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Part 26
Aiden’s POV
“I’m almost failing? Mr. Barker, I need higher than this to graduate next year.”
“Mr. Iero, you missed over 2 months of classes.” Mr. Barker sighed.
“I-I know but… I turned the stuff in. Some of it.”
“No, you didn’t.”
“I had to have! I know I… I mean, I’m still catching up, but…” I sputtered.
“It’s been three weeks since you’ve been back.”
“I can’t do it all at once, sir. I have eight classes.” I almost shouted. We had been talking in whispers because of the class working. Many kids looked up, curious.
“Aiden, we’ll discuss this later. Go read chapter ten and do your assignment.”
“No, I need to discuss this now.” I said, knowing I sounded like a whiny brat. I didn’t care though. I needed a higher grade to get into college. Not almost a failing grade.
“Aiden, go outside and calm down. Get a drink of water. Then come in and finish your work. We’ll discuss this after class.”
I stormed from the class, kicking my chair. It toppled over and I let the door slam behind me.
“Mr. Iero!” My principal snapped.
I ignored him, waking towards the nearest water fountain.
“Mr. Iero!”
“I can’t talk. Teacher told me to get a drink.” I called over my shoulder.
“Just because your parents are rich does not give you the right to back talk to me, young man.” He followed me. “My office. Now.”
“For what?” I shouted.
“For being a dick. Come on. Now.” He grabbed my arm.
“Don’t touch me!” I yelled.
“That is it. I’ve had it up to here with you and your fucking gay fathers complaining about how I run my school!” he shouted, yanking me towards his office.
“Let go of me or my rich dad’s will sue your ass to China and back!” I growled.
I felt a slap to my face and my eyes widened in shock. My hand went to my face and I felt warm sticky blood.
“Oh my god. You fucking hit me!”
“I did not. You were in a fight.” He said smugly.
“Get the fuck off of me.” I hissed.
He pulled me towards his office.
“RAPE!” I shouted loudly, suddenly getting nervous. This wasn’t right but I remembered Daddy teaching that when I was little. Yell ‘rape’ because it gets people’s attention.
A teacher poked her head out of a classroom. “Sir?”
“Mr. Iero just got into a fight is all. Everything is fine.” My principal said.
“He hit me!” I shouted as the door closed. The woman didn’t hear me.
“You’ve left me no choice but to call security.”
“Fucking call them! See if I care! Call my fags for dads too!” I said shrilly.
I felt another slap to my face. “That didn’t happen. Neither did this.”
He punched me in the stomach and I keeled over, groaning in pain….
“I’m almost failing? Mr. Barker, I need higher than this to graduate next year.”
“Mr. Iero, you missed over 2 months of classes.” Mr. Barker sighed.
“I-I know but… I turned the stuff in. Some of it.”
“No, you didn’t.”
“I had to have! I know I… I mean, I’m still catching up, but…” I sputtered.
“It’s been three weeks since you’ve been back.”
“I can’t do it all at once, sir. I have eight classes.” I almost shouted. We had been talking in whispers because of the class working. Many kids looked up, curious.
“Aiden, we’ll discuss this later. Go read chapter ten and do your assignment.”
“No, I need to discuss this now.” I said, knowing I sounded like a whiny brat. I didn’t care though. I needed a higher grade to get into college. Not almost a failing grade.
“Aiden, go outside and calm down. Get a drink of water. Then come in and finish your work. We’ll discuss this after class.”
I stormed from the class, kicking my chair. It toppled over and I let the door slam behind me.
“Mr. Iero!” My principal snapped.
I ignored him, waking towards the nearest water fountain.
“Mr. Iero!”
“I can’t talk. Teacher told me to get a drink.” I called over my shoulder.
“Just because your parents are rich does not give you the right to back talk to me, young man.” He followed me. “My office. Now.”
“For what?” I shouted.
“For being a dick. Come on. Now.” He grabbed my arm.
“Don’t touch me!” I yelled.
“That is it. I’ve had it up to here with you and your fucking gay fathers complaining about how I run my school!” he shouted, yanking me towards his office.
“Let go of me or my rich dad’s will sue your ass to China and back!” I growled.
I felt a slap to my face and my eyes widened in shock. My hand went to my face and I felt warm sticky blood.
“Oh my god. You fucking hit me!”
“I did not. You were in a fight.” He said smugly.
“Get the fuck off of me.” I hissed.
He pulled me towards his office.
“RAPE!” I shouted loudly, suddenly getting nervous. This wasn’t right but I remembered Daddy teaching that when I was little. Yell ‘rape’ because it gets people’s attention.
A teacher poked her head out of a classroom. “Sir?”
“Mr. Iero just got into a fight is all. Everything is fine.” My principal said.
“He hit me!” I shouted as the door closed. The woman didn’t hear me.
“You’ve left me no choice but to call security.”
“Fucking call them! See if I care! Call my fags for dads too!” I said shrilly.
I felt another slap to my face. “That didn’t happen. Neither did this.”
He punched me in the stomach and I keeled over, groaning in pain….