15. Tell them the truth...

"Hello Mom.., I have something to say to you... Please come home it's very urgent... desperately crying and begging his mother to come home... Jason hung up the phone, wiped away the fake tears., and just patiently waited for his mother to get back home...

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MISS JORDAN.., MISS JORDAN YOUR ATTENTION IS NEEDED IN MY OFFICE RIGHT NOW...

The voice of Principal Sanders echoed round the whole school through the speakers in hall ways and classrooms...

"you got yourself in trouble Hon??... JJ asked Vanessa who looks equally puzzled.. It was already 2:45.,any moment soon..,and work hours would be over... She had already packed her things.. And was just waiting for closing hour.. She didn't want to spend a minute extra in the school, and she hoped that whatever the principal had to say to her would not take too much of her time...

Even if he did not show up today., I don't want to take any chances...

She stood up from her seat and went towards the principal's office..

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Vanessa had barely opened the door completely when she heard someone say... "is that her"... Whoever asked the question was definitely not in a mood for tea and cake..

The next second, a deafening slap hit Vanessa right on the cheek.. Her hearing seizing for a minute, all she could hear was something that sounded like a whistle..., the marks of the persons finger was so visible on her face.. That part of her face had instantly gone red...

"You whore.., you slimy prostitute.. Shameless slut... You pedophile.... Was what came out of the unknown woman who just hit her in the face... Vanessa's palm was on her face.., still confused.., who was this person that just slapped her., what had she done to deserve such slap.. And such harsh words.. She looked from the fair blonde who had slapped her, and who for some reason looked familiar, to the principal who just sat there and let someone assault her employee...

Then her eye fell on the third person in the room... It was him., Jason Parker.., and now she realized why the woman in front of her looked familiar.. She was probably Jason's mother..

But then why., why the hell did she get slapped.., what the hell for... If anyone deserves a slap right now., it was the creepy boy who was smirking.., but only visible to her... He deserves far more than a slap...

"How dare you., how dare you try to force yourself on my son huh... Are men your age not out there anymore.., if you are so cheap a woman., why not go to a cheap bar or brothel and get your shameful desires satisfied there.., why try to force a high schooler huh.. Why you miserable harlot... Answer me why??..

Another deafening slap landed on her face..

Damn the woman's hands were tiny., but they sure packed a mighty slap...

What rubbish was she blurting out of her mouth.. Who forced Who...

"w..w..what are you talking about ma'am., I forced your son.. I've never done such a thing in my life.., in fact it was your... Another slap interrupted Vanessa's words...

" shut the hell up you sneaky wench.., I knew it., you are one of those types that would deny there wrong doings... It's a good thing that my boy has proof of your crime... A bell in Vanessa's head rang...

Actually the closing bell rang., but it was like it rang inside her head...

He has proof, what kind of proof could he have against her that could possibly make her into the perpetrator and not the victim..

"what do you mean he has proof... I did nothing wrong so how can he have proof... Another slap landed on her face once again...

Four slaps in less than thirty minutes.., even her mother and father when they were still alive, never raised their hands at her...

"Miss Jordan... Sanders who had quietly been watching the whole show since said... Mr Parker here claims that you molested him, and he tore this from the cloth you wore when he was struggling to get away from you...And if I remember correctly., this is the same material as the blouse you wore yesterday... Sanders points a piece of clothing at her....

Vanessa was extremely confused.., yes this was her cloth., but she had no idea it was torn.. Well how could she., she was completely overshadowed with fear yesterday...

"principal Sanders., I swear I can explain everything to you., just give me a...

Oh this woman was just something else.., she didn't even want to give the girl any chance to say a word.. She just slaps her like she was her slave or something...

Now five slaps in one day.. That should be a record.. World's best slapper and slappee..

"Mrs Parker.., I would like it if you would refrain from slapping the lady., and let her speak... Sanders said firmly... Mrs Parker who obviously didn't like the suggestion., just walked away from Vanessa and took a seat next to her son...

" thank you Principal Sanders... Vanessa says as she walks over to the table... Oh don't thank me yet Miss Jordan., I only think it fair to hear both parties before concluding anything...

A wise woman.. Vanessa thought to herself..

" I was still in school after work hours.., when Mr Parker came up to me and tried to force himself on me... She felt like it was time to come clean about how he had been treating her ever since she started here... Since he came here and was trying to slander her, then the best she could do right now was to tell the truth about everything...

" principal Sanders., he has been making advances at me ever since I stepped my feet into this school... He has been tormenting me physically and emotionally.., sometimes he would hit me on purpose on my hip., or on my..my..my breasts.. This has been going on for a while now... He even calls me Essa instead of addressing me the way others do... I've told him times without number not to do that but he never listens...

"you are a bloody Liar.. A shameless bloody liar... The woman screamed.. She felt like pulling out all the hair in Vanessa's head...

" Mrs Parker once more., please let her talk... Now Miss Jordan., if what you are saying is true., why didn't you ever report the boy to me... Or did you even tell any of your colleagues about this?

" No ma'am, because I thought he would change eventually., but he never did.. He got worse everyday... Until yesterday.. Yesterday was the height of it all... I only escaped his clutches by....

She was going to say by God's grace... But she stopped herself right in time... There was no God anywhere...

"by hitting him in the head with a vase., that was how I escaped...

" oh miss Jordan.., please tell the truth... Jordan suddenly cried out tears were running down his cheek like he opened a tap or something in his eyes...

Please just tell the truth... Tell them how you made me call you Essa because you said you loved me, and that you liked the way it sounded when I said it... Tell them how you would drag me to a corner and try to strip my pants..,

My God the Kid was an actor.. The best Vanessa had ever seen..He would definitely make it big in Hollywood... He was so true to his act that Vanessa began wondering if she actually did all those things he said...

"Please., miss Vanessa., tell them how you threatened that if I told anyone about it., then you would say I had tried to rape you... Tell them everything..., how you called me up after school hours to meet you in the violin class...

What the hell was this kid talking about., he had gone mad.. He had definitely gone mad..

And how you stripped me of my shirt., and touched my body intimately... And how you tried to make me take of my pants.., and when I refused, you tried removing it forcefully.., and I struggled with you and it was then I ripped your shirt... You were so furious that I did this that you hit my head with the Vase and walked away... Please just tell the truth don't try to put it on me... The young man was seriously crying in his mother's arms..

"you are such a shameless woman... You are a disgrace to women everywhere... His mother said looking at her in disgust...

Who would believe her.., who would believe her own side of the story... For some reason., she felt her story was familiar.., like she had heard it before...

Oh right... Jenny had once told her about a boy in the Bible with a similar case like hers... She remembered Jenny saying the boy had gone to prison because nobody believed him... His masters wife had proof against him.. A piece of his clothing.., just like her own case... While he had nothing to proof his innocence.. Just like her again...

There was no way to prove her innocence... No way at all.. Jason's story was so believable that if she was not actually the victim.., she would believe him herself... He was a beautiful liar.

"I'm afraid miss Jordan., but you have no proof of your claim., while he does... Or do you??...

Sanders question made Vanessa think deeper...

Why did she have a feeling that she was missing something.., like she did have proof... Then it suddenly dawned on her.. She did have proof.. A living proof at that...

"Mr Wells.., Wells was there when he tried to rape me....