FPE Impetus AU: Grading

*Daily routines repeat. The students get ready for school. * *RUBY would walk to school, but as soon as she gets to the entrance... * Petunia: RUBY. KEVIN'S DE*D! RUBY: What? How? When? Petunia: Cubbie found him with a giant h*le in his he*d and his back sl*sed o*en. RUBY: Who did it? Petunia: Probably Miss Circle. RUBY: No ... that's not possible. Petunia: ? RUBY: Kevin gets the best grades in the class. Even if he hypothetically failed, why would Miss Circle k*ll him at the end of the day? Lizzy: Who else could it be then? RUBY: ... Oliver/Katie. *Petunia and Lizzy look at each other. Oliver/Katie wouldn't ... they did set Claire up to ... It's not out of the question. * RUBY: Where's Cubbie? Lizzy: We don't know. He hasn't returned any of our calls. RUBY: Unfortunate. Lizzy, Petunia; please ... stay safe. *RUBY, Petunia, and Lizzy enter the school. * *Close the end of the day. Miss Sasha is standing next to Lilly as she draws. * Miss Sasha: Lilly ... are you ... okay? Lilly: Yes Miss Sasha. Miss Sasha: Do your ... do your parents ... h*rt you? Lilly: N-no. Miss Sasha: It's okay. I-I know what's been happening. The way you reacted to your father. The bruises. Lilly: N-no. no, no, no. Y-you don't know. Y-y-you can't. Miss Sasha: Whoa, calm down Lilly. I-I don't know what's happening but ... I promise that you'll be safe. Lilly: ... How? How can I know that ... he ... won't find out? Miss Sasha: I'll ... talk to him? Lilly: No ... If -if you ... he'll Miss Sasha: Shhh. Don't worry. I - I think I can convince him to stop hurting you. *Miss Sasha pulls out her phone. She goes to her computer and finds a phone number. She puts the number in. * George (Over the phone): Who is it? Sasha (Over the phone: Hello Mister George. George (Over the phone): ... Hello Miss Sasha. has Lilly done something wrong? Miss Sasha (Over the phone): No. George. Do ... do you ... I know how you treat your daughter. I know you despise her. I - I have an offer. Would you be willing to hand over custody of her to me? George (Over the phone): I'll see. Talk to me again later. I need to talk to Liliac. Miss Sasha (Over the phone): Thank you sir. *They hang up the phone. * Miss Sasha (Internally): Lilly will finally be sa- ???: GHAAAAAAAAAA *Tear* *Scratch* Miss Sasha: Class. Everyone ... go away from the door. *The class does as they're told. Miss Sasha looks out the window. The noises are close by, but ... she can't see anything. * *Miss Sasha opens the door. *