I'm woken up by John shaking me awake
'Hope you're late for dinner, the bell went ten minutes ago' he says softly.
'Shit' I mumble rubbing my eyes and rolling over, John steps back and opens the door as I get out of bed.
I slip past John who's holding the door open for me as he grabs my suitcase from by the door and pulls it outside.
I walk to the hall calling over my shoulder
'Thanks John'. I go to the counter and get a burger with cheese then I go to the sauce counter. I cover my burger with burger sauce then turn to find the girls.
Our group are currently sitting with April talking with her, I go to sit somewhere else, on my own but Holly spots me and calls me over 'Hope come sit with us' I shake my head but all the girls apart from April start pleading 'please'. I sigh and give up, making my way over to them, I place my tray down and plop down into the chair.
Tara is too quick to question my actions
'Why were you going to sit elsewhere?' I'm dumbfounded for a moment before I shoot a scowl at April who's currently watching me hesitantly, she knows I hate her guts.
'You allowed unwanted company at the table' I mumble, I watch as the girls look at each other then glance over at April, then back to me
'Do you two not get along or something?' Holly asks curiously. I can't help my mouth from spitting a sneer 'I fucking hate that bitch! She should have stayed away from here! From me!'
I push my chair back, gaining everyone's attention in the hall. I lean over and grab hold of April's neck squeezing it in anger, my nails digging into her flesh, her eyes go wide as tears roll down her cheeks, she tries to peel my hand off. 'That's enough Hope! Let her go!' John shouts loudly from across the hall, I don't care though
'Trust me bitch! I'll fucking kill you! Stay the fuck away from me and my friends' I sneer venomously, quietly but quickly before releasing her, shoving her backwards. I watch as she topples backwards in shock, missing her chair, to fall in a heap onto the floor.
An hand wraps around my bicep before I'm turned to come face to face with John
'I told you earlier Hope, no more conflict between you and April!' He says sternly but quietly
'You know I fucking despise her existence' I spit
'I know you do, just not tonight Hope, please, I don't want to punish you for the next six weeks' John begs me. I sigh, ripping my arm from his grip and sitting back down.
John leans over and chuckles quietly in my ear
'Did I just get compliance from you?' I glance at him quickly before whispering
'For now, yes, but you best remove her before I do something you don't want me to do' John chuckles then makes his way around the table to where April is crying on the floor.
I watch as he grabs hold of April's arm and pulls her up, she's in a right state as John walks her out of the hall. All the girls are watching.
As soon as they have disappeared out the door the girls begin to question me
'What the fuck was that about?' Bella asks
'I'm so sorry for inviting her to sit with us' Tara apologises quietly, her face rather pale.
'What just happened? Holly asks
'I thought she was new' Becca admits. I put my hand up to get the girls to stop talking.
The girls are now quietly waiting for me to explain myself, I take a deep breath then start
'April was my room mate when I first got here, she was really nice to begin with' I sigh
'Something happened at school and I had a melt down, it was a really shitty day and I was unmedicated when I first got here, I told her I had ADHD and the lockdown was unintentional but she called me a freak'
All the girls are staring wide eyed at me now
'She was either in secure or medical or even both but when she came back I bumped into her with John in the lobby. She barged into me then we had a massive fight, we were both split up and April was taken away, I'd not seen her since until this morning' I tell them.
I thought I'd finish at that but Bella asks curiously
'So what happened this morning? And what led to what happened in here?' I sigh then carry on
'Well, it turns out April was transferred to one of our sister schools but she asked to be transferred back! It was granted because of some stupid fucking rules' 'John made it clear that we can't have any more conflict but she was sitting with you guys here! Worming her way in'
'I lost my shit as you all witnessed' I mumble.
I wasn't expecting this, but all the girls wrap their arms around me and apologise.
'Don't worry Hope, now we know what she's like we won't be friends with her' Holly says while the others murmur in agreement.
We all finish off our remaining food with idle conversation between us.