“That’s a lie! You pushed her into the ocean,” Leticia shouted as Mr. Golfray hit the table with his palms making a slight thud as he silenced Leticia.
“Mr. Golfray I’m pretty sure my daughter can’t do such a ridiculous act throwing someone off the ship,” Jenny’s mum said as I stared at the wealthy class lady who was dressed in a short gown that reached her knee with pieces of jewelry that glorified her neck and hands.
“Like mother, like daughter,” Leticia scoffed while Mr. Golfray faced her taking off his glasses.
“Miss. Casey, I would want you to be of your best behavior,” Mr. Golfray said before facing Jenny and her mum.
“If you don’t mind, I would like Jenny to explain what happened,” Her mum said turning to her witch-like daughter.
Jenny sniffed, wiping her eyes and nose with her palms as she cleared her throat.
“Camilla and I had some issues,” She started making me squint my eyes at her as I waited for the cook-up story she was about to say.
The female cop, jotted some things down as she listened to Jenny.
“I told her to let go of my bf, who is standing over there,” She said pointing at Lucas who just stared at her without saying anything.
I thought he said he wasn’t her bf, why isn’t he retorting back?
So, he was lying…
“Then she threatened me, and said she will kill me if I didn’t stay away from her or Lucas, She slapped me hard across the face and wanted to slap me again but I was lucky to dodge yet she tackled me again and I mistakenly pushed her trying to protect myself,” She cried and I gaze at her shock written over my face.
Gracias!!!
“Th-that’s a lie!” I and Leticia said at the same time as everyone stared at us except Lucas who was boring holes on Jenny as he fisted his hands tightly.
“See the mark on my baby’s face,” Jenny’s mum sobbed lightly showing us the red mark visible on Jenny’s face.
“Oh my! Jenny, you didn’t inform your mum, that the red mark was caused by me, you didn’t tell her I was the one who slapped you and punched you in the face after I caught you,” Leticia chuckled slightly before glaring at both Mum and daughter.
This is girl is a real fire, just like Beatrice.
“Please, l would like to ask some questions,” The cop said.
“Why do you have to fucking listen to her crazy and stupid lies, everyone knows she bullies Camilla every single time, and this bitch here was the one who pushed her off the ship,” Leticia Burst fuming.
“Camilla, c’mon why are you not saying anything and let this witch accuse you of something you didn’t do?” Leticia asked fuming at me.
“Okay, girls hold on,” The cop said moving closer to us.
“Miss. Evans, is it true that you threatened Miss. Layton?” The cop asked me.
“I didn’t,” I said practically looking at Jenny who stared at me.
Devil…
“How are you to Ms. Liam?” She asked and my heartbeat slowly as my gaze traveled to him and he was also gazing at me.
This was my opportunity of telling him he was my bully too, and that meant he would be arrested.
“He’s my classmate,” I said as saw the side of his jaw twitched in amusement.
“Have you two been so intimate with each other?” The cop asked and I gazed at him again.
“No,” I answered flashing my gaze to Lucas, he looked somehow hurt with my replies.
“Here’s check this out,” The cop said handing me some pictures of me getting bullied by Lucas and Jenny as she passed some to Jenny’s mum and principal.
“Now, Camilla, I want you to be honest with me, Ms. Liam here and Miss. Layton are you bullies, right?” She asked and I found myself shaking.
Leticia stared, nodding for me to say the truth but I was scared about Lucas.
What if he becomes angry, that I said a yes?
I sighed and nodded.
“Yes, they’re my bullies,” I sighed avoiding eye contact with Lucas.
“I want you to sign these documents,” The police said handing me a file.
“Wh-What is this?” I stammered staring at the file.
“A law to punish those who bullied you, they would be punished,” She said and I found myself shaking visibly.
“Ma’am, she can’t just sign those documents without the consent of their parents,” Mr. Golfray said with a hint of panic in his voice.
“Why? Because you don’t want the billionaire’s kids to get punished since they’re a great deal in this school,” Leticia snorted and Mr. Golfray shoot her glare.
I don’t blame them, the principal and other staff knew I was a constant victim of bullying but they didn’t give a damn since I was less important to them.
“We can still resolve this issue!” Mr. Golfray said making me boil with anger.
“You know what, I’m not signing the papers, not like any of you cared if I ever existed in the first place because I’m a nobody, I’m on scholarship ever since I set foot in this school, none of you cared about how I felt when I got humiliated among my peers, it was better I wasn’t saved and should have drowned to death,” I glared at Mr. Golfray who stared at me speechlessly.
“And you should be ashamed as a mother for covering up your daughter’s dirty act,” I yelled at Jenny’s mum who gazed at me like I was crazy.
I’ve never been so angry in my life not till this moment
“Miss. Evans–”
“Jenny, you could spill more of your fake lies, I don’t care if you get punished or not, you hated me from the very beginning so stop trying to act nice,” I cut Mr. Golfray off whatever thing he wanted to say diverting my attention to Jenny who gazed at me with a sly look she masked under her pretentious face and stomped out of the office as everyone gazed at me.
I was trying hard not to break down in tears as they threatened their ways to be freed from my eyes.
“Miss. Evans wait!” The cop followed behind me.
I stopped in my tracks and turned to face, “Now what?” I asked almost shakily.
“This isn’t over, I promise they won’t go Scott free,” She assured me while I gave her Curt nod and turned around walking away.
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5 hours later,
I finally got home as Beatrice dropped me and zoomed off, she had a date with Ben tonight and she needed to get ready.
Leticia and Beatrice were so annoyed at me for spoiling things up that, I should have made sure Jenny was arrested.
What even made me angrier was that Mr. Golfray called me into his office and offered me a huge amount of money as compensation for all the pains I went through.
But I threw it in his face and told him he should give it to my dead body when I died.
All I needed was a cool bath to ease the anger, sadness coursing through my body as I unlocked the door and closed it from behind.
I felt tensed as I got in and noticed someone coughing terribly, panic hit through as I made my way to the kitchen as my eyes widened with terror.
My mum sat on the floor restlessly as she clutched her chest coughing terribly.
“Mum!” I shrieked running over to her as I squatted to her level spooning her to myself.
“Mum, What’s wrong with you?” I asked so scaredly, as I held her tightly, she felt so weak and livid.
“Ca-Ca-mil–” she stammered coughing again as she held a piece of clothes up to her mouth and when she removed it, all I wanted to do was scream as my eyes widened horribly.
Blood…
She was coughing out blood.
“Lillian!” I shouted but got no response then remembered she wasn’t at home and would be at work.
“Mum! I need to get you to the hospital!” I said trying to calm myself because it seemed I was about to go crazy.
I was mentally going out of control…
Her eyelids closed as she kept on coughing as blood spurted out from her mouth as my tears flowed out freely.
This can’t be happening…
It has to be a nightmare, I haven’t woken up from.
“Mum! Try to get up,” I stood up as I tried lifting her as beads of sweat dripped down the side of my face and noticed she was unconscious making me scream in distress.