Chapter 37: Ivy

Ivy and Lilith both walk through the hallway, talking. Ivy and Lilith halt their tracks when Lindsay and the other girls stopped in front of them.

"Oh, trouble maker befriends the slut" Xamantha said as she looked at Ivy head to toe. Lilith clenched her fist, Ivy grabbed her leather jacket, halting her not to do any stuff that can harm. Lilith sighed out of defeat and smirked at them, "Yeah, what about it.. trash?"

Lindsay and the other girls looked at Lilith, eyes-widened because of such names Lilith threw. Lilith didn't wait for their response and grab Ivy by the wrist and walk past them. Lilith's mood changes swiftly as she lately knew that her and Lindsay along with her friends are in the same class for one subject but at least, she is with her best friend.

"Miss Barkley, would you read the last passage? You seem distracted" Lilith stood up, took and open the book with an unwillingness written on her face. She starts to read when Lindsay mocks the way Lilith reads.

"What kind of reading is that, Barkley? You sound so dumb" and Lindsay's friend laughs in unison. Lilith looked at them, glaring. She really wants to punch Lindsay in the face, she doesn't care that her teacher is watching but it was all hold back because of Ivy. Ivy looked at her, smiling. A smile that indicating her not to harm anyone.

She turned around and looked at them, "Well, sorry, trash. I love to read but my mood isn't that good enough especially I'm in a class where I see a group of trash"

Lindsay was triggered, she hides it with her sarcastic smile. "Oh, I'm sorry about that. Not a lucky day to you"

The teacher cleared his throat, "How about you read it, Miss Lindsay?"

Lilith sits and muttered audibly, "Thank God, the bitch read it." Lindsay stood up and read the passage.

"So, what have you learned in the story?" The teacher asked Lindsay as Lindsay finished reading the passage. "It's obviously about respecting anyone"

Lilith let out a laugh—a mocking laugh, "Says to the person who doesn't respect people that are under her" Lilith said as she put her feet on the table. Ivy looked at Lilith, eyeing her to put her feet down. Lilith ignored it, she felt the raging aura of Lindsay.

"Excuse me?" Lindsay asked, glancing at Lilith.

"You heard me right, teach! Says to the person who doesn't respect people that are under her and.." Lilith looked at Lindsay, "And don't excuse me, Lindsay. Excuse you. Why? You don't respect anyone"

"Girl, don't waste your time, listening to that trash," Ashlyn said as she checks her nails.

"Yeah, girl. She is spitting of bullshits" Ashlyn followed. Lindsay gains the confidence of what her friends told her.

Lindsay laughs "Since when?"

Lilith rubbed her forehead, she stood up and faced Lindsay "I hate explaining things out like fuck but.. I'll do it here. You don't respect anyone, Lindsay. Why I can say that? Remember that I was in the cafeteria and you just easily insult me? The fuck does that shit? Oh, I know. Trash does that."

Lindsay's brows furrowed. "And next, you humiliate Ivy at the cafeteria calling her as a slut when in truth, you are the SLUT here"

The students were murmuring as they looked at Lilith and Lindsay. The teacher warned them to sit down, "Teach, I'm sorry but please listen as I exposed this trash who doesn't respect anyone."

Lilith said, not looking at the teacher and glaring at Lindsay.

"You are such a trash, Lindsay. You ordered people to write insults about Ivy and put them in her locker. How did I know that? Just observing, Lindsay and also... I know you are the one who edited the video of Ivy"

Ivy was stunned and looked down. Lindsay was caught off guard, she acts as if she was confused.

"Excuse me? Why would I do that?"

"You would do that because you were angry at Ivy because your "Evan" had a crush on Ivy."

Lindsay went silent, she felt a lump on her throat. She is the one who edited the video and Lilith is right. Lindsay hates Ivy after she knew that Evan and Cole, the boys she is crushing with had a crush on Ivy.

"Y-you are crazy, you must go see a therapist.. like right now. Who does listen to this psycho?' Lindsay said, avoiding her gaze on Lilith, and looked at everyone.

"Lindsay, it's already 2017 and I got that video. I know that Ivy wouldn't do such inappropriate sickening shit like that. Investigated it and I'm right. It is being manipulated."

By the look of her face, Lindsay was caught off guard. "No, y-you are just delusiona—"

"Oh, am I? All I know is that you are like a "queen" on this campus? You order.." And Lilith look at her classmates, "And everyone will grant it"

"Is that true, Miss Lindsay?" the teacher asked, crossing his arms. "Is that true that you are the one that sent the video in every student's email?"

Lindsay felt a lump on her throat before she replied, "N-No, I'm no—" Lilith cut her sentence off.

"I'll answer that, teach. Yes, she is the one who sent it using another account." Lilith said as she walks towards in front. Everyone looks at her as she pulled out her phone and lets her teacher show something.

"This is her account, Sir. I did of a bit investigation and it is her. The location of the account was near her house and I assume that there is no other student that lives there since it is an area where "all rich" people live" Lilith said as the teacher nodded.

"Can I take you Miss Lindsay and you, Miss Barkley to the counselor's office?" the teacher asked. Lindsay glared at her and Lilith just smirked. "Can I also take Miss Stewart, sir?"

Ivy's eyes widened, she doesn't want to get in trouble. Ivy looked at Lilith and Lilith gave her a smile, a reassuring smile. Ivy smiled and nodded.

"Okay, Miss Barkley. Now, follow me and class? Please do continue reading the passage and I'll announce an assignment later on"

The unison of groan was heard from the students as they did what they're told. As the two best friends walked through the hallway along with the teacher and Lindsay, Ivy feels the tension from Lindsay on her back and the glare that Lilith received from Lindsay but Lilith played it cool and didn't mind her.

The teacher knocks on the counselor's office as they entered.

"What brings you here, Mr. Finley?"

"I'm here to report about Miss Linday's email that she sent to every student on this campus.

"Is that so, miss Lindsay?" Mr. Brooks asks as he faces Lindsay.

"I didn't do i—" Lindsay denied but was cut off by Lilith's sentence.

"Just tell the truth, Lindsay. Here! This is the email she used that she sent the inappropriate video of Miss Stewart. " Lilith said as she let Mr. Brooks look on her phone. "And this video is manipulated, I also asked a friend of mine that is a professional video editor from the city and he told me the video is edited."

Mr. Brooks looks at Ivy. "Is that so?" Ivy nodded, Ivy felt the glare from Lindsay. "But how could you know that is my ema—"

"Your location," Lilith said as she smirks at Lindsay. A smirk of victory.

"Miss Lindsay, I'm sorry but you have to suspend you for 1 week." Mr. Brooks said as he looks at Lindsay. Lindsay glared at Mr. Brooks and furiously went out of the room. Lilith look at Ivy and smirked at her with victory and Ivy smiled back but felt scared.

"Miss. Stewart, is that the reason why you called? About violating your being? Mr. Brooks asked. Ivy hesitated to answer.

"She was raped," Lilith said. Ivy deserves justice for she was being eroded. Mr. Brook's eyes widen of what he heard, he looked back at Ivy.

"I'm sorry, Miss. Stewart but...why you didn't tell me? I could have helped you" Ivy's tears flowed out. 'I—I'm sorry, Mr. Brooks... I.. Can I have a minute with Mr. Brooks, Lily and Mr. Finley?'

Lily nodded and gave her best friend privacy with Mr. Brooks. As the two left, Ivy is glancing down afraid to tell the details. "When I called you, Mr. Brooks… That afternoon... I was raped. I was raped by three boys." Ivy said and tears flowed out.

"After the video that Lindsay sent, everyone looked at me and insulted me even my parents didn't look at me as their daughter. I was... I had enough of those insults." Ivy narrates, crying. "I feel dead inside. I didn't cut something on my wrist but I want to die. Secretly, I went to the rooftop to end it. I want to kill myself so badly, I.." Ivy couldn't handle it but to cry it all. She had enough, she was tired. Tired of being strong for herself.

Mr. Brooks felt sad for Ivy, he listened. "I called you.. for help but.. I'm too afraid. I don't want to cause trouble that's why I didn't tell you that I was raped. I'm defenseless."

"I... I don't want to add up another problem to you, Mr. Brooks. I know you have problems without adding me to that list. I decided to keep it in myself and won't tell everyone" Ivy said looking at Mr. Brooks. Mr. Brooks gave her a smile.

"I'm glad you just opened up to me, Ms. Stewart. Opening up is hard but Miss Stewart, I would like to help you. We shouldn't face a problem alone. We all need someone to talk with, need someone's comfort, and especially when problems are too hard, we have to ask for help. " Mr. Brooks said with an emotional tone in his voice.

"Lot of suicide happened on our campus and we don't know what were their problems. A student that doesn't want to share or talk about its problems."

"May I ask who are the person who raped you, Miss. Stewart. Don't worry, they will not know who reported them. I'll help you, Miss. Stewart"

Ivy hesitated, she is scared but after what Mr. Brooks said and Lilith, "I don't know who they are but I can tell you the physical features of them"

Ivy told Mr. Brooks who raped her and was expelled. Mr. Brooks called the mother of Lindsay and told her what her daughter did to a student. Lindsay's mother didn't believe it but Lilith proved it, Lindsay was expelled along with her friends.

It was already Friday and Ivy and Lilith were in their classroom. No insults. No Lindsay and her friends, it was great. "Miss. Stewart?"

Ivy was called by her teacher, she was told to go to Mr. Brooks' office. She looked at Lilith and Lilith only smiled at her. She went to Mr. Brooks' office and was greeted by a hug from her parents.

"I'm sorry, Ivy" her father said as tears flowed in his eyes.

"We should believe you" her mother said and hug her. Ivy cried. Mr. Brooks smiled at the family along with Ivy. Ivy pulled away from her parents and looked at Mr. Brooks."Mr. Brooks, thank you. My family apologizes to me for what they did."

Mr. Brooks let a laugh, "Please don't. Thank your best friend Lilith. She suggested me to talk with your parents and explain what happened to you because of what Lindsay did"

Ivy's eyes widened and her tears flowed out, she smiled. "Okay, Mr. Brooks" Ivy excuses herself to go back to the classroom. Ivy's tears wouldn't stop flowing out, she is happy.

As she arrived in the classroom, she immediately hugs Lilith. Lilith was surprised and smiled at her, she knew that Ivy and her parents were okay now.

"Thank you, Lily.."