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-thirty three

"explain" the principal snapped

"so i was at my locker yeh trying to get my shit together cause like i'm going throw some shit and i'm very confused yeh and then zach comes up and was like 'yo hayden right' and i was like yeh and he was like walk with me and i was like no and he was like okay we'll talk here and i was like just leave me alone i don't want to sleep with you and he was like come on one night it will be fun and then i felt physically sick and then i was like leave me alone and then he wouldn't and then payton was like shut up and then he was like no what you gonna do and then it all escalated after that" i said explaining it, all the boys gave me a weird look, the principal included

"what?" i asked

"that's exactly how it went" payton nodded

"why did you get involved?" he asked payton

"because he wasn't leaving her alone sir, i may be dumb but i'm not dumb enough to know no means no" he scoffed

"what happened after that?" he asked

"well, payton grabbed him and pushed him against the locker and was like leave her alone and any other girl that says no to you and he was like no and then payton like pushed harder against him and then i said wow calm down big boy cause like i didn't want payton to get hurt and then zach called me a bitch so jesse stepped in cause like only jesses allowed to call me a bitch and then jesse hit him and then payton did and then zach started getting chirpy saying that the whole football team would help him and then i spoke to charlie whose parents i know very well and was like, your parents won't like that and he was like you right hayden, i shouldn't do this and stood back and i don't know why but the whole football team listened to me" i shrugged

"you talk a lot" the principal nodded

"oh i know" i said

"do you have adhd?" he asked

"you know that's a personal question sir" i said, he nodded and looked over at zach

"two week suspension" he said

"and you" he said pointing to payton then to me

"one week" he said pointing jesse

"and for you charlie, three days" he said

"wowowow hold your horses sir charlie done nothing" i said

"yeh i did nothing!" charlie replied

"you were at the scene" he replied

"so was the rest of the football team and my friends and the rest of the school!" i said

"going to seclude everyone?" i asked

"no" he mumbled

"then why charlie?" i asked

"fine charlie, go back to class" he said

"thank you so much hayd" he said giving me a quick hug and leaving

"you know you'd be a good lawyer" the principal said

"i've told her this!" jesse said

"the girl knows how to argue" zach said

"hey shut up" payton said giving him a look

"my grades say no" i smiled

"yeh i noticed" he mumbled looking down at his desk

"can i go?" zach asked

"once your parents have been rung" he said picking up his phone and typing in a number

"wait why is hayden getting secluded?" payton asked

"shhh don't question him, i need a reason not to go to school" i mumbled

"okay" payton nodded