Mr Tiz knocks on the classroom door then opens it, gesturing for me to step through, so I do.
'I have your student Mr Pierce' he informs curtly, Mr pierce nods then calls to me
'Come on in girl, your seat is at the back, you'll sit next to max' I step further in as Mr Tiz closes the door and walks off swiftly.
I make my way down the aisle of tables then I sit down next to the boy at the back with the chair available next to him. This is the boy I sore on my first day here, the one that was dragged off by security, Mr Tiz warned me to not associate with him.
The teacher carries on with his lesson like there was no interruption to begin with. Mr pierce is talking but I have no idea what he's on about so I zone out until his finished.
When his finished explaining the topic he sets work for the class. He hands out worksheets on all of the tables then watches at the front of the classroom for a few minutes.
When everyone's started doing the work he walks straight up to me.
'Do you know anything about what I'm teaching'
I shake my head. It's not a good enough answer for him though as he slams his hands down.
'You will say sir when you talk to me!' he shouts.
'Yes sir sorry sir' I mumble quietly, even though I'm confused as I didn't say anything at all.
'I will ask again do you know anything about..'
'No sir' I interrupt him. He slams his hands down again 'Do not be so rude! Do not interrupt me when I'm speaking!' He bellows.
I get that it's a little rude to interrupt but why's he being so aggressive towards me! I stand up, flinging my chair back in the process. I'm fuming!
'Fuck off asshole, you should speak to people like fucking humans not animals' I sass back. His clearly had enough of this back and forth already 'get out!' He bellows pointing at the door. I'm so pissed off! I've done nothing wrong!
'Why? I've done nothing but tell the truth!' I shout back, He towers over me now 'get out now!' He practically screams. His face going red.
'Piss off' I murmur trying to walk past him. He grabs my arm harshly, making me wince, then he leans in close and threatens me 'I'd watch your tongue if I was you girl, I don't tolerate such foul behaviour'.
Max has been watching our interaction quietly but when I wince he gets up and stalks towards the teacher. He looks angry!
When the teacher releases his grip on my arm max swings punches at him. There brutal punches, clearly the teacher can't press the panic alarm as max is practically pummelling him to death! I'm going to have to stop this myself seeing as no one else will.
'Max' I call loudly 'listen to me' I speak sternly. He grunts but doesn't stop. 'Stop' I shout. Max freezes in mid swing. I pull at his arm gently 'I'm stopping you, trust me, you don't want to do this, just listen to my voice, okay, thats it, that's it' I coax, exactly like John does to me.
I manage to pull Max away from the teacher then he grabs me and wraps his arms around my body. He holds me tightly for a moment then slides his arms down and lifts me up so my legs wrap around his hips.
He cradles me to his chest and walks out with me in his arms. What the hell! Why's he carrying me!
I start to squirm in his grip but it doesn't matter his grip tightens a little then he orders 'stop moving, just let me hold you' I stop squirming and allow him to take me to wherever his going,
Max starts up the stairs. There's a lot of jostling as we ascend. When he reaches the top he opens a fire exit door and then walks out.
He then ascends some more steps. We're outside. I'm guessing the school roof. Max walks for a minute then he sits down. I have no choice but be in his lap.
We're both silent, it's comfortable, he seems to have found some form of comfort from me, I can tell as his not letting go of me. I don't like touching but this feels right, like it's natural. I find my own comfort with him, his arms being wrapped around me, they're like a layer of protection , shielding me.
We've been up on the roof cuddling for a while. Max seems much calmer and I feel lighter. The only problem we have now is the panic alarm is currently going off. The alarm is blaring loudly. They know we're missing.
I turn my head to the side and look out. I can see security scouring the outside area while some go into the boys and girls housing blocks, the rest are likely scattered indoors. They've searching for us. It's only a matter of time before we both get caught out here.
Until we're caught though, I'm making the most of these protective arms around me, I snuggle further into Max's chest and somehow I fall asleep.