West Side Academy
Chapter 12
Written by Mycokizyrz
Special thanks to Becca

The conclusion..

This is the Headmaster again, I will finish with the story of a great discovery about my past..
A few weeks had passed since Becca had injured your ankle. she was recovering nicely and was now able to walk and run a little. I was working in my office one evening and it was nearly
dark. Suddenly there was a knock at my door. It was Lynn and she sounded frantic..

"Sir please let me in, it's Lynn.. It's an emergency and I need to talk to you RIGHT NOW!"
"Yes come in dear, what is it?"
"Becca's gone...she nearly knocked me over bolting out of the door. There was some kind of incident. Sean came in and she asked him to leave. Then he sat down on the foot of her bed and started carrying on about how sorry he was that he hurt her.. She told him to leave again and that she didn't want any trouble with him. He went to touch her arm and said he realized the pain he caused and he was really sorry and she started freaking out. It was
something about how he had teased her when she was 12 and she never recovered, and she hated him. Then he started to say something about things were different now and she said she didn't want to hear it and she bolted out of the room and now I can't find her anywhere.."
"Oh no, what happened to Sean, did he go after her?"
"Yea he went chasing her down the hall and she was freaking out, and I'm worried because I can't find her and I know the ankle isn't right and I'm afraid she might hurt it again."
"Indeed she shouldn't be running just yet but she should be ok. I'd better go look into this. Do you think she might have gone through the gate? I know you girls talk about going there sometimes but I've never gone there."
"It's possible.. If he was still chasing her.. She was so afraid, and the look on her face was sheer terror.. I've never seen anyone so scared in my life. Should I take you out there?"
"No, I want you to go back to the dorm Lynn. I'll handle this, and thank you for coming to me."
"Yes Sir, I hope Becca is ok. You'll let me know something won't you Sir? I'm so worried."
As she turned to leave Sean came running in, almost bumping into her.
Lynn: "Sean where's Becca?"
Sean: "She ran towards.."
I broke in and told her "Go on back hun I need to talk to Sean, I'll keep you posted."
Lynn: "Yes Sir."
She left the office.
"Sean where did she go?"
"I think she went to the gate."
"Alright let's get some flashlights and head there."
We ran across campus quickly. as we got within about a hundred yards of the gate we could just make out someone going through and running away.
"Becca!" I shouted. There was no response and she just kept going.
Sean and I followed her through the gate and down a path through some woods.
"I think I know this place.."Sean said as we saw a couple of picnic tables ahead and We could see Becca sitting at one crying.
"Stay back." I told Sean as we approached her. I went and sat down at the table.
"Becca, I think I know this place.."
She looked up at me, still sniffling.
"I guess I'm in like tons of trouble now and you're gonna kill me cause I left. I can't go back there, I can't deal with him and his stuff... I know this place, this is where I met Sean and he wrecked my life. I'd still be running if my ankle didnt hurt so bad."
I shined the light on her ankle and looked at the mark again.
"No don't...it's bad enough I have it there because of him! don't look at it... I'm so ashamed... You know he tied me to this tree and you left me alone with him??"
Suddenly total recall flooded my mind!
"It was YOU Becca that night! I was driving by and heard a commotion. I stopped and some boys ran off having just started tying you up. I remember now, I took you home."
"It was you?" she said as she looked deep into my eyes.
"I'm positive Becca, I remember it so vividly now being here. I haven't though about it for years. I heard one of the boys say 'Let's scram Sean before he calls the cops!'"
"I remember that, I was so relieved someone had come along."
"Yes my dear, now it all makes sense. I know Sean only wants to make it right, will you give him a chance? He's not the same now, he grew up and is a nice young man now."
"See I knew you'd take his side, you don't understand! You're just mad at me cause I left!"
"I'm not taking his side. What he did was wrong, but he's sorry and is a different person now."
"To you he's a different person, but I asked him to leave and he still didn't leave so he's not that
different. He probably works with you so he can abuse more women!"
"He has never mistreated anyone while working for me Becca. He was only trying to apologize to you."
"Then why couldn't he leave when I asked him to?"
I motioned to Sean and he came a little closer.
"Tell her Sean."
Sean: I'm sorry Becca, I just felt so bad for what I did, I wanted to make it right."
"Why didn't you leave when I asked then? Do you know how scary it is to have you at my bed
with that amount of power? What if you decided to lie about me?"
"I'm a changed man Becca. What happened here was a mistake by teenagers. I'm older now
and wouldn't do that again."
"Ok prove it, what really happened that night? Tell HM the whole story, every last detail."
"My friends and I were riding our bikes and saw you walking along. We had seen you before and
nobody else was around so we decided to have some fun with you. We circled you on our bikes. See
I'm not lying am I?"
"No, that's the truth. Go on."
"We pushed you around, and lifted your dress and groped you. I threw a rock and hit your ankle."
"Right.. Did it bleed?"
"Yes it did, I noticed when we started to tie you to a tree. Thats when HM came along and we ran."
"Hmmm.. I guess you have changed.."
HM: "Yes I remmeber. I put you in my car and saw you were bleeding. I got my first aid kit and
bandaged it."
"I think I was pretty close to unconscious when you picked me up Sir, it was so traumatic."
"Yes you were, you were so scared you couldn't speak for a while. I finally got you to tell me where
you lived and I took you home."
"Yea I remember that kinda.."
Sean: "Are you convinced Becca, are you still afraid of me now?"
"I'm still afraid, but I'm convinced you could have lost your job and you told the truth anyway."
"It was a mistake in my past, and I'm truly sorry Becca. I don't lie now, I'm beyond that. I own up
to what I've done."
Becca looked at me as if she was thinking now that this is over i'm gonna be punished now. I saw the concern in her eyes. Then she spoke.
"I think I hurt my ankle again, I wasnt suposed to be running on it but I was so scared."
"Becca I can see you're worried because you ran away. Don't worry because I understand what happened now and you won't be punished."
I moved to the other side of the table.
"I don't think I can walk on this Sir.
"Becca, will you trust in me, and trust in Sean by letting him bring you back? I'll be walking right next
to you."
"Ok but don't go too far away."
Sean: "Trust me Becca, I only want to help you."
"That remains to be seen but let's go because my ankle hurts."
She reached up cautiously and put her arm over Sean's neck. He picked her up gently.
As we passed through the gate she looked at me and smiled. I think she believed she was in good hands, and I knew it was true..

End