After having my injection the nurse allows me to go.
I open the door to find John, as soon as he sees me he stands up straight. The cheeky fucker was slouching on the job.
'Come' John orders grabbing my shoulder lightly, then he escorts me to secure.
Curtis opens the cell up and John takes me inside.
'I'm sorry about earlier John, I didn't mean to get angry and run off like that, everything just got a bit too much' I say quietly. John wraps his arms around me and hugs me tightly.
'I'm always here for you, remember that Hope'
'I know' I mumble into his chest. John lets me go after a few minutes and steps back.
'The next two weeks are going to be tough for you, if you need a breather or a walk then let me know. You shouldn't have to be in here because things are too overwhelming for you'. A tear rolls down my cheek, I swipe it away with the back of my hand then walk over to the bench. I lay down and curl myself up in a ball. I feel like crap!
John sighs heavily and walks out the cell, shutting and locking the door. The light stays on so I pull off my jumper and cover my face with it, preferring to be in the dark right now. I really should sleep.
Every few minutes the eye hole on the door swings making a whooshing noise every-time it swings, I try to ignore it the best I can, I close my eyes and picture myself with max as he always lightens up my mood.
This works for a while before I get cramps in my abdomen, they hurt so much. I can't help but cry from the pain.
At some point I fall asleep, exhausted from crying so much.
....
When I wake up, the cramps have subsided, I'm not feeling much better, I hate how I'm punished for not being fucking pregnant! It's bullshit! I can't wait for the injection to start working.
At some point John opens my cell door.
'You ready to go to class now?' He asks skeptically
'Fuck off! Im not going John!' I scream, I hear his footsteps then the cell door slam then lock. John's clearly pissed off! I can't help myself, I can't face a classroom while feeling like crap.
I roll over to my other side and stare blankly at the wall.
...
When the door unlocks again John pokes his around the door.
'You ready yet? Mr Tiz has told me to inform you that if your not out within the hour you'll have to stay the night'
'The night? What time is it?'
'Lunch is in 3 minutes' John says glancing at his watch.
'Fine' I say as i pull myself up off the bench and walk over to John.
John walk me to the lunch hall early, I grab a plate and a salad then sit down at the back table to eat.
The bell goes for lunch a few minutes after I've sat down, students come running in to get their lunch. I eat quietly while watching the hall become busy.
It's not long before Max walks over with a plate of pasta bolognaise in hand, he places his food down and wraps me in a side hug.
'Where you been hiding princess? You haven't been in class'
'Was hiding in secure' I mumble but Max picks my words up like I've shouted them.
'I heard you've met Mr Murphy' he chuckles
'Yh I did, who is he?' I ask intrigued. Max hums.
'Hmm you weren't here last year so you wouldn't know, one term a year the head goes to a sister school and we get one of their heads, it's bullshit'
'What are the other heads like? Have you met any'
Max chuckles heartily smiling to himself.
'Mr Murphy came the first year I got here, I broke his jaw, he cancelled the transfer on his first week. His not been back since, until today'
'Fuck! I fucked the transfer with him and Mr Tiz'
'Mr Tiz hates going to his school, he runs it like a prison'
I look at max quizzically. 'A prison?'
'Students are like inmates, fed twice a day, communal sleeping areas, communal toilets, huge cells, 3 hours of school then they work or they're locked up' my jaw drops in astonishment.
'Is that even legal?' I screech.
'Yh apparently so and we would have both ended up there if we were in their catchment area' max tell me, all I can do is shudder at the thought.