Chapter 186 - I'm still Standing Part 2

Mrs. Dabney turned and smiled at Ariana. "Alright sweetie let's look you -?! I'm gonna go kill him!" Mrs. Hadley hissed as all her hair stood on end. Half of Ariana's face was red and swollen but what set Mrs. Dabney off was the giant, silent tears spilling from Ariana's eyes. "No, please don't leave!" Ariana pleaded as she grabbed Mrs. Dabney's arm. "Please, just lend me your shoulder for just a minute. I promise I will feel better afterwards." Ariana said as she gently placed her forehead against Mrs. Dabney's shoulder. Mrs. Dabney's wild cat mode started to settle down. With a small sigh she stroked the back of Ariana's hair. Ariana silently wept as she burned the moment her and Mrs. Dabney had into her heart.

"You feeling better dear?' Mrs. Dabney asked as Ariana lifted her head. "Yes... Thank you." Ariana said as she gently wipped the left over tears away with her index fingers. "So, tell me why this happened." Mrs. Dabney asked as she pulled out a a icy blue vial and a tiny, flat pillow from her first aid bag. "I got mad because of the head librarian. Her attitude was awful so I told her that Gregory was my father." Ariana answered sheepishly. Mrs. Dabney silently empty the blue liquid from the vial onto the pillow and then placed it against Ariana's left cheek. Ariana let out a small hiss as the pillow touched her skin. "It's so cold." Ariana said in a surprised voice.

"Hold this for a few mintues." Mrs. Dabney instructed firmly and Ariana did as she was told. "Honestly the only surprising thing here is the bull sh*t you're trying to sell me." Mrs. Dabney said bluntly as she put the empty vial back into her first aid kit bag. "I-I swear that's how this all started!" Ariana said in a slightly high pitched voice. "Why would Christina give you attitude?" Mrs. Dabney asked as she looked Ariana square in the eye. "She was sexually harassing Gregory and he asked me for a favour but I took it a little too far... I swear I wasn't going to take it that far and say he was my dad... I just wanted to ask him if there was a way to get my grand-um, the Countess to bring me a reference book from my room." Ariana admitted.

"Sexually harassing Gregory?! This is a big accusation. Christina could lose her job because of this." Mrs. Dabney gasped as her eyes started to sparkle with curiosity. "I swear! She told me that she wanted to eat meat and two veg or something I'm not sure exactly what she said but Gregory said it meant she wanted to snack on his private parts and shuddered. He complained that she was taking drastic advancements and it was unsettling." Ariana said in one massive breath. "Holy bleeping, bleep, bleeps! I knew that woman was off her rocker but that is wrong! You don't tell that to a minor!" Mrs. Dabney shrieked. "Then she hugged his arm and accused me of seducing him with my nice breasts and young face!" Ariana said as she started to get excited. "HOLY CRAP!" Mrs. Dabney shouted. "That b*tch is going down!" Mrs. Dabney yelled. "Oh... but wait. What reference book do you need? Our library is well stocked with what you would need so asking for something outside of our inventory is unheard off." Mrs. Dabney asked as she started to calm down.

"Oh my G*d! I need to hand in my STEM project draft to Professor Penon!" Ariana shouted as she looked around. "I need my bag!" Ariana said frantically. "Don't worry, I'll help you find your bag but is the reference book related to your project?" Mrs. Dabney asked as she helped Ariana scan the ground. "Yes! I need it to further my research into the human ear. The book is fantasic, it makes even the stupidest of people understand the contents so easily." Ariana said as she lit up. She found her bag and rushed up to it. She quickly opened it up and sighed when she saw that her book was still there. "Your reference book. What's it called." Mrs. Dabney asked cautiously.

"Ummm... I think it was called theories, research and evidence of the human anatomy by, by, by... I'm sorry that's all I remember." Ariana said apologetically. "It's by Dr. R. Lyn Evans." Mrs. Dabney said as her face suddenly became unreadable. "I guess, I'm not a 100% sure." Ariana said awkwardly as she clutched her bag against her body. "Come with me." Mrs. Dabney said before she started walking towards Ms. Hadley. "Paola, I'm taking Ariana." She told Ms. Hadley matter-of-factly. Ms. Hadley turned to protest but saw that Mrs, Dabney's face, it was nothing short of demonic and it meant that there was no room for negotiations. "Let's go." Mrs. Dabney said as she started to walk away. Ariana looked at Ms. Hadley for reassurance but felt her blood run cold instead. Ms. Hadley looked just as scared as she felt. "Ariana." Mrs. Dabney called calmly but it freaked Ariana even more witless, all she could do was sheepishly follow Mrs. Dabney with sealed lips.

Ariana felt awkward as she sat on a plush, light green couch in Mrs. Dabney's small bungalow that was located by the lake in the fall section. It was a little further out from the campus but was well protected. Ariana had learned that a majority of the faculty had lived in the faculty dorms while the board of directors got their own homes in their perferred season. Hidden away from student eyes, the home owners could return home and have time for themselves but 9 times out of 10 they never really went home too often because of their duties and responsibilties.

"You haven't eaten a thing, have you." Mrs. Dabney called from the kitchen. Ariana shot up like a bolt of lightning and sat perfectly straight on the couch. "I'm okay." Ariana answered awkwardly. "Well you're eating with me. Pascal is doing some intensive boot camp training thing with the forth years and won't be back until midnight tonight. I don't want to wait and I haven't made a single portion for a very long time. It has always been two servings or more. Poor man has not eat three days worth of left overs in the fridge. I really don't want to give him another serving. Especially of what I'm planning to make right now. It tastes best fresh, well in my opinion at least." Mrs. Dabney said loudly from the kitchen, making Ariana feel that there was no way she could say no. "Can I at least help you make dinner?" Ariana asked cautiously. "Sure but it's super simple, I don't mind if you don't help but if you insist I won't say no." Mrs. Dabney replied.