Our little escapade to the town of Stonehawk had gotten the four of us into deep trouble with our parents, Hannah and I had been grounded for the next two weeks and were made to come straight home from school unless we had a revision class. Clay and Jessica had gotten off lighter than us when I came clean to their parents that it was my idea for them to bunk off school for the day

I dread to think what the school and Mr Bolan are going to say when they call the four of us into the office tomorrow, I'm pretty sure the whole town now knows of our misadventure today while it's been broadcasted on the news

The next day Clay arrived at the house as he usually did every morning to walk with us to school. Things were different this morning as Aunt Liv was waiting to drop us off to school instead

'Hey Mrs Baker I can walk to school on my own no problem' Clay proclaimed, trying to leave the house quickly

'You're getting in the car as well Clay, I've arranged it with your mother'

'No it's ok' he persisted

'No buts Clay your ass is getting in the car or you're not welcome here no more while Hannah is grounded' she scolded

'Yes Mrs Baker. You coming Hannah?'

Hannah nodded her head and quickly went to her room to grab her school bag before joining her boyfriend and waiting outside of the house.I still felt bad they were getting into trouble because of me when it was my idea for them to bunk off with me. Aunt Liv went to grab her things with her as I waited by the front door

'You forgot something babe?'

'Just go easy on them Aunt Liv' I sighed sympathetically

'You think I'm being too harsh on them and you? Babe you haven't seen anything yet'

'If you want to punish someone then punish me. I made them take the day off Aunt Liv, they were late that morning but they were gonna go into school anyway'

'I know you're thinking I'm blowing this way out of proportion but it's the fact that you impersonated your uncle and then lied to the school'

'Well I'm sorry for that again and I will do anything to make it up to you and the school'

'You can apologies to Mr Bolan when you seem him this morning'

'I still don't get why I have to see him again Aunt Liv, I served my two day suspension from the school' I explained. 'Why does he want from me now?'

'God knows babe but we better be going before we're late'

Aunt Liv and I left the house and saw Clay and Hannah were already strapped up in the car waiting for us, they were being their cute couple selves with Clay having his arm wrapped his girlfriend's shoulder and whispering sweet nothings into her ear

I tried desperately to lift the atmosphere in the Jeep on the way to school but to no avail, I couldn't blame Clay or Hannah for not being in a cheery mode when we had been treated like naughty school children for taken a day off when our parents probably had done the same in their youth

The car came to a stop outside of the school gates and before we could dash out of the car and get on with our day, Aunt Liv had pressed the central locking key so all the doors were locked shut. She spun around in her car seat so she could face the three of us

'Look guys I'm sorry for the way I spoke to you back home. I hate the idea of you lot just casually lying to me and I can't see right through you'

'It's ok mom and we are sorry for deceiving you and dad again and taking the day off school. We know how important our education is' Hannah smiled weakly

'And Clay you are always welcomed at our house, and just like Mason I see you as one of my own'

'Like a son?' he asked hopefully

'Very much so babe' she smiled widely. 'Go and have a fun day at school and try to stay out of trouble'

Aunt Liv unlocked all of the cars doors to the Jeep and we got out of the vehicle, She waited by the side of the road till we made our way into the school yard before driving off to the store for the day

Entering the school building and going straight to my locker to grab my books for the classes I had this morning I was greeted by some friendly and familiar faces. Vincent, Pablo, Liam and Aaron had all stopped by to welcome me back to school

'It's good to see you back Mason' Vincent greeted, fist bumping my hand

'It's good to finally be back boys' I smiled happily. 'Have I missed anything while I've been off'

'It's been relatively quiet since you and Bryce have been away' Pablo stated

'Almost too quiet with the jocks having no real leader to follow around here' Aaron interjected

'A peaceful couple of days is what probably everyone needs right now. Where are the rest of the jocks? I haven't seen anyone around' I replied

'They are most likely waiting for Bryce to show up so they got someone to follow, they have been clueless the last few days what to do around here' Vincent exclaimed

'Well at least you guys are nothing like them, People around here actually respect you guys for being you and genuinely nice people I know I sure do'

The bell had rang for the start of homeroom for the day as the halls had started to disperse. I said my goodbyes to my friends while I had an early morning appointment with Mr Bolan as I has been excused from homeroom this morning

After going through reception I waited patiently outside Mr Bolan's office, he had just finished a private meeting with Mr Porter as I was soon ushered into his office next

'Take a seat Mason' he instructed

'May I ask why you wanted to see me this morning sir?'

'Just a routine check in that the school does as part of it's policy, how are you feeling today Mason'

'I'm glad to be back to be honest and the two days off I've had a long good hard look at myself and my time here'

'That's really good to hear other than you lounging about at home and watching tv'

'Is that it? Can I go now'

'Well there was another thing or two I wanted to discuss with you about so you might as well get comfy in that chair, we could be here a while'

'Great' I huffed annoyingly

'For the next two weeks you're gonna be on a report for all of your classes to see how you are coping being back and if we can do something more to help you settle in then we will'

'This is bullshit Mr Bolan why am I being singled out here' I roared. 'Bryce is just as culpable as me but I'm the only one going on report'

'You're not being singled out here Mason. The same thing is happening to Bryce as well and I don't want to see the either of you back in here for a long time, do I make myself clear'

'Crystal' I replied weakly, still annoyed at the situation

'You can be on your way now Mason'

'I thought you had a couple of thing you wanted to talk to me about Mr Bolan'

'Oh I remember now. Don't you ever pull a stunt like you did yesterday and pretended to be your uncle on the phone, you don't know how much trouble you're going to be in for that'

'So I guess this is the part my aunt was referring to today, so what's the punishment going to be this time Mr Bolan? Another slap on the wrist and two days off again or is it a week?'

'Count yourself lucky I haven't come to the decision to suspend you yet, I'm getting all this bullshit pressure above me to make an example out of you here to the other students'

'So what is the decision you have come to then'

'Nothing I'm not going to do anything because you were suspended at the time and you can choose how to spend your day when your not here'

'Why are you doing me a big favour? What do you want in return from me'

'I want nothing at all from you Mason but a promise from you, promise me that you'll try to stay out of trouble at Liberty and we'll forget about this incident'

'You have yourself a promise Mr Bolan'

I reached forward from my chair and shook my principals' hand. I appreciated that the people above him wanted to punish me further but he was willing to look the other way again for me. Getting up my chair I picked up my bag from the floor and was getting ready to leave his office

'Just one thing before you go Mason' he proclaimed, shuffling some papers on his desk

'Yeah anything sir'

'Your uncle is still available for that golf game on the weekend isn't he?'

'Yeah I think so, just need to run it by him to confirm'

'Make sure that you do that Mason and I want an answer by the end of the day' he stated. 'Maybe a little helping hand from you for our first drinks on the day and I might let it slip that I asked you to tell him for me before you were suspended'

I smiled weakly at the lie Mr Bolan was willing to take for me after I arranged a fake get together with my uncle, slipping Mr Bolan a twenty dollar bill we said no more about the exchange of hands as we went about our usual day at the school…..

Jessica's P.O.V

During one of my classes I had received a text message from Justin, keeping my gaze down in class. I was curious as to what he wanted while I read his text. Justin wanted us to meet up behind the school at break to have a little chat

I was in two minds about going or not and whether to bring Hannah with me for support, it may be something serious happening in his life and he just wanted someone that he could trust and confide in. Replying back to Justin immediately I agreed to meet him at break to see what he wanted

Stepping down the concrete stairs to a quiet and unseen area of the school I found Justin perched on a wooden crate, he was lost in his own thoughts when I arrived

'Hey Justin, you wanted to meet up?'

'Yeah thanks for coming Jess' he smiled. 'How are you?'

'I'm good and yourself' I replied, just trying to get through all the pleasantries. 'What did you want to see me about'

'I just wanted to see you again Jess, I miss you real bad'

'Is that just it Justin? you wanted to tell me you miss me. We broke up a couple of months ago I've moved on from you'

'But I haven't from you Jess, I know I've said some hurtful things in the past but I want us to move past that and start again'

'Get back together? You must be out of your fucking mind'

'I'm serious Jess I want us to get back together, I still love you'

'You love me that much that you're sleeping around with other girls' I stated. 'I can smell Sheri's perfume still on you'

'What we had was something special and I want that again. Sheri is just a fling that I was trying to get over you'

'She may be a fling to you but she's my friend. I expected better from both of you' I admitted tearfully. 'l would be out of my mind to even consider getting back together. If that's it then goodbye Justin'

'Jessica wait' he exclaimed impatiently

I was turning away from him but Justin stepped forward and slapped his arm on the top of my upper arm to stop me. He turned me back around to face him again and I didnt know what else he would want to say to convince me to give him another chance

'Tell me that you haven't missed me Jess and then I'll believe you'

'Justin please'

'One kiss Jess and you'll see where made for each other'

'No Justin' I whimpered, trying to push him away

Justin placed his hands on the sides of my face and rested his forehead against mine, I was always vulnerable when he did this move when we were together. Justin slowly started pressing his lips against my neck and worked his way up, the sensations from before were coming back to me but I felt nothing towards Justin.

He brushed the tip of his nose against mine and was waiting for a signal from me to make a move, I grabbed the collar of his shirt and pulled him furiously to me as our bodies collided. Justin bowed his head down and hovered his lips over mine for a second, taking in his hesitation I drew up my leg and kneed him in his groin forcefully

'Don't you ever fucking touch me again Justin Foley, we're through you got it'

'I got it' Justin whimpered

Justin bent over with his hands on his knees trying to regain his breath as I quickly left the scene, I was stuck between two emotions when I kneed him his groin; it felt great to get my own back at him but I felt bad that I had to physically hurt him like I did

Rushing to the girls restroom in the main building I was glad the toilet area was empty, reaching into my school bag I pulled out my makeup and touched up my face again with foundation. A couple moments passed and the door to the girls' toilets opened as another girl entered in the confined space

'Hey Jess' Hannah greeted

'You alright Hannah'

'Where were you at break? We were missing your intellect in our conversations, you know what Clay and Mason can be like once they get going'

'I had something I needed to take care of'

'Well you missed a sight to be seen Jess, it looked like someone kneed Justin in his balls as he was huffing for breath and with tears falling from his eyes'

'I'm the one who did that to him Hannah'

'What why?'

'Justin had text during class wanting to talk and his tried a few moves to get us back together'

'Jesus Jess we have talked about this lots of time, you need to stay strong around him and move on, we all know he isn't good for you'

'That's the thing Hannah I'm not interested him anymore'

'Then who are you interested in'

We had been close friends for over a year and when her cousin came into our lives I had started to fall for him from the beginning. Things were never discussed about my feelings but the time felt right to finally talk about how I feel about her cousin to her

'I like Mason' I admitted happily

'You like my cousin' she questioned, raising a brow

'I know you guys have more of a brother sister relationship and I totally accept that but I felt like I could never make a move because we are like sisters. It's like a unwritten rule that I would be breaking'

'But you wouldn't be Jess and it's like you said, we do have more of a brother sister relationship but I know I can't keep him all to myself. Mason wants to be happy but he's staying single for my sake at the minute so I don't fall back into my suicidal state if I happen to lose the both of you'

'So you would be ok with the idea maybe of me going out with Mason if we wanted to have a relationship together'

'I can't stop you guys from having a relationship if you wanted one just like Mason didn't stop me and Clay from being together when we wanted too'

'But you guys are written in the stars, you know like destiny' I stated

'Who says you and Mason aren't either' she exclaimed, raising a brow. 'Go and get your man Jess'

I smiled happily at her encouragement for me to go and pursue a relationship with her cousin, Hannah could have easily had taken it the wrong way and accused me of breaking one of the girls codes but her reaction did surprise me to say the least. With the upcoming dance I contemplated of taking things further with Mason that night since it did seem the perfect time to do so

Hannah and I finished touching up our make up in front of the mirror before stepping out of the restroom together, we found Clay and Mason talking to each other on the opposite side of the hallway waiting for us as we joined the boys

'You ok Jess' Mason asked

'I'm ok now' I beamed

Clay and Hannah intertwined their hands together as Mason dropped his arm around my shoulders and kept me close by him, it may have meant nothing to him but a few faces were looking over to us and noticed his innocent action. I could get used to the idea of Mason being my boyfriend as the four of us walked to our next class of the day…..

Mason's P.O.V

The school day had come to an end and Hannah, Clay, Jessica and myself were called to see Mr Bolan in his office instead of attending homeroom. For our little escapade we were given detention for the week and we had to give back to the school, they had assigned us jobs to do around the school during detention so we weren't sitting on our backsides doing nothing but staring up at the clock

Jessica and Hannah had been paired up together to help the kitchen staff clean up the canteen and thoroughly clean the kitchen. Clay and I had been passed over to Coach Patrick and were given the task of pumping air into all of the school's balls.

We were left to our own devices in the workout room to fill air into the balls, in fifteen minutes we had worked our way through half of the bags we had been given. Since we were left alone in here now seemed like the perfect time to talk to Clay about a personal problem

'Can I ask you something of a very delicate nature Clay?' I pipped up, gain my friend's attention

'You can talk to me about anything Mason, there's never been any topic that we couldn't talk about'

'It's really quite embarrassing really'

'It's not about something down there is it' Clay questioned, nodding to my groin

'No' I reiterated, shaking my head. 'Why would you say that Clay?'

'You said it was something embarrassing and a delicate nature. If you got a problem down there I ain't looking at it'

'Everything is fine in that department Clay, that wasn't something I wanted to talk to you about' I explained. 'When we were in Stonehawk at the street party, I watched you and Hannah dance so amazingly and freely without a care in the world'

'Yeah'

'And I was hope that you could teach me how to dance like you, I really need the help Clay and there ain't much time before the winter formal'

'Are you telling me you don't know how to dance Mason?'

'That is what I'm telling you Clay, I've got two left feet when I hit the dancefloor'

'How bad are you Mason at dancing'

'It would be an understatement to say I'm the worst in the world because my words wouldn't do it justice if you saw Clay. I showed Jess at the street party and I could feel her cringe all over just watching me'

'Jesus Mason you may be beyond my help there'

'I know you can't turn me into a ballroom superstar in this short amount of time but all I want to do is just give Jess at least one dance at the winter formal, she isn't expecting much from me that night but I want to surprise her. Please help me Clay' I begged, giving him my best puppy dog eyes

'Alright Mason I'll teach you how to dance'

We quickly finished pumping all the balls that we had to do during our detention so Clay could teach me how to dance, after placing all the equipment back where it belonged Clay and I went back to the workout room and locked the doors…..

After a while Clay had shown me a few basic dance routines for a simple waltz on the dancefloor, it started off with a few simple step moves before he showed me a few twists and drops that I should do with Jess on the night. It took a while to get going but my feet were starting to get some sort of rhythm in them

'I don't get why I am the girl I should be the one leading the dance' I exclaimed

'Because you need to watch what I do so you can take it to Jessca'

'Are you still free to teach me Clay for the week ahead'

'We can always put an extra hour of practise in after our workout session if that is convenient for you Mason'

'Thanks again Clay for do this for me'

'No problem buddy I know you would do the same for me if I asked for your help'

'It seems like I am always asking for your help nowadays'

'Glad to be of service to someone that appreciate me'

'And who says that your not appreciated Clay? I sure don't for a start and so do many others. I'm one of the lucky few to have a friend like you in my life'

'Maybe I need to count my blessings a bit more' he sighed deeply

'You don't know what you lost until you do Clay, being grateful for everything that has happened in your life so far'

'Then why do I feel so damn invisible sometimes around here, I just want people to notice me around here'

'You've got a skill most people would want around here and that's being a chameleon. You blended in with the crowds so easily' I explained. 'Your time will come Clay and then you can have the limelight all to yourself'

'I ain't a jock and neither do I possess any athletic abilities to show off to anyone'

'You'll think of something to do Clay, just let it come naturally to you' I replied. 'Can we now please get back to our lesson'

'Sure thing' he nodded his head

Clay and I took our positions again as we put one set of hands together while the others went to our natural resting positions on each other's bodies. We were just about to start practising again when we heard a loud crash of a locker door slamming in the boys room

'What was that?' Clay questioned

I decided it was best that we investigated what the noise was and where it had come from, for all we know it could Jessica and Hannah just mucking about to give us a fright. Checking the whole of the boys locker room nothing looked out of place and no one was here, it must have been our imagination running wild and we thought we heard a noise

'There's no one here Mason' Clay proclaimed, after checking the showers

'It was probably nothing then' I sighed deeply. 'We can continue our lesson another time Clay, thanks for showing me some moves now'

I walked over to my locker in the boys room so we could get our bags and finally leave school for the day after serving detention. After handing Clay his bag a small bit of film fell out of my locker and dropped to the floor, bending over to pick up the piece of film I noticed it was another polaroid; the picture was of girl bare chested on a bed with Bryce groping her breast and kissing her neck sultry as she appeared to be passed out

'Do you know who that girl is Clay?' I asked, inspecting the polaroid more

'It looks like Pablo's little sister'

'Jesus'

I hate to think if Pablo knows what Bryce had done to his little sister with the picture evidence in my hand even if he didn't want to believe it. I need to find Pablo's little sister tomorrow and have a little chat with her to know her side of the story; truth be told I don't expect it to be any different from the other girls that attended Liberty who were raped by Bryce…...