Chapter 51 - The Act

Inside of the principal office.

The smell of the chamomile tea and freshly brewed coffee mixed in the air, the coldness coming from the air-conditioner is making every hair on Selena's skin crawl.

Feeling so cold with her short sleeve polo and skirt, Selena hugged herself.

She was sitting on the couch near the window, the principal was sitting at his desk opposite her with a serious face.

Dave Gelbo, the school principal.

Selena heard a lot of stories about him, mostly how strict he is and being in his office is making her feel tense.

Her shivering body stopped by the heat of a body that embraced her, Selena turned and found Daniella, sitting on the armchair of the couch she was seated on with her short arms were snaked around her body, her warmth was like a soft thick cotton blanket during the rainy day, it's so snuggly especially the vanilla scent that's coming from her.

"Why do you smell like vanilla? Is it your perfume?" she whispered but the quietness of the office has made the principal and Leslie sitting on the chair behind the principal's desk hear it.

"Your uncle asked me the same question before so I will give you the same answer and that's my sweat," Daniella grinned, winked at Selena and embraced her tighter.

Soon the door opened, letting out a furious woman accompanied by which seemed to be her husband.

They are Leslie's parents.

The mother immediately rushed and slammed both hands on the principal's desk while the father went and sat next to his daughter who started crying after seeing her parents.

"Who did this to my daughter?" the mother fumingly shouted.

Daniella rose an eyebrow, definitely not expecting someone wearing branded clothes to act like an uneducated person.

"Madam, please calm down," the principal got up, walked towards the fuming mother and accompanied her to sit on the available chair next to her daughter.

"Ms. Su and your daughter had some misunderstanding. Maybe we can talk this out and-"

Leslie's father suddenly turned and looked at Selena, eyes narrowing with anger.

"Ms. Su I was not expecting that you would do this of all the people," the man got up, sat on the empty space next to Selena with a proud face.

"I want to speak to your uncle," he continued.

Realizing the weight of her action, Selena started to tremble again, the warmth of Daniella's embrace became useless.

"Don't worry, I am here, now, hide your face on my stomach and cry," Daniella whispered.

Selena was confused but nodded, she buried her face on Daniella's stomach and wet her eyes with tears.

Crying is her specialty, she could be a great actress if she wanted to but the entertainment industry is not her forte.

Her shoulder shook as she weeps silently, soon, her weep become louder and louder until it's the only sound roaring in the room.

The principal doesn't know what to do, Selena was just fine until Leslie's father approached her.

"Sir, could you please sit next to your daughter?"

With no other option, Leslie's father got up and sat next to his daughter.

"Your uncle will be here in three minutes, once the door opens you should cry even louder, ok?" Daniela whispered.

Selena nodded, face stayed buried on Daniella's stomach.

And just like she said, three minutes later, the door opened, and Evan with Kirby on his back entered the room.

With face wet with tears, Selena looked at her uncle helplessly.

She got up and rushed towards her uncle.

"Uncle!" she lifted her face and pouted her lip, showing him the scratch she had on her lips when Leslie slapped her.

Evan was stunned to see his niece cheek flushing red, even her eyes were slightly swollen from crying but what shocked him the most was the dry blood on the side of Selena's lips.

With a cold face, Evan looked at the principal.

"Mr. Gelbo, you said that my niece injured someone but, have you seen her face?" he said with a piercing voice.

"Mr. Su, Leslie's parents are here, maybe we can talk this and find out the truth."

Evan nodded, he looked past Selena and found Daniella sitting on the armchair.

The woman smiled at him and without him knowing it, his lips mirrored her smile.

Then she winked, and he felt his world has suddenly stopped.

Evan blinked, pulling his senses back.

When the principal sat back on his chair, his hands folded together lay on his table.

"Leslie, Selena, can anyone tell me how did it start?"

Selena looked at Leslie, the girl was glaring at her.

"She started first," Leslie and Selena said in rhythm.

The principal scratches his near bold hair, he sighed and looked at Daniella.

"You were there, right?" He asked in a belittling voice, one would know the tone he used to speak to Evan and Leslie's parents were different than the tone he used to ask Daniella, it was a bit rude matching his wrinkled face.

"Yeah," Daniella said.

"Could you tell us what happened there?"

Daniella nodded, she got up and took the cushion from the couch.

"Ok, imagine this pillow is Leslie and I will be Selena,"

Everyone raised an eyebrow except Evan, he snaked a hand around Selena's shoulder, pulled her closer and watched Daniella.

"They are talking about dresses when Selena said, I saw your father's request for a loan in my uncle's bank. If you need help I can ask him to approve it," Daniella's voice changed, imitating the same voice Selena had earlier.

"I don't talk like that!" Selena exclaimed, feeling insulted by how Daniella imitated her voice.

Daniella ignored her and continued.

This time, her voice shifted into Leslie.

"what do you mean loan? My daddy has businesses, we don't need a loan."

As Daniella said it, her face imitated not only their voices but, their facial expression as well.

"I don't talk like that!" this time, it was Leslie who yelled that.

"Oh shut up both of you!" Daniella yelled back and went on with her charade.

"Now after Leslie said that Selena is an orphan, Selena fought back saying her father is broke and unfaithful husband, Leslie grabbed Selena's hair," Daniella positioned the pillow behind her and acted as if the pillow was pulling her hair.

Then, Daniella lay on the ground, placing the pillow on her chest, she turned her face to the principal and continued, "Leslie pulled Selena's hair, and later slapped her," and with that, Daniella swung her face as if someone had slapped her.

"Selena turned to me and asked for my help but, I said that its self-defense so she can beat her up," Daniella paused, lifting her knee and kicked the pillow she was holding in the air.

"Selena kicked Leslie's little precious and shifted their position," Daniella kneeled, pinning the pillow on the floor.

"Selena pulled Leslie's hair and slapped her, then she got up," Daniella got up as well, she kicked the pillow and it flew on the wall.

Daniella- as she catches her breath turned at the principal, everyone had their eyes swelled indifferently.

She rested both hands on her waist, chest rose and fell with rapid breaths

"As a lawyer, Selena might have provoked Leslie with her words but, it was the latter who initiated the fight so if both parties would like to file a case, Leslie's party will lose,"