Searching for Love, Found Wealth

She was so angry and I didn’t blame her. Was Cara going to bring racism to this school now?

“I don’t care if your bastard aunt owns this school. I’d give you the discipline they forgot to give you” Jane spat out.

Cara was gasping for breath and her minions rushed to give her water. She pushed them away and began scolding them on not saving her at first.

“Jane, you’d die” Cara spat out.

Jane sighed and stormed out of the field to the principal office. She was going to report herself. I guess she was ready for whatever.

“Jasper, you stood back when she punched me. You’d die too” Cara yelled.

Suddenly, Jacob slapped her, “You are the crazy one here”.

I was shocked. Jasper rushed and held his brother’s hand from landing again. Reuben began laughing.

Cara’s eyes began watering. She clenched her fists trying to suppress her tears but they still streamed down. Everyone at the field was now staring at her.

Reuben went closer to the younger students, “What did Miss A say we should do to people who racialize?”.

The students immediately shouted, “Treat them like stray dogs”.

Grade seven students quickly wore a mask and began throwing stones at her. I wanted to stop one of them besides me but she ran off and kept on throwing the stones.

Some grade eight students did the same and yelled, “Dog, dog” as they did.

Cara’s minions sent backwards and stared at her disappointedly.

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Cara tried to dodge the tiny stones that were being thrown at her.

I didn’t know if that was right. Wasn’t all hell gonna break loose? She didn’t fight back much and was rather crying?

“It was her aunt, Miss A, who made the rule. That’s the only reason she can’t fight back” Chloe told me.

“Her aunt said so to curb racism thriving in her school” Sheena added.

It was great Cara broke that rule. According to Chloe, she’d be stoned for twenty seconds by grade seven.

While grade eight would call her a dog for not being civilized enough to know races doesn’t matter.

They stopped and all of them scampered away with their facemasks on so she wouldn’t know their faces. Other students walked away from them and left her to cry on the floor.

I felt pity for her. This was very much like jungle justice to me. I know the stones were small but she still had small bruises.

Sheena said she’d usually get scared that it could get to someone’s eyes but the younger students seemed trained and only targeted the hands and legs.

“Lets help her up” I blurted and looked at myself.

“People tried and got slapped” Chloe chuckled.

I stared at Cara for a while. Angry tears rolled down her eyes. Her fists were still clenched. I doubt she felt any remorse.

She should lose her popularity after this. She’d surely lose her rank at the most popular girl.

If Jane wanted, she could compete. I bet she’d top the charts in no time. She was really an inspiration.

No one saw Cara till the end of the class. It was hilarious as later on, we saw her swinging at the abandoned swing.

People said she was the one that said swings were childish.

School was over and everyone was heading home. I didn’t see Jane around and only hoped the best for her.

Lots of juniors looked excited as they saw the stones left from Cara’s punishment. I just hoped they’d be as excited when Cara’s revenge starts.

The school bus began loading.

Today was eventful and I was looking forward to downloading Charles with the information, as well as ask him if he pleaded with Cara not to harm me.

Also, the event with my English teacher still bothered me.

When I went to submit the notes when she called, she asked me sternly if Martinez was really my family name or I just stole the name. Like who steals a surname?!

She also said she’s just being cautious cos my old results showed Kiera John, not Kiera Martinez Bob.

I told her my mom changed my name to her father’s after divorcing my dad. I didn’t want to give out that information but she kept on asking if I’ve been to my mom’s family before.

I bluntly told her that my grandma was dead so the only family, from my mom, I knew existed was my dad and some runaway aunt.

She let me go after that and said I should identify more as Kiera Bob than Kiera Martinez. What’s really with that Martinez name?

Sheena wasn’t around to tell me if Martinez had a plague with it. Chloe was. Long gone as well. The driver was staying Kate and it kept me worried.

His number never goes through whenever I called, even on a good day. And I knew better than to call my mom.

Nancy was still at school. I saw her at her “new class”. Her mom was a teacher but she could go home if she wanted, she mustn’t stress that much.

“Hey, I’m Kiera” I waved as I came closer to her. Should make friends since my driver is busy somewhere.

“Oh, I’m Nancy” she waved back.

I saw Physics notes on their blackboard. She was copying them. “I heard you study arts. What’s with Physics?” I sat besides her.

She went quiet for a while then said, “I’d like to be a scientist but my mom preferred me to be a lawyer”. She had a habit of blinking per word.

“Oh my, that’s sad” it escaped my lips.

She brightened up, “It’s not that bad. Lawyers are cool too”.

“But here you are still studying physics cos that’s why your heart is. Your mom should be after your happiness not how cool a job is” I advised.

She looked offended yet faked a smile. “It’s okay. I think lawyers are cool too. I’m smart can do both profession if I wanted to”. She slapped her books shut and stood up.

I turned to apologize if I said anything wrong but she darted away. Well, there goes the only person that remained in the school.