attend parties and get into fights, it will be time better well spent.”
“It was just one fight, dad.”
“Yeah, and one fight is all it takes to ruin everything. If I wasn’t here to clean this up for you how would you get out of this? One day you’ll realize what I’m doing for you.”
“Yeah, I got it are we done now?”
“Just one more thing. If anything like this happens again? Don’t call me; you’re on your own. You’re not a child anymore, it’s time for you to grow up and be responsible.”
That conversation
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