300 Days With The Alpha Beta Triplets
BELLA IS SUSPENDED

Bella:

"I hadn't enjoyed this much bliss in a while," I said as I took the last bite from my plate. I grabbed my bottle of water, washing down my food while everyone else at the table stared at me with straight faces.

"If you could learn to eat faster, that would really help," Finn said as they all got to their feet, fastening their bags on their shoulders.

"I can't help it," I shrugged, standing up slowly. We made our way out of the cafeteria, chatting about random things.

On the walk to class, I noticed Hazel was unusually quiet. Concerned, I withdrew from the group to speak to her. I felt bad for her most times, but I would hate to be the person at the receiving end of pity like that. I mean, I was alive, so people shouldn't have to act like it was that bad, but we were different.

"Hey, are you okay?" I asked, gently grabbing her hand, causing her to tilt her head towards me with a forced smile. "Sure, I'm just getting pumped for the upcoming quiz, so don't worry about me. Just memorizing what I've learned." She waved it off, but I nodded, knowing she was lying.

She had been acting strange for a while now, but I didn't want to keep prying into her business. We walked into the class building, then dispersed, heading to our lockers to grab our books.

As I made my way to my locker, I noticed the students scattered in the hallway were all staring at me. This was nothing unusual, as I had featured on the blog multiple times, plus I was in the Sapphire Belle, so I ignored them and focused on getting to my locker.

I opened it to retrieve my books, but I couldn't help overhearing a group of guys passing by.

"The triplets must be so lucky," one of them said.

"Babe can work it," another added, and they all laughed, making me shut my locker with a sudden unease. As the triplets gathered around me, their long faces told me something was wrong.

I reached for my bag to get my phone, but Ryder grabbed my hand, his grip firm.

"I... I don't think you'd want to do that," he said, and I raised a brow.

"Yeah, we should focus on getting to class and getting you out of here, because..."

"Hi, Bella," Fae's fairies passed by, giggling on their phones, causing me to yank my hand out of Ryder's grip. I darted after them, snatching one of their phones. My face paled as I saw a video of a girl pleasuring herself with a mask, some of her hair dangling on her shoulder, the same color as mine, moaning the names of the triplets in a voice that sounded disturbingly like mine.

"What the hell!" I fumed, and Tonia tried to snatch her phone from me. "Where is Fae?" I gritted my teeth, grabbing her collar. The triplets rushed towards me, along with Hazel, trying to calm me down.

"Behind you." Fae's voice sent a surge of anger through my veins. I spun around, ready to lunge at her, but Finn grabbed me, clutching me to his chest. I fought hard to break free, punching the air in frustration as I tried to get my hands on her.

The crowd that had gathered began to disperse as I heard my mother's voice.

"What is going on here?" A chill ran up my spine as I recalled our discussion over the weekend. I felt a flicker of hope, believing she knew Fae's plans already. But as soon as she saw the video, her face went pale, and I could see her struggling to maintain her composure.

"Bellarina Runestone, to my office at once!"

"What?" the triplets echoed as my mother approached us, causing Finn to release his grip. She grabbed my hand, dragging me to her office like I was some kind of convict.

The moment we got inside, and she shut the door, I yanked my hand away from hers. I rushed to her bathroom, shoving the door open, rushing to the toilet. As soon as I got to it, everything I had eaten that morning came rushing back up, spilling into the bowl.

I heard my mother break into tears, but before I could say anything, she left the room abruptly. The next sound I heard was the buzz of the speakers, followed by the announcer's voice.

"All students should assemble at the auditorium right now for a briefing by the principal!" This was repeated twice, and I forced myself to my feet, stumbling to the washbasin to clean my mouth.

The door to my mother's office swung open, and the four of them rushed in.

"Are you okay, Bella?" Hazel asked, pulling me into a hug. I wrapped my arms around her, fighting back tears as Kai patted my head from behind.

A teacher opened the door suddenly. "All students must be at the auditorium!"

This broke us up, and we made our way out of the room, rushing to get to the auditorium. The moment we reached the door, my mother spotted me from where she stood on stage.

She tapped the microphone.

"I would like the students to return to their classes, so I won't waste much time. I'm going to make this announcement according to Section 10, paragraph 5 of the student conduct book," she began. "A student has been found guilty of this offense....."

My mind raced to Fae as I braced myself to hear that she would get what she deserved, but nothing could have prepared me for what came next.

"The student, Bellarina Runestone of Howlstone Academy, will face suspension and will be removed from the school premises, effective immediately!"