to the bottom of this. I assure you, but there was no broken glass. There wasn’t any damage to the lady’s restroom at all.”
Sabrina started to sob. “But…. s he had a tornado around her. Her feet didn’t even touch the ground!” She jumped up and pointed her finger at me looking demented. “She worships Satan! She’s a witch! She was using her dark powers on you to make you believe her!”
Mr. Boyd looked like he was boiling from the inside out by the end of her rant. “I will not have this craziness spouted in my school. You will be silent or I will have you escorted off the school grounds.”
Sabrina sat back down with a huff and glared at Jaxx and I.
“Now I know what Ms. Gardener said happened , but I want to hear from your Ms. Reese. In your own words. What happened in the girl’s bathroom?”
“I was washing my hands after lunch when Sabrina stormed into the bathroom and grabbed my hair and yanked my head back. She accused me of stealing from her and threatened me,” I said calmly.
“Liar! She’s totally lying Mr. Boyd! I can’t believe you are even listening to her! She’s a witch!” Sabrina interrupted, jumping from her seat again.
Mr. Boyd gave her a sour look and she sat back down, crossing her arms over her chest. “Go on, Ms. Reece, what threats did she make?”
I told him about the verbal threats and what was written on Jessa’s locker and car. “And she sent disgusting things to my friend Devon’s house, and his parents have involved the police.”
“You are such a liar! I didn’t do that! She’s a member of some satanic cult, Mr. Boyd! Just look at her! She’s a witch! She’s probably doing some kind of voodoo magic right now!” Sabrina shrieked.
I mentally rolled my eyes. Nothing new there, I’d grown up listening to that shit. I just looked at Mr. Boyd blandly, and Jaxx took my hand in his, squeezing my fingers as he frowned at Mr. Boyd.
Mr. Boyd stood up behind his desk, he looked shaken up by what I’d said. He took a moment, I assumed to decide what needed to be done. “Well it seems we need to call the police since they have already been involved in this escalating problem,” he surmised, looking at the three of us.
Sabrina started screaming at Mr. Boyd, her face purple as she shook with rage. “Do you know who my family is?” she demanded. “You will be not only out of a job for this bullshit, but I will personally make sure your life is a living hell!” she threatened him. “You are done here! Your fat ass will be run out of town when my daddy hears about this!”
With that Mr. Boyd picked up his phone and called campus security. They arrived moments later. “Please escort Ms. Gardener off of campus and make sure she does not return at any point today. I will have to investigate these claims and sit down with her parents before I can decide how long she will be suspended.”
“Yes, sir,” the guard said as he took Sabrina by her arm and dragged her out kicking and screaming.
“You’ll pay for this Witch Slut!” she spouted shrilly. “You and your stupid satanic cult!” she continued as the guard pulled her down the hall.
“ I apologize for this. No child should be subjected to that,” he acknowledged as he looked at both Jaxx and I, frowning. “However, you were both caught out of class, no matter what the reason, without a tardy slip. Not to mention the PDA. So, I am going to have to give each of you detention,” he continued apologetically.
We both sighed with relief that it hadn’t ended up worse , so much worse. I could have been ousted! I thought as I nodded somberly at Mr. Boyd.
“We do not condone bullying in this school. Ms. Gardener will be investigated and if she is found to have been bullying students here, she will be expelled on those grounds. So rest easy,” he said, attempting to reassure us.
I rolled my eyes. Yeah, like that meant a whole lot to me. Her parents would back her up. They always did. She tried to kill
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