Okay, this is my first Hollyoaks Fanfiction. It is a series of one shots in which someone learns about John Paul's attack. This is my way of coping.
ONE - Village Stand Off
After many hours of being nagged by his Nana, John Paul was heading through the village with his Nana and Carmel. He stay huddled close to the women as they passed more and more people the closer they got to the village. Ste, Tony, Diane were all standing outside their restaurant. Sandy was walking past the flower shop with Robbie and Ziggy as the McQueen's approached.
"You've a lot of nerve coming here" said Sandy, glaring at John Paul, who shifted under her gaze.
"He's as much right coming here than anyone else here" said Carmel, her hand grabbing John Paul's arm. All John Paul wanted to do was sit and watch tele in his room with Matthew, who was currently being looked after by Sonny.
"He's hit my son, in my eyes he doesn't deserve to be here" said Sandy. Robbie looked at his mum.
"Mum, shut up" he whispered. Sandy ignored him. Robbie turned his attention to John Paul and saw him lowering his head, as if he were trying to hide.
Robbie started to look around. He saw Darren and Nancy pushing their baby to stand beside Tony to watch the group outside the flower shop.
He was saw Dennis and Dodger stand outside what used to be the deli.
He saw Trevor and Grace and Fraser lean across the balcony, Sam and her family were standing outside the shop. Sam looked like she was ready to intervene, the way her foot kept trying to move forward but stopped.
Then he saw saw. Finn O'Connor was coming down the stairs, smirking at John Paul. How could no one see that? Robbie turned away from Finn to looked at his mum, who was still ranting on. He felt Finn stand beside him. He looked at what used to be his best mate. Who was still smirking at the shaky John Paul.
Robbie has no clue what came over him, he wanted the smug look Finn was sending Mr McQueen to go away, he wanted John Paul off the charge his mum refused to drop.
"Will you stop that?" Robbie asked Finn. Everyone looked at him.
"Stop what?" asked Finn, a warning in his eyes. But why would Robbie care? Finn couldn't do anything to him with all these witnesses.
"Smirking at John Paul, it's disgusting" said Robbie. The warning in Finn's eyes shone brighter, but everyone was staring at them now.
"I wasn't smirking at Mr McQueer, er McQueen" said Finn.
"You were, it's creeping me out" said Robbie. Finn suddenly on what was supposed to be his hard face but Robbie thought it made him look like he needed to go the toilet.
"I wasn't smirking at him, why would I do that, eh, mate?" Finn made to touch Robbie, who jumped to stand beside John Paul, who took a half step away from him, and into the comforts of his Nana, who wrapped an arm around him.
"Don't touch me" said Robbie. Sandy and Ziggy looked at Robbie, confused.
"Robbie..." Finn laughed, "what's wrong? Do you need to talk to someone about what he did to you?"
"No, because I deserved it" said Robbie, raising his head high.
The whole village went really quiet.
"No one deserves that" said Sandy.
"I did, for months myself and Finn made fun of John Paul McQueen. We called his names, we laughed at him. We bullied him" said Robbie. Finn was starting to look a little panicked.
"Robbie..." began Sandy but Finn interrupted her.
"Robbie, shut it, mate" he said with his teeth clenched.
"Or what, gonna rape me as well?" There it was out in the open.
Robbie looked right at Finn, as Finn looked at him.
Sandy had took a step back from Finn, disgust on her features.
Nancy and Darren looked at each other in shock.
Ste looked furious. Tony and Dianne looked at Finn, shock on their faces.
Sam looked at Finn, angry. Her family stared wide eyed. Trevor was frowning, as was Fraser and Grace. Dodger looked like he was going to be sick. Dennis had to go inside as he was nearly sick.
Nana clutched at John Paul, who had started to cry. It was finally out in the open. Everyone knew.
Finn O'Connor ran.