'Come' the dark skinned officer orders.
He starts walking up the stairs so I trail behind him. We walk up six flights of stairs until we reach the top, I'm absolutely knackered! My legs ache! Have they never heard of a lift before?
We walk along the long corridor straight to the end. The last door is already open.
'This is you, settle in, you start classes tomorrow' the officer says gruffly handing me a bag of toiletries.
I smile up at him then step inside, I didn't think he would leave so quickly but he closes the door behind me. The door buzzes and locks.
Great! I'm bloody locked up!
I walk over to the bed where my suitcase is and what appears to be a pile of uniform.
I unzip my suitcase and grab some joggers and a crop top out then I rummage to the bottom of my case to get some underwear.
Once I've got it all I grab the toiletries bag and step into the bathroom. The bathroom is quite small, much smaller than the one I have at home, the tiles are white apart from a black border around the top. There's a toilet and a sink then there's a metal shelving unit. There's towels sitting in a pile on the shelf, thankfully!
I turn the water on, the water pressure is awful but I'll have to manage. I put my hand under the water to check when the waters warm enough, When it is, I strip my clothes off, leaving them in a pile on the floor then I step into the shower.
The water is actually lovely. There's shampoo, conditioner and body wash bottles bolted to the wall. I push down on the top of the shampoo and it squirts into my hand. I scrub at my head then rinse it out. I push down again and apply more shampoo. Scrubbing the dirt from my greasy hair. The joys of being in a police station all night.
I rinse the shampoo out of my hair then I apply conditioner, massaging it into my hair and scalp.
I grab the scrunchie from the toiletries bag the officer gave me, I hold it under the body wash bottle then push down on the bottle twice.
I wet the scrunchie, lathering bubbles, then I scrub at my skin getting rid of the grime that's coating my skin. When I'm finished I rinse myself off and wash again. Once I'm fully clean I put my head back and rinse out the conditioner thoroughly.
Shutting off the water I step out. I grab a small towel and rub at my hair, Once it's dry enough I wrap the towel around my head and tuck it at the back. Grabbing a big towel I dry my body then slip into my clothes.
Once I'm dressed, I rummage through the toiletries bag to find a toothbrush and toothpaste. I brush my teeth for 3 minutes. When they're clean I spit out the paste into the sink and wipe my mouth with water then dab my face dry with the towel.
Feeling much more like myself, than the mess I was when i arrived, I step back into the room.
I walk over to my open suitcase and start to unpack my things. Thankfully my side of this room is empty, it appears that I'm sharing with another girl. Whoever it is really needs to tidy up their side of the room, it's a jumbled mess. I put my underwear in one drawer then my own clothes in the middle and bottom drawers.
I then hang up my uniform in the wardrobe. The uniform isn't as bad as I thought it would be, Girls get to wear black gym leggings and a burgundy polo shirt. Then there's burgundy cardigans and black jumpers.
Once everything is away I grab my dirty washing and put it in the washing bag on my side of the room, that's hanging off the end of my bed.
I zip up my empty suitcase and place it under my bed then crawl into my bed.
I stare up at the ceiling for god knows how long until I finally manage to doze off to sleep. It's been a long day already.