Chapter 22, Page 17
[Entry logged one year ago]
Emaly’s Journal
Ms. Thorne shot down my latest article idea for the school newspaper š
I really wanted write a piece for The Crest that shines a light on what some students have to deal with on a daily basisābullying. But Ms. Thorne claims āthere is no bullying at Sumter Academyā and that I should focus on another topic.
For such a small school, Sumter has more than its share of bullying, with Mora and her gang being the primary instigators. Forget about an article, I could write a series of encyclopedia-sized books on the horrible things I’ve seen them do this semester! With the way they’re going, it’s only a matter of time before someone gets seriously hurt, or worse.
According to the student handbook, Sumter has a ‘Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation Reporting’ form, but I’ve never seen a copy myself. Even if there is such a form, I can’t see many students here actually filling it out. It’s not like Mora will ever get punished and the aftermath would probably only lead to more extreme bullying, unless things change…
Danger Zone One. Story by Midnight. Art by Salaiix.
Well, at least someone finally got Reena out of that VERY cold and very WET Situation that she was just in. Still, I canāt help but feel that that symbol or marking on that girlās hairpin might have some kind of ominous feel to it. Like it may have some sort of symbolism to whatās going on in this latest chapter over hereā¦ā¦ā¦..
I looked it up, and the only flower I could find that matched it closely enough is Blue-Eyed Grass, but that flower is only mildly toxic, not enough to kill, and it even has some medicinal applications, so I donāt think thereās any ominous symbolism to it
Did she go by Reena for the school or do I just not recall who the girl is who showed up?
Yes, she’s Reena Doray for the school. She and Katherine met in Horror High part 2.
Her school name is Reena Doray? I thought her last name at the school started with an S, Savali?
“Savali” is just the mocking nickname the sociopathic bullies put on her.
It is the brand-name of underwear Reena has on when Mora and her cronies go after her during lunch break and ask her what brand it is and she answers that she thinks it is “Savali”.
As it is not an insanely overpriced brand Reena is of course belittled by them in response.
I’m guessing there’s no board of education in this corrupt world to go over Thorne’s head when she tries to cover this shit up. Maybe that’s another reason attendance is so low
unfortunately “zero tolerance” to bullying just means “sweep it under the rug we don’t want to look like we have a problem” seen this type of shit to often and it still makes my blood boil and when the victim finally has enough and fights back they get punished because “they had a reason to do that”
When we first met Kat a few chapters ago, I was wondering how she’d play into all this.