School ground. Poppy sat on the swing alone. Vincent as usual nowhere to be seen. A group which we know they called by Plastics of Shit. Led by Joan and the rest, Candy and Alisha.
Joan hears this news about Poppy being friends with Lee Herman. And they thought both Poppy and Lee Herman were a couple.
Lee Herman, the most wanted man Joan had a crush on. The three junior high school students approaching Poppy from behind, Joan pushes her down to the ground.
Poppy Decker looked up, curious. "What the fuck, JOAN!"
"Fuck you too. Stay away from my man". said Joan.
"But who? I'm just nine". ask Poppy.
Joan clicked her tongue. "Yeah right you just nine. But you are a little slutty. Let said _ stay away from my man".
Poppy looked confused again. "Ah, duh! Lee Herman. Oh god you really don't know aren't you?"
"He's the gardener everyone talks to him".
"Nope. Just you. I heard a rumor that you are trying to get him. Over my dead body!" Joan smirking. "Get this slut girl".
Candy and Alisha grab Poppy's arm. She was in pain, her knee bleeding. Joan punched Poppy's stomach and her face. Trying to fight back. Joan aims for her again.
Suddenly she felt a pair of strong hands stop her from behind. She turns in shock, a pair of angry eyes of Lee Herman.
"Mr..."
"Get .. your .. dirty .. hand .. away .. from my daughter!"
He said gritting his teeth. He grips her arm then pushes her toward Candy and Alisha. Three girls stumbled on the ground. Lee Herman quickly carried Poppy in his arms back inside the building, totally forgetting about the group.
"I need a doctor PLEASE! Mrs Wood!" He screams as he runs in the hallway.
"Mr. Herman? What happened?"
"Please, Mrs Wood. This girl needs you now. I don't care what it takes please".
"Come with me". They went to the medical room, where Mrs Wood worked. "Laid her on bed, Mr. Herman".
She starts scanning Poppy by full body check. She noticed bruises on stomach. "Miss Decker? What do they do to you?"
Poppy lips stuttering, said. "They punch me right on my face and stomach, push me on the ground".
"I can see your knee is bleeding. Because of what?"
"They said I'm a slut. Flirting with Mr. Herman".
Mrs Wood and Lee Herman look up at each other's eyes. "Because of that they do this to you? Who are they, Miss Decker?"
"A girl group calls plastic shit whatever". said Lee Herman. He's the witness. "Is she okay, Mrs Wood?"
"Well, no serious injury. There's bruises on her skin". She points. "I'm afraid something will cause her to bleed inside. I need to x-ray and scanning".
Smiling as she looks down at Poppy. "What a lovely girl you are, would you like me to call your mom?"
Poppy shakes her head no. "I want my brother, Vincent".
"I'll get him for you". Lee Herman storms out from the room while Mrs Wood stays with Poppy.
Minute later. He and Vincent arrive at the door. Poppy is happy to see her twin brother.
"Fast I could get him". said Lee Herman.
Vincent standing beside her bed. "Is she gonna be okay, Mrs Wood?" He asked.
"For now she's fine. From her x-ray and scanning she got little bruises inside her abdomen. She will lose her appetite if she is. She needs to be referred to the hospital just in case she gets pain".
Before Mrs Wood could say more about Poppy. Someone burst inside the room and it was Belle.
How did she get in here so fast? That's weird. "Ms Decker. I haven't called you yet".
"You don't. My son did". Her eyes on Vincent. She is standing beside Poppy's bed. "Honey? Are you okay? What bloody happened here?" Her eyes on Mrs Wood.
"Bullies, Ms Decker. That's what happened to your girl".
"Who did that?"
"I don't think you need to know _"
"Mrs Wood?! Tell me".
She forgot Lee Herman was behind her. Behind Lee Herman are Jake. He looked over his shoulder and found Jake standing, shocking. Belle turns at the door.
"Oh my god I totally forgot".
Vincent spoke. "You're on a date?"
"Duh. Not until you text me what happened to your sister". She looked at Lee Herman. "Are you responsible?" Lee Herman nod yes. "So you know what exactly happened?" Belle asks him.
He nodded again, said. "I can show you the girl's class who did this to your daughter". Faking his smile, he turned to Jake.
"And you must be Ms Belle date. I'm Lee Herman. The gardener in this school". Both shake hands.
Jake is curious. "Lee Herman? Funny. Or should I say Victor Gibson".
"Jake?" Belle walks between the men. "This is not who he is. I've told you the real one is dead. Mr. Herman telling the truth, he had nothing to do with the real one. He may look like him but he's not".
Lee Herman smiled at him. From Jake's eyes, he couldn't trust him, not because he had the same figure, something like Gibson whatsoever.
Something Lee Herman is hiding from Belle, from the kids that he needs to find out why. Not for now, someday.
"Ms Decker sorry to interupt your personal life matter but if anything happens to Poppy, you better bring her to hospital immediately".
"Alright. Thank you Mrs Wood". Heavily breathing, she spoke back. "I don't know about kids today, they become savage. My poor baby girl. I'll take revenge for you".
"Mom no!"
Belle hushes her daughter. "It's okay". She smiles as she turns to Lee Herman. "Where are those bitches, Lee Herman? Show me!"
The group Joan, Candy and Alisha are hiding behind the school building. What makes Joan upset is that Lee Herman, her crush, saw everything she did to Poppy. He will hate her. He hates her badly.
Oh no!
"Joan? What should we do now? The gardener saw everything we've done to Poppy. He must have told the principal about the incident. Joan, are you listening to me!" said Candy.
"Shut the fuck off, Candy. We did nothing wrong!"
"How could you say that _ we did something wrong to her".
Alisha stops Joan from pacing around the room. "This is all your fault. You're the one who did this. Me and Candy have done nothing, you force us to".
Joan pushes Alisha. "You blame me for this?!"
"Yes. Because you had a crush on the gardener then you involved us".
Before Joan argued back. Belle arrives to meet the group. Alone. She was looking for them in class and wasn't there.
Now she found them, approaching with a smile. "Which one of you is Joan?" She asked. Belle is standing exactly right in front of Joan.
"Who the fuck are you bitch!"
"You? Joan?" Their eyes met. "Finally we've met".
Later that. The ambulance came for Joan, Candy and Alisha. Belle made that call after she beating them up by her bare hand. Belle knows how to fight, she has learned fighting skills since she had twins. For protection.
Now, she uses her fighting skills towards the group who hurt her baby girl.
"How did that happen, Ma'am?" ask the ambulance staff to Belle. "The girls are broken. Bone fracture, that red hair girl receives a broken neck that can cause her to paralysis or death".
"I don't know. I was walking around the school taking fresh air while waiting for my kids then I saw them unconscious on the ground. I panic and call the ambulance. I don't know the rest. I'm sorry".
She cried. The staff calmed her down. "It's alright, Ma'am. I understand. You are trying to help but you can't".
"Are they gonna be alright? Poor those girls. What kind of maniac did this?"
"We are trying to figure it out. You the true savers". The staff stare. Other staff push the girls inside the van. "Tragic things always happen around us". Belle nod yes. "Be careful, Ma'am". The staff smile then walk.
Belle watches the ambulance go from her sight. The school suddenly panicked as the ambulance entered the building. Mrs Wood standing not far from Belle, she knew what Belle had done towards the girls.
A revenge.
Belle walks towards Mrs Wood with pride. "I will not tell you what exactly happened between you and the girls. They deserve it".
"Your daughter died because of bullies. She decided to take her own life and never came back. Ending her suffering is the best thing she could think".
"I should be there for my daughter. I hadn't listened or felt her suffering".
Mrs Wood locked her eyes on Belle. "All I'd said to her is _ nothing. Just girls like playing around". Mrs Wood cried. "I should know. I should have helped my daughter but I didn't. She died because of me".
Belle hugs Mrs Wood in her arms. Both women cry. The twins, Jake and Lee Herman are watching from far.
"You're a strong mother, Mrs Wood. So I'am".