I swear I've never hated the dark as much as I do right now. I've been in here for days, if not more.
The lights flicker on every so often then they turn off again most of the time unless a tray is posted through the door then it stays on for about 30 minutes.
I've had no human interaction since I've been put in here. I admit it's boring but I don't mind being alone. I actually like it.
I close my eyes and drift off to sleep.
At some point the door unlocks, I sit upright and swing my legs round as the door opens.
Light streams in. I squint my eyes trying to adjust to the extra light in here.
'Come along' Mr Tiz orders, so I stand up and walk out, following behind him to his office.
'Sit down' he orders sternly as he walks around his desk, I take the seat opposite.
'You broke the rules hope, I told you on your first day that violence is unacceptable and I will not tolerate it!' He shouts angrily.
'Sorry sir' I mumble quietly.
'Why did you hit Zara? You'd literally been here for a few hours and you'd already hit someone, explain yourself' his voice cracks at the end.
He takes a sip of his drink so I wait until he has finished before I explain myself.
'Why the hell should I get shit dinner because someone got caught out after curfew! I wasn't even here when it happened! I wasn't even fucking involved! Your rules are shit!' I scream.
'Cut the attitude or I'll send you straight back to secure' he warns then he sits down and sighs.
'I understand you were angry Hope but you could have asked to speak with me or one of the faculty staff, due to the circumstances you would have been allowed to eat properly but you chose not too, instead you thought you would deal with it yourself. You were wrong. Now, I will allow you out in a moment, you have served your punishment however the next time you lay on a hand on anyone! And I do mean anyone. You will be sent straight to secure ' he looks up at me
'Do you understand what I'm saying Hope?'
'Yes sir, it won't happen again' he chuckles
'I hope not, for your sake at least'.
He fills out some sort of paperwork then he stands up and walks to the door and opens it. I follow him out then he opens the heavy doors once his swiped his fob.
'Go to your housing block, shower and get ready for school, I don't want to be called out for you again, now off you go' he says gesturing for me to go with his arm.
I walk swiftly out of the school building and straight to my dorm.
As soon I step in April flings herself at me, wrapping me in a tight hug. I awkwardly hug her back then she steps away
'Agh it's lovely seeing you but you really need to go take a shower' she tells me.
I grab my underwear and uniform then get in the shower. I wash my hair and body twice before stepping out. I dry myself off then put my clothes on. I brush my teeth and hair then step back into the room. Allison is sitting with April on her bed.
'Hey' I say smiling, Allison gets up and hugs me
'How bad was it? You went to secure didn't you?'
'You've never been?' I ask. Confusion lacing my voice. I honestly thought they'd both been there before considering how they spoke about it but when they both shake their heads, my smile drops.
'It's not as bad as you think, whatever you've heard is probably bullshit, it's just a room with a bed and toilet. It's constantly dark unless for food and the light flicks on every now and again, the meals were shit though' both the girls faces are ashen. What an earth is wrong with them!
'So you weren't whipped?' Allison asks, I chuckle
'Nah' April then asks hesitantly
'What about chained to the wall? I chuckle again
'Nah, where have you heard this crap from?' I ask back, they look a bit lost in thought then April says 'Just heard rumours and you were gone for a whole week, I've never been but the stuff that I've heard has made me never want to end up there'. She physically shudders at the thought.
The bell goes so the girls get up and we head down to the ground floor for breakfast.
We go along the buffet together and pile our plates then we take our seats to eat. I won't lie I gobble the food down, after soup for a week I can't get the food in quick enough. I finish my food first so I go and clear my plate.
When I get to the bin someone pushes me. I turn around and come face to face with Zara
'Watch where you're going skank' she sneers.
'Fuck off you bitch' I sneer back and push her. I don't realise I've pushed her into a security officer until it's too late.
He whips around glaring at us, clearly not impressed by what just happened.
'What do you two think you're doing' he shouts angrily, Zara is quick to answer the question.
'Sorry sir she pushed me' she says pointing to me.
She points directly at me, her hand right in my face. I can't help myself. I see red. Why the hell is she blaming me for all of this! I throw the plate down and grab her hair, pulling her head down and I knee her in the face.
I release my grip and Zara falls to the floor. Blood pours out of her nose and mouth. She's screaming. The panic alarm goes off. Students drop to the floor their hands on the their heads.
And I'm tackled to the floor.