Chapter twelve - you are under arrest
Through the Mrs. Victoria's office window, I saw the principal, the deputy principal, our senior teacher who was also our games coach, our mathematics teacher and two cops…real freaking cops.
"You had to call even the cops? I said I was sorry for trying…"
"Just shut up and walk, "Mrs. Victoria snapped. She didn't even want to look at me.
I sighed as we entered her office. It was like the temperature had dropped several degrees because the way I was stared at by everybody. The two cops and our senior teacher more of glared at me. I noticed the cops had their hands ready at their weapon's holsters as if I would also try to kiss them, jeez. Mrs. Victoria really went all out on this.
"Sit down" the principal said authoritatively at me. I complied without any objection ready to face the consequence of my courageous inner self.
"Are you sure it is him? Though he looks like a bad guy he really is a humble one" Mrs. Victoria started. Her sentence almost threw me off my feet…off the chair I mean. So it wasn't about the kissing incident, that'd be super awkward. What was it about?
"It's him, I can recognize him with my eyes closed" one of the cops pointed, as if it was possible.
"Do I know you?" I inquired
"Shut up, no one asked you to talk" the senior teacher hissed. He was short, burly and beardy and I now wondered why of all the teachers in here he was the only one who seemed mad at me. Anyway I shut up because I didn't know yet why I was summoned.
"I know this kid, Shane Nostra. His mother personally admitted him to this school, I don't think the kid would do something like that…just look at him" the principal frowned while scanning me. I remember him very well, my mother had to beg him on my behalf. She didn't have money to purchase the mandatory set of uniform and pay the admission fee but the principal allowed me into the school anyway. I could say he was kind hearted.
"At class he is always silent and disciplined too…" Mrs. Victoria added. Disciplined? That's a load of crap. I'm anything but disciplined.
"Where were you yesterday? "The deputy principal asked
"Oh yesterday, yesterday I was at….I was at" I started cheerfully but words got lost in my mouth. Fuck, the sanatorium incident, that's why the cops are here, bloody hell. Damn, they were fast in tracing me. I'm literally caught, I can't even escape even if I wanted to. There were about six people between me and the door.
"Cat caught your mouth?" the senior teacher glared
"I was with my mom" I smiled
"And the day before?" the deputy principal asked
"With my mom" I said again
"There you have it, he isn't the one you are looking for officers" the principal said
"And he needs to be in a class right now" Mrs. Victoria added "if you'll excuse us…" she motioned me to stand up
I saw the senior teacher whisper in the cop's ear before the cop nodded to the other.
"Wait, it's good I brought the video…" the cop said removing a flash drive from his pocket. He plugged it in Mrs. Victoria's laptop and played it for everyone to see.
In the video, I saw myself in a dress shout at the head nurse of the sanatorium for the crazy then afterwards, all the crazies ran over her. I was recorded as I opened the main gate and let myself and the patients escape.
"The CCTV caught it all" the cop said when the video paused
"Pfff, that's not me" I chuckled a bit nervously. It was really me, the CCTV caught my face perfectly.
"It is you" Mrs. Victoria sighed. I could sense the disappointment laced in her voice.
"You are implying you have a twin?" the senior teacher taunted
"It is me" I admitted knowing very well that I couldn't deny basic naked facts
"He has just admitted to freeing more than a hundred crazies and thus undermining the security of our city. How long will he be locked up?" The senior teacher asked almost cheerfully. He seemed excited about the fact that I was going to be locked up, did he have a reason?
"That's for the judge to decide" the other cop said "Shane Nostra you are under arrest for the…"
"Are the cuffs necessary?" Mrs. Victoria asked "We are in the school's grounds and he can't escape from two officers. No need to make a big scene and disrupt learning. I can accompany you guys and make sure you reach at the station, he's my student "
"No, I'll escort him myself" the principal said
Ten minutes later, I was loaded on the back of a PCPD rover. I didn't mind the students who saw me.