John knocks on the door and opens it fully.
'I have Hope Mr Saint' Mr saint grumbles
'Get in girl, take a seat'.
I step through the doorway as John walks off. The class is full. My eyes scan the tables for an empty seat. When I spot one, three rows down I walk to the table and sit myself down.
Mr saint walks back to his desk then calls
'Hope we're watching a film, pay attention now, you'll need to pick out five things that interest you, you will use them in your next lesson to create a poster' I nod my head and lean back in my chair.
The film starts playing so I watch. The films actually pretty interesting. It has my rapt attention.
A few minutes later I can hear 'psst' 'psst' from behind me. It's aggravating.
I turn around and come face to face with two ginger girls. Their hair is dark ginger, freckles speckle across their faces, their faces are covered in a light coating of makeup.
I look at them in annoyance.
'What?! You're distracting me' I snap.
'Hey I'm Bella and this is my twin Becca' Bella says in what I think is an Irish accent. I force a smile. I don't know them. My backs up. Bella asks
'What happened with the head teacher this morning? We see you with that old officer'
'Yh and what happened in assembly? That was you right? Did you end up in secure? What's it like?' Becca asks questions at a mile a minute.
'I'm Hope, John is not old for your information' I snap at Bella. The comment she made about John pissed me off. John maybe bald and plump but his still young and fun. Then I say to them both.
'Mr Tiz is fine, what happened is none of your concern and Yh it was me in assembly' then I turn back around.
'Psst' 'psst' I turn back to the girls. I snap.
'What?' Bella forces a smile while Becca asks
'So did you end up in secure? What's it like?'
'Nah the holding cell' I say bluntly.
'What holding cell? We thought you were put in secure' Bella questions.
'The holding cell is where you come in and out from the parking courtyard, secure was being refurbished by the looks of things' I explain.
'Have you ever been in secure then? Bella asks
'Plenty, spent half term in there' I say blandly.
'What you didn't go home? Becca asks in shock
'Not allowed, judge took my holidays away'.
I turn back around leaving both girls alone in what I can only describe as horror. I can see Mr saint typing away on his computer. I call out
'Sir, sir' Mr Saint looks up sharply, his eyes roaming then settling on me.
'What's is it Hope?' He asks in clear annoyance.
'I need the toilet sir'
'Can you not wait?' He asks. I shake my head.
'Fine' he sigh's exasperatedly. He grabs his walkie talkie from behind him then talks into it.
I don't have to wait long before I see John striding past the classroom windows.
When he gets to the door he knocks and opens it.
'You radioed through? What's the problem?' John asks. His eyes scanning the room.
'Take hope, she needs the toilet' Mr saint says dismissively. John calls for me.
'Come along, quickly' I stand up and walk out passing John who's holding the door open.
I make my way to the toilet with John following on my heals.
When we get to the toilets I go to open the door.
'You have three minutes and counting' John says.
'What if I need a shit?' I ask back with attitude.
'You'd of been in there already if you needed one' John chuckles. I push the door and go in.
When I'm in I do my business then wash and dry my hands. When I'm finished I step out.
'Come now Hope back to class' John says.
'I don't want to go back John, I can't focus, there's two girls behind me that keep pestering me'
'Pestering you how?' He asks
'Asking questions continuously, if I go back I'm going to lose my shit John' I mumble. John sighs heavily then grabs my shoulder lightly.
John pulls me through the hallways until we get to the heavy doors. He swipes his fob and pulls the door open then pulls me through them. John takes me to outside Mr Tiz's office.
'Sit down and wait there, I mean it. I'll be back when the bell goes' he orders.
I watch as John walks off swiftly then I lose sight of him. I lean back in the chair and close my eyes, thank god John likes me.
Roughly five minutes later I hear the echo of swift footsteps, a few moments later Mr Tiz walks around the corner. His got a white bandage wrapped around his head.
As soon as spots me his eyes narrow
'Why are you here? What are you doing out of class? Don't tell me your in trouble again Hope'
'I'm not in trouble sir, quite the opposite actually, I asked John to take me out so I wouldn't lose my temper sir'
'And why are you here?' He asks sternly
'John put me here till the end of class' I explain. Mr Tiz nods his head curtly
'Right' he pauses. 'You made the right decision, good choice' he says then opens his office door.
'Sir' I call out. Mr Tiz looks over his shoulder, 'hmm what is it?' He questions. I ask politely
'How's your head sir' Mr Tiz scowls and mumbles under his breath while stepping into his office. The door slamming shut.