CHAPTER 4
(Tink's POV)
DI Mason led me to an interview room to wait for Miss Boston, I couldn't believe this was happening to me. I knew I should never have gone with Sophie... If I grassed her up she'd kill me but if I didn't I'd go to prison. Miss Boston was going to be so disappointed in me... I felt like I'd let her down. I should of said no and not given in. How could I have been so stupid?
Sophie still had my hoodie and I was begining to get cold. I think the shivers were more fear than cold but there was still a chill. It didn't take long for Nikki to get here and she walked into the room with DI Mason. She sat down and clicked the tape on.
"Interview commencing 18:38... Brooke can you tell me in your own words what happened?" DI Mason asked
"I took a leather jacket without paying for it" I said quietly
"Why did you take it?" She asked
I shrugged softly "I don't know"
"There must have been a reason? Did someone tell you to do it? Did you not have the money?" She suggested
I gulped hard and stayed quiet. I could hear Sophie's voice in my head telling me to keep my mouth shut... Calling me a grass... I started shaking. Would she kill me just for getting caught? No matter what I said?
"Brooke?" DI Mason prompted
I looked at Miss Boston for help a panic stricken look on my face.
"Just tell the truth Tink, we're trying to help you" Miss Boston told me
I took a deep breathe.
"Sophie made me... She said I wouldn't get caught. That no one would suspect a kid... I tried to say no but she forced me" I said my voice nearly breaking
DI Mason asked me a few more questions before deciding to let me off with a caution and letting me go home with Miss Boston on the understanding she didn't want to see me in that police station again.
Miss Boston drove me back and once I got inside I was glad to see that the girls had gone back out for the night, at least I'd get a good nights sleep before they caught up with me...
I got up extra early the next day, getting dressed in my uniform and setting off to school before the others were even awake. I sat in the deserted library for ages reading textbooks to try and get ahead in class.
By the end of third period I still hadn't seen any of them and I was begining to relax a little... Maybe they'd decided to skip school today? Wouldn't be the first time.
At lunchtime I stood under the shade of the big tree, it wasn't scorching but the sun was shining even if there was a bit of a chill. I scoured the playground for any sign of Sophie or the other girls, but I saw nothing.
"Looking for someone?"
My blood ran cold as I heard the voice from behind me. I spun round to face her. Sophie... And the others...
"A little birdy told me that someone's been grassing us up?" Sophie said
Shit! Shit! Shit! My mind was screaming at me. I did the only thing I could... I spun round and legged it. I ran up the stairs and through the doors and along the corridor, past the cafeteria and past the lockers. I could hear the footsteps echoing behind me. I just made it the the stairs near the cooler when two of the girls stepped out in front of me. Sophie was behind me there was no where to run, I backed up against the wall and Sophie grabbed me by the collar lifting me off the ground.
"It seems like someone's forgetting who's in charge here!" She spat "This school has sent you loopy Tink"
"I'm not going to ruin my life for you" I told her
"Oh big mouth now, are we? You think you're better than us because a couple of stupid teachers feel sorry for you?"
She landed a punch deep in my ribcage, winding me into silence for a few minutes. Then she took a swing at my face, I could taste the blood... Another blow just missed my eye and suddenly I was begining to wish I'd kept my mouth shut.
"Oi! You lot!" Miss Boston shouted from down the corridor
Sophie's eyes bared into mine.
"This isn't over you're dead" She said
She let go and I fell to the floor holding my ribs, the group scattered down the corridor. Miss Boston helped me painfully to my feet, where I shrugged off her support.
"Leave me alone, I'm fine" I said bitterly, trying to hide the tears that were fast building in my eyes
"Come on Tink you're bleeding" Miss Boston tried to reason with me
"Just leave it!" I snapped painfully walking off to the toilet
I grabbed some toilet roll and wet it, squeezing it into a soggy ball and dabbing my lip with it. I looked in the mirror trying to make myself look decent. There was a small lump under the edge of my eyebrow and a small cut. That was going to bruise.
I wanted to curl up in a ball and cry all afternoon, but what was the point? I knew Sophie and if she said this wasn't over then it wasn't over. I could only imagine what horrible thing she had in store for me next.
A/N: So Tink's in big trouble... But how far is Sophie willing to go?
