AN! TW! Sexual assault and attempted rape! Also papa bear Jay who needs a whole warning of his own!
Gracie's POV (16 Years Old)
"Crap" I groaned to myself as I hears the sound of the final bell ringing out on the corridor. Great. I'm gonna be late. Being a girl sucks. It wasn't a surprise that I had started my period when you consider the stomach ache I had been experiencing all morning. I resided my self to the face that I was going to be late and finished tidying myself up before quickly washing my hands and leaving the bathroom to find my next lesson. I stepped walked down the deserted corridor at a quick pace a stopped suddenly when I felt a hand go over my mouth causing me to gasp.
"Don't say a word" the voice said as the person dragged me in to the janitors closet. He removed his hand from my mouth and I immediately turned around to see who had grabbed me,
"Aaron?" I asked with a frown as he turned to look at me with a strange kind of anger in his eyes "what the hell are you doing?" I asked confused,
"I know it was you" he snarled and my breath caught in my throat,
"What was me?" I asked confused,
"You convinced her" he snapped "Jane would've gone through with it if she hadn't spoke to you" he explained. Everything clicked. Jane had just broken up with Aaron because he had been pressuring her to have sex.
"I didn't make her do anything" I defended with shaky hands "she asked me my opinion and I told her not to do anything she wasn't comfortable with. It's not my fault she decided to end it" I said as firmly as I could.
"She was happy" he said with a far off look "then you ruined everything" he said in an icy tone. He took a step closer to me and I instinctively took a step back. However, janitors closets are famously tiny and this one was no exception. My back hit the wall and it was clear I was trapped "someone needs to teach you a lesson" he continued to get closer to me "remind you to keep out of other peoples business" he finished with his face inches from mine.
"Aaron pl-" he cut me off by grabbing my face tightly in his hand and squeezing my cheeks together,
"You don't get to talk anymore" he snarled "just shut up and take it" he added before forcing his lips on to my own. I squealed in protest and my brain kicked in to action. I brought my knee up in between his legs and kicked him with all my might,
"GET OFF ME!" I screamed as he hold on me loosened and I made an attempt to get to the door. He grabbed my wrist and spun me back towards him,
"I don't think so" he stated "I love a challenge" he added. I brought my fist up to meet his face heard a crack as his head whipped to the side "you bitch" he exclaimed as he looked at his hand covered in blood. His grip tightened around my other arm so I brought my leg up once again and kicked him in the ribs until he let me go and fell to the ground in a heap. Without a second thought I flew the door open and sprinted down the hall passed the two teachers who where screaming my name and gasping when they saw Aaron on the floor of the closet. I continued to run until I reached the toilets and locked myself in the cubicle furthest from the door. I didn't hesitate to rummage for my phone and select the first number I could think of.
"Why aren't you in class?" Jays voice came from the other end of the line "Gracie?" I heard him ask as I continued to hyperventilate and sob "Gracie what's the matter?" He asked seriously,
"I just-" he cut me off,
"Why is your school calling me?" He asked and my eyes widened,
"Please Jay. I was walking to class and Aaron pulled me in to the janitors closet and he kept going on about how it was my fault and how he needed to teach me a lesson then he kissed me so I punched him but he wouldn't let go and I think I knocked him out" I blurted out,
"Ok, Gracie it's ok just breathe for me" he comforted as I tried to steady my breathing "where are you now?" He asked,
"In the bathroom" I said "the teachers are looking for me though and I don't know what to do" I added with a choked sob,
"Ok, I'm coming right now. I'll be there in five minutes" he assured "I want you to go find a teacher and I'll see you soon" he said,
"I'm scared Jay" I choked out,
"You don't need to be scared" he said "I promise nothing's going to happen to you, just find a teacher ok?" He asked and I nodded,
"Ok" I said as I picked my bag up,
"Good girl, I'll see you soon" he said before we hung up. I didn't have time to open the cubicle door however before I heard the main door open and the sound of heels clicking on the tiles,
"Gracelyn Halstead?" A female voice spoke firmly "Gracelyn Halstead if you're in here come out this instant" she repeated. I cringed at her cold and unforgiving tone but unlocked the door and walked out of the cubicle "principals office right now" she instructed as she pointed her long bony finger to the door.
I sat outside of the principals office nervously bouncing my leg when I head Jay say my name,
"Gracie" he spoke as he walked towards me. I immediately shot to my feet and jumped in to his arms,
"Please don't be mad at me I didn't know what else to do" I rambled,
"Shhh" he soothed as he pulled me away from him and cupped my face in his hands "I am not mad at you for defending yourself" he assured just as the door to the principals office opened,
"Please come in" Mr Anders said seriously and Jay gave my hand a reassuring squeeze before leading me inside,
"It's unfortunate that we have to meet in such unfortunate circumstances" Mr Anders began "but there's certain behaviour that we simply can not ignore and your sisters behaviour today was inexcusable" he explained and my eyes bugged out of my head,
"Excuse me?" Jay frowned and the principal looked a little taken aback by the sharp edge that was laced through my brothers voice "you're intending on punishing my sister?" He asked seriously,
"I-I" he began with a frog in his throat "you are aware that your sister has beaten up one of our star football players?" He asked with a confused frown,
"I am aware of that" Jay confirmed "are you aware of why she was forced to do that? Because I am" Jay said doing his best to control his temper,
"I'm not sure what you mean?" Mr Anders shook his head,
"So you expect me to believe that my sixteen year old sister somehow dragged a boy double her size off the corridor with the intention of beating the crap out of him in a janitors closet for no apparent reason" Jay asked "no, my sister's been sexually assaulted and defended herself to stop it" he told the principal who looked at my brother in shock,
"That's a serious accusation you're making there Mr H-" Jay immediately,
"It's not an 'accusation' it's the truth" Jay defended "surely you have cctv cameras in the hallways" he added,
"We do but unfortunately the one that would've been filming that particular part of the school has been broken for sometime" Mr Anders explained "so unless you have any proof of what you ar-" just then there was a knock on the door and the receptionist showed Will in to the office before closing it behind him,
"Sorry I'm late, I was stuck at work" Will explained as he sat down on the other side of me,
"No problem at all" Mr Anders said looking slightly overwhelmed by the fact he was now outnumbered "as I was saying" he cleared his throat "unless you have any proof of what you are saying I'm going to be forced to expel Gracelyn" he explained causing me to jump to my feet in horror,
"WHAT?!" I exclaimed and I felt Will pull me to sit back down,
"You're expelling her?" Will asked in confusion "I thought this other kid attacked her?" He asked as he kept a hand on my shoulder,
"But she has no proof of-" he was cut off once again,
"What exactly has this Aaron kid said?" Jay asked,
"Well I haven't spoken to him directly but I have spoken to his father who is most upset about the injuries his son has sustained. You should be aware that he is threatening to press charges" he told us causing my tears to fall freely down my face,
"Well you wish him luck with that" Jay said sarcastically "let's go" he said to me and Will,
"There's more things for us to discuss" Mr Anders tried to protest,
"Trust me, this isn't the end of it" Jay turned "but I'm not gonna sit here and let you accuse my little sister of lying about this. I know how this works and you're not gonna get away with it. Gracie's not going to be attending your school anymore so feel free to leave her the hell alone" Jay finished and I looked at him in shock. Had he just pulled me out of school?!
"Jay wha-" he cut me off with a look that said 'not now' so I snapped my mouth shut,
"Well let's not be too hasty here" Mr Anders tried to calm,
"Tell Aarons father to get his facts straight before he makes any stupid decisions" was all Jay said before lightly pushing me out of the office with Will and walking towards the exit of the building,
"I need to get some things from my locker" I spoke and Will stopped,
"Ok, quickly and we'l-" he cut himself off when he noticed that Jay had long gone and stormed off "I'll wait for you here" he corrected himself and I nodded. I was quick to grab my things from my locker and return to Will before walking out to Jays truck. Jay was sat in silence when I climbed in to the back but he made no attempt to start the engine.
"What's gonna happen?" I asked nervously and I saw Jays eyes look at me through the rearview,
"Nothing's gonna happen to you sweetheart" Will assured,
"We're not gonna let anything happen to you Gracie" Jay added "are you hurt?" He questioned realising that neither had enquired as such,
"I'm fine" I assured "just a free scrapes and bruises. My hand hurts though" I admitted as I absentmindedly looked at my bloodies and buried knuckles,
"Let me see" Will instructed and I held my hand out for him to inspect "can you move your fingers without pain?" He asked and I nodded showing him for proof "nothings broken then" he confirmed as Jay started the drive back home,
"Lucky the first thing I taught you was how to throw a punch" Jay pointed out and I smiled at his light attempt at humour.
Once we arrived home I was quick to ask the question that was burning in to the back of my mind,
"Did you pull me out of school? What am I gonna do?" I exclaimed as soon as the front door clicked shut,
"You can do school from home for now then we'll figure something out" Will shrugged "you're not going to a school where you get assaulted and it's not taken seriously" he ranted,
"And Aaron is just gonna get away with it" I huffed,
"The hell he is" Jay spoke "we'll find a way to prove what happened Gracie" he assured,
"Promise?" I asked doubtfully,
"Promise" he parroted.
AN! Thanks for reading! This is gonna be a two, maybe three, part story! If you have any ideas on where you'd like this story to go feel free to comment them!