John walks me in for dinner, late.
When we step inside the hall we can see dinner is already in full swing.
'Go get some grub' John says, patting my shoulder dismissively.
I walk over to the buffet and pile on some vegetables, mash, meat and Yorkshires then I walk over to the sauce counter for some gravy.
I pour a generous amount of gravy all over my food then take my plate to find a seat.
My eyes scan the table looking for the twins. When I spot Becca I make my way over to her and sit down.
Becca looks up and sees me.
'Oh my god I've missed you so much' she squeals side hugging me.
'I've missed you too' I say dryly.
'Oh this is Holy and Tara, we shared a tent on the trip' she tells me in excitement. I nod unenthusiastically.
'How was it?' I ask to make conversation.
'To be honest it was awful!' My face scrunches up in confusion.
'It wouldn't have been as bad as secure' I tell her.
'It was! I swear I have bites all over me, look' she says pulling up her sleeve to show me a bunch of red raised bumps on her skin.
I observe the bites for a moment before asking
'Have you never heard of bug spray? It repels bugs' I deadpan.
Tara now pipes up to explain.
'Holly's brother swapped our bug spray for sugar water' she says. I can't help but laugh at this.
'Did he really?' I ask. I get three nods in response.
'Who's your brother?'
'I have two, Tommy and Morgan' I look to Becca
'Our Tommy?'
'The one and only' she chuckles then adds
'Morgan is the bright ginger haired boy, you might of seen him around'.
I honestly can't remember seeing a bright ginger boy to be fair.
'Can you introduce him to me tomorrow?' I ask holly.
'Sure but his a right twerp'
'Why's that?' I ask in complete innocence. His a prankster, my mind is already running wild with thoughts on what pranks we could pull.
'His annoying' she whines. 'Always pulling pranks and shit, it drives me round the twist' I hum in response then finish off my food.
When we're finished we still have 20 minutes left until 9pm so we clear our plates and sit back down.
We talk about their trip and then we change the subject of why Tara and holly were sent here.
We then start talking about our exams coming up.
'You know I hate revision, like 1 billion percent! I'm so going to fail those exams' Becca whines.
'Haven't you started any revision yet?' Tara asks. When Becca shakes her head Tara's face contorts in shock.
'It's fine Becca, you have the whole week to revise' I retort. Becca groans loudly while me and holly are in a fit of giggles.
'Alright settle down, settle down' Dave calls out. We stop our giggling but most girls don't listen to Dave.
I watch as Mr Tiz puts his fingers in his mouth and whistles loudly. I cover my ears as the whistle pierces the room.
'Thank-you girls, now listen up' he shouts scanning his eyes across the room.
'To those who went on the trip you may make your way to your rooms, those who stayed, stay put' he shouts across the hall.
I watch as the girls get up.
'See you tomorrow Hope' Becca says before she leaves on her own.
'It was lovely to meet you Hope' Tara says.
'Yh same here' holly says. I shoot them both a small smile before they walk off together.
I watch as everyone files out the hall, leaving me and Lola left behind.
'Lola, Hope I'd like to make myself clear here.' Mr
Tiz says sternly looking between us before carrying on.
'The next two weeks is important for everyone here, I expect to have your best behaviour' he takes a breath, eyeing the both of us.
'If you kick off or are disruptive in any way you will be put in secure immediately, there's no chances, do you understand?' He warns. Lola nods as I huff.
'Do you want to say something Hope?' He questions. I look up at him scowling angrily.
'You know what I'm like sir! That's not fair for me' I complain. I've not been a week here without being arrested or going to secure. Is there any point of being let out.
Mr Tiz raises his hand to me. Signalling for me to stop. I look at him confusion.
'John will be allocated as your 1-1 this week' he informs me. He lets the news sink in while Lola is dismissed. Dave walks her out.
'I hope John will be able to help you through the week' he claps his hands 'now it's time for bed' he declares.
Mr Tiz escorts me to my room. He swipes his fob and holds the door open for me. I step past him grabbing my clothes off the bed and walk into my bathroom, not bothering to speak with him anymore.
I strip my clothes then climb into the shower. I start washing my hair, scrubbing and massaging my scalp.
There's a knock on the bathroom door. Mr Tiz calls out to me angrily.
'Hope, it's lights out! You have 5 minutes to get out of there and in bed' he shouts through the door. I completely ignore him as I rinse my hair then apply conditioner.
There's more banging on the door.
'Hope, are you listening to me?' He calls again.
I wash my body as I hear Mr Tiz speaking on his radio. I mind my own business and rinse off my body then my hair.
I shut off the water and step out of the shower then dry myself with a towel. I can hear Mr Tiz and John now talking between themselves while I slip into my clothes.
As soon as I'm dressed I start brushing my teeth.
There's more knocking.
'Hope it's time for bed' John calls out.
'I'll be out in a minute' I shout back. I finish brushing my teeth then brush my hair.
When I'm ready I open the bathroom door. John is standing there with his arms crossed over his chest. He doesn't seem too pleased.
'Bed' he shouts. I slip right past him and climb into bed. John switches off my lights when he walks out, slamming the door behind him.