"What's so funny? I don't get the joke, do you find it funny that your daughter is a slut",Mr Pierson asks, making Mr.Williams laugh even more.
"What's funny is that you think you can get away with calling my daughter a slut and a bitch and I'm going to let you go on",Mr Williams said changing emotions eerily quickly.
"Please inform me Mr Williams, what do you intend to do me?",Mr Pierson asks mockingly with a smile and all Astrea thought at that moment was,'like father, like son'.
"You are fully aware that I would happily punch that grin of your face in front of your son and wife",Mr Williams said simply with a neutral look on his face earning a gasp from everyone in the room.
"But you won't, right dad", Astrea chuckles nervously.
"Who said I won't?",Mr Williams asks turning to face her and then turning back to Mr.Pierson.
"Oh God", Astrea said under her breath and if she was being honest, she really wanted her father to punch the daylight out of Mr Pierson, but she was in enough trouble as it was and she didn't want her father adding to that.
"I would love to see you try",Mr Pierson challenges, somehow resembling a disobedient 5 year old in Astrea's eyes.
"Happily",Mr Williams said ready to punch Mr Pierson.
"Stop!", Mrs Williams and Mrs Smith exclaim, stoping Mr Williams from landing a punch.
"Shaun it's okay sit down",Mrs Williams pleads, but Mr Williams doesn't budge.
"Dad it's okay", Astrea says praying he will listen to her and thankfully he does and goes back to his chair.
"Good listen to your wife and daughter",Mr Pierson says smugly.
"Shut up", everyone in the room says except Mr Williams, Mrs Pierson, Matthew and Principal Solace and shockingly he actually shuts up.
"Okay so we need to discuss the kids punishments", Principal Solace informs.
"Sure", Mr and Mrs Williams and Mrs Smith agreed. Of course they believed that the boy deserved the beating he got, but still.
"So for Matthew here, he will get three days of detention for the fight, since he is ultimately the victim, Astrea gets two weeks of detention and for Ezra a month of detention", Principal Solace decides, much to the displeasure of everyone in the room, yes everyone including all the Piersons.
"Wait if you want to give someone detention it should be me, instead of Astrea",Ezra states chipping in.
"Why is my son getting any detention at all, like you said he is the victim",Mrs Pierson complains.
"Victim, how on earth is he the victim, he is the catalyst, he caused all of this, so we are just going to pretend he didn't bruise both my wrists and cheek and provoked Ezra", Astrea yells getting fed up with this woman.
"Watch your tongue child",Mr Pierson warns and Principal Solace nods in agreement.
"The favouritism is so obvious that it is concerning", Astrea stated blatantly.
"I wonder what the Piersons have done for you", Astrea said looking around the Principal's office , she spotted something on the table and let out a laugh, shocking everyone in the room.
She walked around the room, pulling out her phone and taking pictures of the things she noticed, she finally went back and stopped laughing.
"What did you see that made you laugh like that?",Ezra asked Astrea with his eyebrow furrowed together.
"What did you see?",Mr and Mrs Williams and Mrs Smith all ask.
"Well ladies and gentlemen, I noticed why our lovely Principal Solace is so openly biased", Astrea said.
"and why is that?", Ezra asked curiously.
"Because every single thing in her lovely office was donated by the Piersons, have a look at the plaque on her table", Astrea said and Principal Solace got up hastily.
"The fact that Mr and Mrs Pierson were able to provide all these nice things proves nothing", Principal Solace said.
"You are absolutely right it does not,but...", Astrea drawled walking towards her desk and going behind it. She began rummaging through the items.
"What are you doing?", Principal Solace asked agitated.
"This does", Astrea asked pulling out the papers for the Principal's car with a note on it written,"here's a little token to make sure our son keeps thriving, and remains on the football team", signed Mr and Mrs Pierson.
"Honestly Principal Solace, why on earth would you keep this in your drawer, it is extremely scandalous", Astrea said faking shock by covering her mouth.
She pulled out her phone and took a picture of the papers, just in case.
"Now if you don't want me to call the owner of the beloved school and inform them that the principal that he hired to handle is beloved school is being bribed into keeping a student on the football team, when he is a horrible quarterback and failing all his classes, you will not put me or Ezra in detention. I honestly do not care what you intend to do to Matthew", Astrea threatened.
"Do whatever you want, I don't care",Mrs Pierson said.
"Wow, the botox really did get to your brain", Astrea said shaking her head.
"You do know that is he finds out about this , Matthew will be kicked of the team and that would be utterly horrible for your company. Just imagine the headlines", Astrea said as her lips curved into an innocent smile.
"You wouldn't dare", Principal Solace says.
"What makes you think I won't, in fact I might just email him the picture as evidence", Astrea said going to her email.
"Wait", Principal Solace and Mrs Pierson yell.
"Why should I?", Astrea asked.
"I'm sure we can come up with an agreement", Principal Solace says laughing nervously.
"Okay", Astrea says walking over to her table and sitting down and crossing her legs, like it was her table.
"Speak", Astrea demands gesturing for them to speak.
"What do you want?, Money? Name your price",Mrs Pierson says.
"Ooh tempting, we'll get back to that", Astrea smiles gesturing for Principal Solace to speak.
"We can forget this all happened, no detention", Principal Solace suggests nervously.
"Yeah let's do that", Astrea nods.
"Back to you", Astrea gestures back to Mrs Pierson.
"How does a quarter of a million sound?",Mr and Mrs Pierson ask.
"Wow y'all are so eager to prevent a scandal", Astrea laughed.
"A quarter of a million sounds okay", Astrea agreed.
"Alright, how do you want it cheque, cash?",Mr Pierson asks.
"Neither, you will be transferring it straight to my account", Astrea replies.
"um okay sure, your account number",Mr Pierson asks without objections.
Astrea calls out her account number and he sends the money.
"Done, now if you'll excuse us",Mr Pierson says prepared to leave with his family.
"No you are not excused no one leaves until I get the money", Astrea stops them from leaving.
"but I already sent it",Mr Pierson tries to reason with her.
"Don't care", Astrea says to Mr Pierson's disappointment.
Five minutes later, Astrea gets a notification from her bank, she had been credited with the money.
"Okay you can all leave", Astrea said permitting them.
"Really?",Mrs Pierson asked.
"Yeah, Now Scram,before I send back the money and change my mind", Astrea threatened.
Mr and Mrs Pierson and their son all scurried of quickly.
"Alright let's go", Astrea said getting up from Principal Solace's chair.
Mr and Mrs Williams and Mrs Smith all get up to leave, they all walk out the door and before Astrea can leave, she says,"Don't forget what you said, otherwise you might be getting laid of soon", with a chilling smile on her face, to which Principal Solace nods rapidly.
"Bye and extremely comfortable chair really", Astrea says and walks out of the room.
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