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Feb. 11th, 2016 06:03 pmGazing into the glare of the Principal, who was staring at the scene of the biggest brawl Rydell had seen in some time, Bonnie was never entirely sure whether what happened next was intentional on Ted's part. But the silence was broken suddenly by him giving a pained moan, clutching his arm. Not a dramatic scream, a subtle noise that broke through the silence.
Bonnie looks around. Then back at the Principal.
"Excuse me one moment." she says, turning and going over to Ted.
"Show me." she barks, getting him to hold out his arm for prodding and poking. "You break yer finger on his nose?"
"Think he broke my arm." Ted mutters. Bonnie prods further up his arm and nods in agreement; the tender bit is nearer his wrist. Someone's about to get out of writing for six weeks, and he's going to be bloody delighted about it.
"Ted Evans, did you start this fight?" the Principal demands.
"No he didn't, Morrison provoked Stuart because he was about to lose the debate." Bonnie says. "And Ted jumped up and got into it with him." She looks back over at her. "There's something I need to tell you about, but it's going to have to wait until later, because I need to take Ted to the emergency room. Probably Morrison too."
"I want you back here by four." The Principal says.
"It'll take as long as the queue takes." Bonnie says. "Sorry Principal, but my boys' safety comes first."
"Fine. Stuart, go home."
"Principal, please, that's not fair, I didn't even hit anyone!" Stuart complains. "I have advanced calculus this afternoon."
"Then go to calculus." the principal snaps. "You may still be getting suspended."
Bonnie shoots Stuart an apologetic glance, before hurrying Ted off to get his arm checked out. She ends up taking Morrison too with his broken nose, which proves awkward in the car.
"She's going to get fired now because you're a sore loser." Ted mutters to the senior, as they get out of the car to go into the ER. Morrison, to his credit, looks ashamed.
Irritatingly, the ER is ridiculously quiet, and within an hour both the boys have been seen and Ted's arm has been plastered up, which means Bonnie has to come back to the school and face the Principal. She drops Ted off on the way, fills Lucy in briefly, and goes back to the school.
She sits outside the Principal's office, and sighs. There's no way she's letting the kids take the rap for this. The secretary calls her in, and she sits in the naughty chair in front of the desk.
"Right." the Principal says. "I have been making some enquiries, and various students have informed me variations on 'Mrs Murdock has been banging Coach Calhoun inside the bike shed every night after school and now she is pregnant with his love child and they're planning to elope to Hawaii'. How much of that is true?"
Bonnie rolls her eyes. Bloody teenagers.
"I have never had sex with Coach Calhoun." she says. "He's married, creepy, and tries to pat my ass in the corridor. Nor have I ever had sex on school property. And I have no plans to go to Hawaii, it's far too expensive. Morrison provoked Stuart by asking him if Calhoun was going to be his new daddy."
"So it's true that you are pregnant?" the Principal persists.
"Yes." Bonnie looks her in the eye. "I'm getting married in three weeks."
"And you told the students?"
"No, they worked it out when I fainted this morning." Bonnie says. "I have been very discreet."
"You can't expect the students to keep secrets for you, it's not professional, nor fair to have such a hold over them or them over you."
"A hold?" Bonnie raises her eyebrows. "They didn't even keep quiet fer two hours. I didn't even get time to warn my boys."
"Why didn't you tell me?" the Principal asks.
"Because you would fire me." Bonnie says. "And I got three kids to feed."
The Principal is quiet for a moment. She doesn't deny it, but seems a little more pained.
"We can't have staff members going around flaunting sex outside of marriage, it sets a bad influence." she begins, when she becomes aware of noise from outside.
It sounds like... singing.
She moves to the window, Bonnie following. The kids are singing that new Elvis song, Blueberry Hill or whatever it's called. A big banner reading 'Rydell Chastity Society', surrounded by 'balloons'.
'I found my thrill
On Chastity Hill
On Chastity Hill
When I found you
The moon stood still
On Chastity Hill
And lingered until
My dream came true
The wind in the willow played
Love's sweet melody
But until those vows we've made
We'll never concede
Though we're apart
You're part of me still
For you were my thrill
On Chastity Hill
The wind in the willow played
Love's sweet melody
But until those vows we've made
We'll never concede
Though we're apart
You're part of me still
For you were my thrill
On Chastity Hill'
The principal opens the window.
"What's all this?" she demands to the crowd.
One of the seniors steps forward.
"We've been inspired to chastity by Mrs Murdock, ma'am."
Bonnie finds herself trying not to laugh.
"What?" The Principal asks, bemused.
"Well ma'am, if someone as old as Mrs M can get knocked up so easy, we realised we needed to do somethin' real fast." the senior says. "She is an inspiration and a role model to us all for what not to do."
Bonnie grins at the kids, then sees Turtle walking casually up the school driveway towards them, in his police uniform. The Principal has clearly seen him too. Bonnie puts her face back to sober as the Principal turns back to her.
"Why are the cops here?" the Principal asks.
"That's my fiancé." Bonnie says. "My baby's father." And an active member of your AA group. she recalls in her mind. Maybe that's why her boss now looks just a little shocked. Not that Bonnie would ever use that against someone, but it's good timing.
"Well, I think firing you would perhaps be a little over the top." the Principal says. "But you get a formal warning and Ted gets a week's suspension. Morrison too. And you have to give me proper notice before you leave."
"I'm due just before the summer break. I'd like to come back in the fall." Bonnie says.
"You want to work after having the baby?"
"Sure. There's day care, and my sister-in-law. We cain't raise four kids on Turtle's salary, and Stuart at least ought to go to college." Bonnie says.
"Well, I suppose we can negotiate that. We'll schedule a meeting, make some arrangements."
Feeling much relieved, Bonnie heads downstairs to find Turtle. He's outside her workshop, staring at the door.
"I'm not fired." she says, coming up to him, then trailing off as she sees what's written there in paint.
Hore
He reaches over and puts his arm around her.
"Let's get you home." he says. "You've had a rough day."
She nods, and follows him.
"Could have been worse." she concedes.
"You're gonna make the kids scrub that off tomorrow I hope."
"Sure thing. Either that or correct the spellin'."
Bonnie looks around. Then back at the Principal.
"Excuse me one moment." she says, turning and going over to Ted.
"Show me." she barks, getting him to hold out his arm for prodding and poking. "You break yer finger on his nose?"
"Think he broke my arm." Ted mutters. Bonnie prods further up his arm and nods in agreement; the tender bit is nearer his wrist. Someone's about to get out of writing for six weeks, and he's going to be bloody delighted about it.
"Ted Evans, did you start this fight?" the Principal demands.
"No he didn't, Morrison provoked Stuart because he was about to lose the debate." Bonnie says. "And Ted jumped up and got into it with him." She looks back over at her. "There's something I need to tell you about, but it's going to have to wait until later, because I need to take Ted to the emergency room. Probably Morrison too."
"I want you back here by four." The Principal says.
"It'll take as long as the queue takes." Bonnie says. "Sorry Principal, but my boys' safety comes first."
"Fine. Stuart, go home."
"Principal, please, that's not fair, I didn't even hit anyone!" Stuart complains. "I have advanced calculus this afternoon."
"Then go to calculus." the principal snaps. "You may still be getting suspended."
Bonnie shoots Stuart an apologetic glance, before hurrying Ted off to get his arm checked out. She ends up taking Morrison too with his broken nose, which proves awkward in the car.
"She's going to get fired now because you're a sore loser." Ted mutters to the senior, as they get out of the car to go into the ER. Morrison, to his credit, looks ashamed.
Irritatingly, the ER is ridiculously quiet, and within an hour both the boys have been seen and Ted's arm has been plastered up, which means Bonnie has to come back to the school and face the Principal. She drops Ted off on the way, fills Lucy in briefly, and goes back to the school.
She sits outside the Principal's office, and sighs. There's no way she's letting the kids take the rap for this. The secretary calls her in, and she sits in the naughty chair in front of the desk.
"Right." the Principal says. "I have been making some enquiries, and various students have informed me variations on 'Mrs Murdock has been banging Coach Calhoun inside the bike shed every night after school and now she is pregnant with his love child and they're planning to elope to Hawaii'. How much of that is true?"
Bonnie rolls her eyes. Bloody teenagers.
"I have never had sex with Coach Calhoun." she says. "He's married, creepy, and tries to pat my ass in the corridor. Nor have I ever had sex on school property. And I have no plans to go to Hawaii, it's far too expensive. Morrison provoked Stuart by asking him if Calhoun was going to be his new daddy."
"So it's true that you are pregnant?" the Principal persists.
"Yes." Bonnie looks her in the eye. "I'm getting married in three weeks."
"And you told the students?"
"No, they worked it out when I fainted this morning." Bonnie says. "I have been very discreet."
"You can't expect the students to keep secrets for you, it's not professional, nor fair to have such a hold over them or them over you."
"A hold?" Bonnie raises her eyebrows. "They didn't even keep quiet fer two hours. I didn't even get time to warn my boys."
"Why didn't you tell me?" the Principal asks.
"Because you would fire me." Bonnie says. "And I got three kids to feed."
The Principal is quiet for a moment. She doesn't deny it, but seems a little more pained.
"We can't have staff members going around flaunting sex outside of marriage, it sets a bad influence." she begins, when she becomes aware of noise from outside.
It sounds like... singing.
She moves to the window, Bonnie following. The kids are singing that new Elvis song, Blueberry Hill or whatever it's called. A big banner reading 'Rydell Chastity Society', surrounded by 'balloons'.
'I found my thrill
On Chastity Hill
On Chastity Hill
When I found you
The moon stood still
On Chastity Hill
And lingered until
My dream came true
The wind in the willow played
Love's sweet melody
But until those vows we've made
We'll never concede
Though we're apart
You're part of me still
For you were my thrill
On Chastity Hill
The wind in the willow played
Love's sweet melody
But until those vows we've made
We'll never concede
Though we're apart
You're part of me still
For you were my thrill
On Chastity Hill'
The principal opens the window.
"What's all this?" she demands to the crowd.
One of the seniors steps forward.
"We've been inspired to chastity by Mrs Murdock, ma'am."
Bonnie finds herself trying not to laugh.
"What?" The Principal asks, bemused.
"Well ma'am, if someone as old as Mrs M can get knocked up so easy, we realised we needed to do somethin' real fast." the senior says. "She is an inspiration and a role model to us all for what not to do."
Bonnie grins at the kids, then sees Turtle walking casually up the school driveway towards them, in his police uniform. The Principal has clearly seen him too. Bonnie puts her face back to sober as the Principal turns back to her.
"Why are the cops here?" the Principal asks.
"That's my fiancé." Bonnie says. "My baby's father." And an active member of your AA group. she recalls in her mind. Maybe that's why her boss now looks just a little shocked. Not that Bonnie would ever use that against someone, but it's good timing.
"Well, I think firing you would perhaps be a little over the top." the Principal says. "But you get a formal warning and Ted gets a week's suspension. Morrison too. And you have to give me proper notice before you leave."
"I'm due just before the summer break. I'd like to come back in the fall." Bonnie says.
"You want to work after having the baby?"
"Sure. There's day care, and my sister-in-law. We cain't raise four kids on Turtle's salary, and Stuart at least ought to go to college." Bonnie says.
"Well, I suppose we can negotiate that. We'll schedule a meeting, make some arrangements."
Feeling much relieved, Bonnie heads downstairs to find Turtle. He's outside her workshop, staring at the door.
"I'm not fired." she says, coming up to him, then trailing off as she sees what's written there in paint.
Hore
He reaches over and puts his arm around her.
"Let's get you home." he says. "You've had a rough day."
She nods, and follows him.
"Could have been worse." she concedes.
"You're gonna make the kids scrub that off tomorrow I hope."
"Sure thing. Either that or correct the spellin'."
