“Go…” I said laughing at how silly we were acting. She made her way down the hallway and I could hear her feet scraping along the floor as she headed towards the principal’s office. I let out a deep breath and headed towards my locker to get my books for my next class.

****

Dammit Spencer…I hate going to the principal’s office. I walked into the room full of sad looking administrative workers and shivered at how cold the room felt. I walked up to the rather large looking woman behind the desk and cleared my throat to get her attention.

She raised her head and looked at me expectantly. I shifted from foot to foot hoping that her death stare would cease but it didn’t.

“May I help you?” Her whiny voice asked me making me wince slightly.

“I need to see Principal Barnes.”

“Is he expecting you?”

“Umm…no…but it’s really important…” I said trying to sound as urgent as I could.

“Let me go see if he’s available…what’s your name?”

“Ashley Davies.”

She looked up at me and frowned slightly and I knew she was thinking of my father’s recent death. I ignored her look and took a seat in one of the off-colored metal slabs that they were trying to pass off as chairs.

“You can go right in…” The woman said a few moments later and motioned behind her towards an office in the back.

I made my way slowly over to the office and walked inside to see the middle-aged man with the funniest bald spot I had ever seen before sitting behind his desk writing on a piece of paper. He looked up at me and smiled catching me a bit off guard.

“Ms. Davies…I was surprised to hear that you were here…actually at school…quite a surprise indeed.”

I took a seat in front of his desk and flashed him my signature Ashley Davies smile. “Well you know I can’t resist a meeting with the greatest man here at school…” Oh god that was so pathetic…I can feel the bile rising.

“What can I do you for?” He asked leaning back in his chair.