TERESA witnessed the bullies dragging Harold to the less-used common restroom when he was assaulted. So, she followed them outside and waited to see what they were up to. She heard him was in pain, but she knew she would be wasting her time if she tried to help him.
They came out after beating Harold, and Teresa was able to flee very quickly. When everyone had left, she dashed inside to assess Harold's condition. Then she noticed him, unconscious on the filthy floor. She rushed over to assist him. She tried to rouse him up, but he remained dormant. As a result, she rushed outside to call for help.
A school nurse was eating her lunch at the canteen when she heard someone screaming for help. She immediately stood up and walked over to whoever was calling for assistance, leaving her lunch behind. There were already a lot of pupils in the vicinity when she arrived.
"Excuse me, get out of the way!"
"Teacher Sallie, help me, Harold needs help!" Teresa worriedly said.
"What happened?" Teacher Sallie asked.
Teresa did not respond, so she went to Harold's location with Teacher Sallie. Teacher Sallie requested the assistance of senior guy pupils in carrying Harold to the clinic.
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Saint Harold High School, Clinic
Teacher Sallie is a teacher at Saint Harold High School, where she teaches developmental psychology and social psychology. She worked as a psychiatrist in the city and is also a school nurse.
"Tell me, Teresa. Who did this to him?" Teacher Sallie asked and looked at Harold for a moment, then immediately looked back to Teresa.
"It's a group . . ." Teresa was afraid to speak.
"Don't be afraid to speak," simultaneously holding the hand of Teresa. "I don't like bullies too. So . . . Tell me who did this to him and I, we will end this bad treatment of students towards their fellow students."
Teresa was encouraged by what her teacher, Sallie, said. "It was the P.G.S., teacher," she said.
"P.G.S.?"
"Prince of Great Share. They called their group Prince of Great Share because their parents own a significant portion of the school, miss."
"Oh," teacher Sallie laughed. "Really? I think I already know who they are. Is Jade involved?" she added.
"Jade isn't involved this time. He did not come in today, miss."
"Okay, thank you for telling me the truth," Teacher Sallie said. Then the bell rang. "You may go now. You must still attend class. Your partner is in good hands with me."
Teresa was shocked and confused. "H-Harold is not my boyfriend!" She's blushing. She didn't know what to say. Is just a very sudden thing to hear from someone who thinks they're a thing.
"Please accept my apologies. I was just . . ." Teacher Sallie stifled a giggle and added, "I thought."
It was an hour later. Teacher Sallie called Harold's father to inform him of his son's whereabouts. They most likely have an emergency number on the back of the student's identify or I.D.
"Hello, Mr. Finch?"
"Hi, who is this?" Mr. Finch respond.
"Good afternoon, Sir. This is the school nurse—"
"Oh, ma'am, what happened? Is there anything bad happened to my son?"
"It was not a significant incident that happened to him. Sir, I need you to fetch him up at school. It's the main reason why I called you right now."
"Okay, ma'am. I'll be there any minute. Thank you." Mr. Finch immediately hung up the phone. He should have scolded the school nurse for what happened. She didn't even dare to call her right at the moment when the incident happened.
At the back of his head, he could say that the school staffs are irresponsible towards the matter. He could only just think of any way that there are lots of things to consider why they didn't call him immediately. But he tries to push that notion aside because he is more concerned with his lone child.
Harold's mother, Mrs. Finch, was listening to Mr. Finch and teacher Sallie discussion. She instantly asked the husband after hearing the dialogue about her son and finishing the two-person conversation.
"What happened to my baby?" She worriedly asked. As a mother, she has all the rights to be concerned.
"I don't know exactly what happened, but they want me to fetch our son from his school."
"I am coming with you!"
"No, you can't!"
"What—I'm not allowed to come with you? Why not?" Mrs. Finch's speech took on a more hushed tone.
Mr. Finch came up with an excuse for his wife right away. Fortunately, he remembered that he was in their kitchen preparing a meal.
He reasoned out, "I'm making a food, it might burn!" All right, I'll go now," he said as he took the car key.
"Be careful, Hon," she said, kissing him on the cheek at the same time.
"I'll be right back, along by our son." He then walked away.
Mr. Finch knocked on the door of the clinic, which was opened by Teacher Sallie. Teacher Sallie hurriedly put her items away when she opened it as she was leaving.
"Come in, Mr. Finch. It's good that you came right away."
"Thanks for calling. What happened to my son?"
"He was bullied and—" Teacher Sallie didn't finish what she was going to say because Mr. Finch responded immediately.
"Who else is bullying my son again now?" Mr. Finch's voice was rising. He couldn't help himself to be mad about his son's situation. It's true that Harold was bullied many times and yet the school didn't do anything to solve this kind of harassment towards their students.
"I don't know yet. But we will investigate it, sir," she said. "And now, I need to go, Mr. Finch. You may ask your son when he wakes up," she added and leave the clinic room immediately.
Just like what Mr. Finch is expecting from them, they're irresponsible and doesn't show any care about their poor student—his son. What's wrong with them? He could only think it that way as a father who suffers from the pain of his son.
Mr. Finch wonders why Teacher Sallie acted unprofessional, but he just ignored it and carried his son in the car. He will find answers about these weird and injustice. He welded it on his mind.