Chapter 119: Three Sizes
The teachers were debating what to do with Jason when they were interrupted by the principal, Miss Harold. The principal told them to let Jason go since he still needed to eat lunch. They could deal with the problem on their own! Jason thanked her with a smile before leaving, and the principal quickly began discussing damage control! The parents were going to want to know what happened there, so it would be best if they sent out their own statement before the students began blowing things out of proportion with any fabricated stories.
As Jason walked back into the cafeteria, he immediately noticed just how quiet everyone got at his presence. Jason looked around at all the people staring at him with cautious awe, and he felt like sighing. This was exactly the situation that Jason tried to avoid when he decided to come back to school. He knew that his power would make him a prime target for Jared’s stupidity, and Jason hoped he would be able to handle it without drawing so much attention to himself, but it was obvious that it wasn’t meant to be that way.
Once Jason had seen Jared still bullying Darren in the cafeteria, Jason knew that nothing but complete destruction would be enough to make Jared back down. Jared was a virus that thrived on his own superiority and ego. As he was left unchecked for so long, that virus had spread and infected other students in the school, making the student body both fear and respect him in different measures. The only way to curb a virus was to introduce it to the antivirus.
And the best antivirus for an inflated ego was public humiliation.
Jason hadn’t gone in without knowing what his actions would cause, but he decided that having a little bit of popularity was enough of a price to pay to make sure Jared stopped his bullshit. Jason walked forward while ignoring the stress from the students around him. Some of the students brought out their phones and started recording him, but he tried his best not to let that get to him. He was already used to having cameras pointed at him since he got his abilities.
There was a table at the end of the hallway where Darren was sitting with one other person, and Jason raised a brow when he noticed that it was Griselda. She had a prim and proper look about her as she ate gently, and when she noticed Jason’s eyes on her, she looked up and smiled slightly. Darren waved Jason over enthusiastically while pointing to the empty seat beside him and the tray of food he prepared, and Jason went over to them.
Once Jason sat down, Darren quickly spoke up.
"I saved your meal and made sure no one messed with it, boss! I thought you’d be gone for the entire lunch break, but I was going to wait here till you came back anyway!"
"Thanks, Darren. I didn’t think you two were close."
Jason gestured between Griselda and Darren, and Darren blushed slightly. Darren had been trying his best not to acknowledge the fact that such a beautiful girl was sitting next to him, but now that Jason had brought it up so casually, he suddenly felt embarrassed. Darren was really grateful to Griselda for helping him when Jared was bullying him earlier. If Griselda hadn’t stepped in before Jason came around, then things could have been a lot worse for him. After thanking her, Griselda asked him if he was waiting for Jason, and once Darren said he was, Griselda sat beside him and decided to wait with him, and that was how they ended up in such a strange situation.
Darren spoke up while staring at the table.
"W-We aren’t that close. I couldn’t imagine being friends with such a beautiful girl. I mean, it’s already amazing that she even sat this close to me. She’s a 73-52-69, and I’m nothing but a large zero!"