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Chapter 7:

Opening the door slowly Libby quietly entered the class and she could feel the rest of her peers watching her as she shut the door behind her. As she made her way to her seat Libby could see Mr Mead walking round handing back last week's piece of homework. She knew for a fact she wouldn't have done well on it considering she did it on the morning it was due to be handed in whilst eating her breakfast.

"Where have you been Libby?" Mr Mead said as he came and stood in front of her desk.

"I needed the toilet." Libby said simply. Mr Mead looked at her then flicked through the remaining pieces of paper until he found hers. He placed it down on the desk and Libby saw her mark. Four out of ten. Worse than she expected.

"Stay back at the end of the lesson and we'll go through it ok?" Mr Mead said and disappeared to hand out the rest of the homework sheets before Libby even had chance to answer. She couldn't stay behind at the end of the day. She had to go and pick Olly up from school. She doubted that her Mum would.

Libby sat and tried her best to listen for the rest of the lesson and tried to take notes about what Mr Mead was talking about but her mind kept wandering. After several attempts to regain her focus she heard the bell ring to symbolise the end of the lesson and the end of the school day. For the second time that day, as the rest of the class packed up their things and left the room, Libby remained seated.

"Right, let's have a look at this homework then." Mr Mead said as he came over and sat on a seat near Libby with a notepad containing blank paper and a pen.

"I see you got the first two right. That means you've understood the basics. Is it the more complex ones you struggled with?" Mr Mead asked.

"No, it's just…." Libby started but instantly stopped herself from carrying on.

"It's just what?" Mr Mead asked confusingly. He had a feeling she was about to tell him something before she realised what she was about to say.

"Nothing." Libby said quickly. She can't believe that she had nearly let things slip

"No, go on Libby. I might be able to help you with it?" Mr Mead said encouragingly but he knew the moment had passed.

"You can't ok? Look, there's somewhere I need to be. I need to go." Libby said suddenly sounding panicky. She gathered her things together and rushed out of the class once again.

As she dashed through the doors and across the yard she felt her phone vibrate in her pocket. Her Mum was calling her.

"Hello," she said as she answered the phone.

"Why have I just had a missed call off the school saying that Olly hasn't been picked up?" her Mum asked, her voice sounding slurred from the alcohol.

"I got kept behind. I'm on my way to get him now." Libby explained breathlessly as she ran down the road towards Olly's school.

"You better be." Her Mum said before hanging up the phone leaving Libby even more worried about asking her for money once she gets in. She had a feeling it wasn't going to go well.