I swear this is bull fucking shit! I know John is here already, I've been here for ages, but I've not been booked in yet.
I'm currently lying underneath the blue cushion from the bench. Hiding! I feel safer under here.
Officers keep checking through the eye hole to make sure I'm okay but nobody's come in yet. I don't blame them to be honest I was wild and violent in the courtyard.
I have no idea how long it's been but I can hear footsteps walking in the block. They stop and I can hear quiet talking.
I can't pinpoint who it is though so when the door unlocks and swings open Ive already crawled out of my spot and I charge at the door.
Whoever the doors gone into starts shouting and slams the door shut. I think it's the custody Sargent but I'm not sure. I can hear another voice then more footsteps.
The door hatch slides down and John calls out
'Hope sit down, we're going to open the door'
'Who's we?' I question back.
'It's just me and Sargent Tony Shire' he says
'I'm not sitting down, I won't move, I swear'
'I promise it's just the two of us, don't do anything silly now, I'm going to open the door' he calls.
The door then swings open and both men walk in.
'Come hope' John waits until I've walked over to the door then he lightly places his hand on my shoulder, I pull away but he reassures me
'Easy now, you need to be booked in'. I nod my head in response.
John walks me out into the hallway then back to the custody desk.
'Stand in the box' John says sternly. So I do.
John walks around the desk and takes the seat where the custody Sargent sits. He then asks the boring questions of my name and date of birth.
'Your details has anything changed' he asks I shake my head then he fills out the rest. He knows me like the back of his hand. He then turns to the custody Sargent and questions
'Tony what are the offences' Tony lists them
'Criminal damage, vandalism, resisting arrest and now you can add on assault to a police officer'.
I watch as John fills the rest out then he sighs.
'Have you got a female officer available? Hope needs to be frisk searched' John asks Tony. Tony's face looks bewildered then he chuckles
'Your kidding me right John' John stays quiet
'She's feral, I may have booked you in to help deal with her but one of my staff is already in hospital and I was nearly closely following, it's definitely not happening by my staff, no way' he grumbles.
John is furious. His about to lose his shit, I can tell.
'You may be the sergeant but I outrank you! so if you want to keep your job! go and get a female officer!' John bellows.
Tony quite literally runs off.
A few minutes later Tony walks back with a female officer following in tow behind.
'Frisk search her' Tony orders. I step back out of the box. I don't like the way Tony orders.
The women's face goes ashen when she hears Tony's order then she steps backwards.
'I uh I don't think I'm suitable for this' she says
'Hope, back in the box, you're going to be frisk searched by this officer, stay calm okay' John explains as he hovers his hand over the panic button and the ladies face goes more pale. She's sketchy. Tony's eying john and simultaneously watching me, his eyes darting back and forth.
The lady forces a small smile at me then hesitantly puts her hand on me. I stand there completely still. She sighs in relief then gets on with the search, when she's finished she walks off proudly with a shit eating grin directed right at Tony.
'Hope is not feral she has ADHD and traits of autism, she struggles with touching and things overwhelm her, take some time to do some research on her condition, she's been a regular at my station for years' John tells Tony. Tony's face blanches then repeats 'years?' John nods then gets up and takes me to do my mug shot and prints. I'm surprised Tony is still sitting I really thought he was going to pass out when we left. It's such a shame he didn't.
John then walks me to an interview room. Tony follows behind, I take a seat as John and Tony sit on the opposite side of the table.
The interview is finished pretty quickly, I admitted I was guilty but in my defence I was left unsupervised. I was then charged by John.
I get up from the chair and John holds me back
'I need a word, we will be out in a moment' John says, Tony nods then walks out swiftly.
'Hope I thought I said knuckle down at this school, why on earth would you redecorate? This isn't you, have you been taken your meds?'
'Ive not had any, I was in secure for two days I'd literally gotten out maybe a day or two before then I was thrown back in, it's boring, it's usually dark and the meals are soup! Fucking soup! like some hobo shit, I couldn't just do nothing, I was going insane' I explain. John chuckles lightly
'You were in there as a punishment and now you're here, you need to knuckle down when I take you back' I nod my head dejectedly.
We walk out of the interview room then John walks around the custody desk and discharges me on bail. I'll have to come back in a few weeks for a video link with the court unless the charges are dropped. It's better than having to stay until I can see a judge.