Chapter 10 – Secret's Out
It had been nearly two years since dad had been sent to prison, and we had been expelled from yet another school, Havelock so mum was making us move to this stupid new school in Scotland as dad had been moved to the prison there.
The school was called Waterloo Road and looked even worse than the last one, Dynasty got put in normal classes but I and Kace got put in the PRU.
I tried to behave but I just couldn't the girls had got over what they had seen. I hadn't. Sure dad was gone but he was always there torturing me, I had no confidence and everything I did hurt people, the old me had gone and would never return or so I thought.
There was something instantly different about this school, the teachers seemed to care and did not treat me like scum.
After yet another violent outburst on Jack McAllister (he is crazy I only slept with his mum for god's sake) the head of pastoral care wanted to get me in to talk about my feelings or some mumbo jumbo like that.
I made my way to her office and strangely felt nervous
'Hey Barry, I'm Miss Campbell'
She looked kind but then again looks don't mean anything.
She told me to sit down and started asking me loads of questions
'So your dad is in prison right?'
'Erm wat's that got to do with you?'
'I don't know where your attitude is from, but you best drop it' I just rolled my eyes.
'It must have been hard'
'No I'm glad he is gone he was a crazy physco'
'Your family seems to miss him'
I rolled my eyes and didn't respond, she got up to touch my shoulder in a comforting way but as a defence mechanism I instantly flinched and covered my head with my hands.
'DON'T TOUCH ME, NOT AGAIN'
I realized what I had said but it was too late
'Barry who has hurt you?'
'MAKE HIM STOP MISS'
'Who Barry?'
'MY DAD HAS BEEN ABUSING ME SINCE I WAS TEN'
I covered my mouth with my hand but the damage was done