Make Me Better

I was starting think that I had jinxed myself, because I could figure out what was happening. Mr. Quinn didn't say another word to me, he just picked up the phone and gave me a hard look. I was mentally kicking the shit out of myself. I was sure that he was calling my dad, and my heart rate was speeding up, I could the my heart beat thumping loudly. I wouldn't have been so worked up if this happened any other time but I was much more scared because my dad was at the hospital with my sad mother and my little sister who was in an incubator. He didn't need to deal with this stupid crap, I knew he was going to be mad but I just hoped that we would let me off easy. My nerves settled a bit when he set the phone down,

"Your parents didn't answer." I let out a sigh of relief. "But, we have your grandmother listed in you record for emergencies." That didn't sound too bad, I knew my grandma wouldn't really care. I listened closely as my principal explained what I had done. He made it sound much worse than it had really been. I almost smiled when I heard that Jenna might have fractured her nose. I didn't even know I was capable of punching someone that hard, served her right.

"Your lucky she isn't pressing charges, Miss Scodelrio." Mr Quinn snapped. I furrowed my eyebrows, "I-"

"She said you attacked her. Well, might I say you really are lucky that her parents were considerate enough to not press charges."

"I didn't attack her. She wouldn't leave me alone, I do my best to stay away from Jenna. She's the last person I want to see and I couldn't help myself when she -"

"That doesn't change things." Whatever, I thought. I figured I should just shut up since I wasn't getting anywhere with this man. He sat back in his chair and stared at me for a bit, "I'm afraid we'll have to suspend you." My mouth went slack, I had never been suspended before and to be quite honest, I was bit sad. This was going to show up on my record.

"For how long?" I asked quietly.

"Three days." Well, that wasn't so bad.

"Your grandmother should be here to pick you up in a bit. I'm hoping that when you come back that you'll be able to control your anger and keep your hands to yourself, Olive." I rolled my eyes and I saw the annoyance in his eyes,

"Is that understood?"

"Yes." I mumbled.

I waited out in the office until my grandma came, she didn't say much while we drove to her house. "Suspended, huh?" She asked as we sat down for dinner. I nodded weakly.

"Aw, honey, don't beat yourself up over it. A little time away from school is what you'll need. I won't tell your dad because well, god knows he'll start up a fight."

"Thanks, grandma." I smiled. That night I called my dad, telling him that I came home early because I wasn't feeling, I also asked if it was ok to stay home tomorrow. He said it was fine and told me to rest up. We didn't talk for long, I asked about mom and the baby. He said the baby was doing better but my mom wasn't very happy.
The next day, my grandma asked me to go run some errands for her. I was glad to do it since I didn't have much to do at her house. The last thing on her list was to go to the mall and pick up some home supplies. While I was leaving the store, my phone started to ring. I ignored because I knew it was Frank. I was at my grandma's in no time and as I sat on the couch, watching bring tv, I kept feeling my phone buzz.

I got fed up and pulled it out of my pocket, "Olive! Shit, for crying out loud. Why are you ignoring me?" Came Lindsey's voice.
I laughed a little, feeling a bit stupid, "Sorry. I thought you were Frank."

"Nope. Any ways, I heard about what happened, so you hit Jenna?"

"Mhm," I sighed, "And I got suspended for it."

"No way! So that means you can come over and we can stay up late while watching shitty 80s movies?"

I chuckled, "Sure does, I'll have to ask my grandma first, I'll be over in a bit." My grandma had no problem with it she even let me use her car.
We didn't really end up watching movies, we talked about how crappy our relationships were. Apparently, Lindsey had come to terms with what Gerard did after they talked but Gerard decided that he needed some time, which was some bullshit.

"Like, hello!" Lindsey grunted, "You're the one who messed up, not me, so when he told me that HE needed a break I was beyond surprised."

"The hell does he need a break for?" I asked. She shrugged her shoulders, "I don't know, and I don't really care. If you want a break then we'll have a break but I don't know if I'll be there when he wants me back, I won't wait around for him to come to his senses."

"You think Frank will get tired of waiting for me?" I asked as I let Lindsey's words sink in. She was quiet for moment before answering,

"I think so, the boy loves you, Olive. He isn't going anywhere."
That had only made me feel bad, I didn't want Frank to spend his time waiting for me to forgive him. God, I didn't even know when I was going to be able to. It didn't seem fair to leave him hanging, but I wasn't ready to be in relationship with him again. I needed to sort out my mind and decide what I was going to do.