Sorry for the wait, hopefully you will enjoy this is based on an old WLR episode

The kids had a great first couple of weeks at school, they were all settling in and the girls were even making new friends, for the first time in their lives they were not in the same class and had a chance to make new friends on their own. Zara and Olivia were in the same class, but Katie was in a class with her new friend Evie.

Michael had been behaving as far as her parents and sisters were aware, he and Hannah had grown close and had shared a kiss or two much to Hamish's annoyance, but the two were still friendly and in the same registration group. They shared a few classes together as well and were friendly with some of the girls in their year, who also were friendly with Hannah.

Their 2nd week was coming to an end, and they were getting ready for a barbecue to celebrate Eddies birthday.

"Good Morning Birthday Boy" Rachel kissed Eddie, she had just come out of the shower.

"Oh, I could wake up like this every day" Eddie replied as he pulled Rachel down onto the bed

"Eddie, my hair is soaking" Rachel squealed

"I don't care"

"We need to go to work, we can have a lie in tomorrow" Rachel pulled herself off the bed to get ready.

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"Happy Birthday Dad" Katie shouted as her Dad entered the Kitchen and handed him a present and card, "It's from me and Zara" she added

"Thank you Sweetheart" Eddie kissed heron the forehead "Where is your sister?"

"Still getting dressed".

Eddie, Michael and Katie sat down to breakfast, before Rachel joined them.

"Morning, where is your sister. We need to go soon" Rachel said as she grabbed some coffee from the pot, she wasn't really a breakfast person.

"Still getting dressed" Katie

"Well she better get a move on" Rachel walked towards the stairs "Zara, Hurry up we are going to be late"

"Almost ready" Zara called down.

"What has got in to her lately, she spends more time getting ready than you do" Eddie said to Rachel.

"She is almost a teenager, its to be expected"

"I wish they would stop growing up or at least slow down"

"Don't say that, or we will never get a night alone again" Rachel whispered back

Zara had been getting ready, she had rolled her waist band up on her skirt and had undone the top couple of buttons on her shirt, her make up had been applied, being only 12 she hadn't quiet mastered the subtle art of modest make up. She found a long coat and put it on and tied the waistband tightly so her parents didn't see her new look. She took a deep breath and quickly ran down the stairs, out of the door and into the back of car shouting that she was ready.

"Finally" Rachel said getting into the car with the girls as Michael went into Eddies, Rachel had a meeting off-site in the morning so needed to drive her own car and she wanted to pick up more supplies for the barbecue.

"Why are you wearing that, its boiling today?" Katie asked her sister looking at her from the front seat.

"Cos, I'm cold"

"Are you not feeling well love" Rachel said turning round to look at her daughter

"No, I think I have a cold"

"OK Love, well if your not feeling well later come and see me, but you can take that make-up off before we get to school, there are wet wipes in the centre console."

"But Muuuuumm" she whined

"Don't but Mum me, no make up during the week, you can wear some at the weekend"

"Yeah and it looks slutty!"

"Katie, that is enough, come one lets just get to school"

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Michael, Hamish and three of their friends , Bryan, Eilidh and Rosie were in chemistry with their teacher Mr Davis. He was eccentric, and couldn't really control the class and had yesterday got a wig. Rosie and Eilidh had been out the night before in Glasgow at the Garage, and were still a little drunk, especially Rosie.

"Mr Davis, is that a rat on your" Bryan shouted

"Ohi, that's enough, any more out of you lot and you will spend the rest of the morning in the cooler"

"All right, Keep your hair on" Michael shouted to laughs from his classmates.

"Cooler, Now" My Davis shouted.

Michael hadn't been to the cooler yet, he assumed that this was something his parents had brought into this school from their days at Waterloo Road as they had a cooler too, he was no stranger to that cooler however.

The cooler at Calderbrae high was next to the head and deputy heads offices, it as no coincidence that it was located their, Rachel wanted her management team to have clear visibility of who was going in and out of the cooler. He got up from his desk and walked towards the cooler hoping he could avoid his Dad and Step Mother.

"You know what you need" Bryan said to Rosie, "the hair of the dog"

"And where will she get that we are in School" Hamish replied

Bryan managed to get to the store cupboard without Mr Davis seeing and grabbed a bottle of Ethanol, which he then poured some into a bottle of Irn Bru.

Rosie even in the condition she was in was sensible enough to know not to drink it, but that didn't stop Bryan and Hamish making up more bottles after buying some from the vending machine.

"We don't sell to anyone under 4th year, this stuff is not for kids" Hamish said, thinking he would not want his sisters buying this.

At morning break, Hamish and Bryan started to sell the laced Irn Bru to the kids at the school, but Bryan not sticking to his end of the bargain sold to kids as young as first year.

Zara had bought a bottle off of Bryan, as had Hannah earlier on during break. Olivia had seen everyone else with one and wanted one too, she and Zara had decided to save their bottles and sneak off from their barbecue tonight. She walked up to Hamish, hoping her brother would sell her one.

"How much are they?"

"Not for you short arse, 4th years and up, you won't be able to handle it"

"I'm not a short arse, I can handle it, and if you don't give me one, I'm sure Rachel and Eddie would love to know what you are up to" she said.

"No, your still not getting one, but I'll get you some buckfast for later if you want instead"

"Fine" she replied, before walking to the other side of the yard where Bryan was and bought a bottle from him.

Olivia walked back to her brother to gloat, when he started to chase her to get it off her. Olivia suddenly ran into someone and saw it was Rachel who was coming back from her meeting, she quickly hid the bottle behind her back and realised that was a mistake, Rachel would never have questioned a bottle of Irn Bru but now she hid it she knew she would. She looked behind her but noticed Hamish had managed to avoid being seen.

"Olivia, what is behind your back" Rachel asked

"It's nothing Rachel" Rachel raised an eyebrow, she had spoken to the McDoanld kids as well as her own before they started Waterloo Road to remind them that she was Miss Mason, and Eddie Mr Lawson at school.

"Sorry Miss Mason"

"I won't ask you again, what is behind your back?" Olivia pulled the bottle from behind her back.

"Its just juice, you know my mum doesn't like us drinking a lot of fizzy juice, and I thought you might tell her"

Rachel knew that she was lying she has known Sue for 10 years and had babysat her kids often enough to know they were allowed fizzy drinks.

"Well I know that's not true" Rachel said as the bell went. Olivia went to move to class.

"Hold it right there, give me the bottle?"

"But I'll be late for class Miss and Mr Lawson won't like that"

"I am starting to lose my patience here" Rachel said her voice starting to raise "Give me that bottle"

Olivia handed it to Rachel and sighed, she knew she was going to be in trouble. Rachel opened the bottle took and sniff and recoiled at the strength.

"All right Young Lady, my office right now and wait for me there"

Olivia made her way to Rachel's office, there was no way she could get everyone else in trouble she was going to have to come up with something though.

Rachel quickly walked round the school to see if she could see anyone else acting suspiciously but everyone was in class. She made her way back to her office as always glanced into the cooler, she was surprised to see Michael there, but that would need to wait. Rachel walked into her office and slammed the door behind her.

"Well, I can't say I was expecting to see you in here, I want answers" Rachel got to her desk and sat behind it looking at Olivia, who sat silently

"Well, explain?"

"What do you want to know?"

"Let's start at the beginning, where did you get it from?"

"A boy was selling them, I think he was in 4th year"

"Do you know who he was?" Rachel asked, to which Olivia shrugged

"Your really not helping yourself here, you are in a lot of trouble, tell me something about the boy who sold you this"

Olivia started to cry, the last thing she wanted was to be in trouble.

"I'm sorry, I don't know, he was a 4th year, he had brown hair, I really can't say any more"

"Can't say... or Won't say?"

Olivia stayed silent, she really didn't want her brother to get into any more trouble.

"All right, go to the cooler, you can stay there until you are ready to give me some answers and I will be calling your Mother"

Olivia sat not wanting to move, the last thing she wanted was her Mum being called.

"Please, don't call my Mum, I swear I won't do it again"

"I'm sorry Olivia, you have left me no choice, now off to the cooler"

Rachel placed her head in her hands, if Olivia had bought it then so must have others, she took another sniff of the bottle, she couldn't work out what type of alcohol it was, but whatever it was, it was strong. She got up, to go to Eddies class room, she quickly glanced at the cooler, Michael was still there, in the back corner, Rachel was sure that was in hope that neither she or Eddie would notice him when walking by, Olivia was right at the front and from the looks of it she was crying. She opened the door deciding she wanted to know what was going on with Michael, and he was a 4th year boy, maybe he knew what had happened before.

"Michael, can I have a word?" Rachel asked sternly

"What are you doing in there?"

"It's nothing really, it was stupid"

"You don't go to the cooler for stupid, now come on tell me, I'm really not in the mood"

"I told Mr David to keep his hair on, it was a joke because he told everyone not to make jokes about his wig" Rachel tried not to laugh,

"Are you sure that's all it was?"

"I swear, what's Olivia doing in here, she's crying?"

"She is in a lot of trouble, do you know anything about someone selling bottles of juice laced with alcohol"

"No, but I did get a few texts from Hamish and Hannah when I was in the cooler, I seen them come through on my watch, but couldn't read them"

"Read them now please, I really need to get to the bottom of this"

"OK" Michael didn't want to get his friends in trouble, but he also wanted to be on the right side of his father and stepmother.

"Em well, look if I tell you promise me they won't know you got it from me"

"Yes I promise"

"It was Hamish and Bryan, they laced it with ethanol they stole from chemistry.

"I can't believe it, Thank you Love for telling me, now off you go to class and please not a word of this to anybody

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Rachel went back to her office, she quickly text Eddie before going back to her office, she knew period 3 was about to end and period 4 start. She wanted the kids to have their belongings with them.

There was a test button on the fire alarm system she could use without alerting the fire brigade, the janitor had the code, so she asked for him to do that a minute after the bell had went. The kids knew what to do and made their way out of the school building.

On her way out she seen Bryan and Hamish arguing.

"You two, with me now" she yelled as Eddie came down the stairs

"What's going on?" Eddie asked

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"These 2 have been lacing Irn Bru with ethanol and selling it round the school"

"Ethanol, are you two flaming idiots" Eddie shouted

"Even sold it to his kid sister" Rachel said

"I didn't, I said it was for 4th years and up, I never sold it to any kids"

"That does not make it any more acceptable, it was dangerous, how many bottles did you make?

"thirty" Hamish replied

"Eddie we need to search every Kid, this stuff is dangerous"

Eddie and Rachel went outside, they told everyone what they were looking for and teachers did bag searches, other teachers did locker searches in the building and soon all 30 bottles were found with list of who had them. Mr Davis handed the list to Rachel.

"I want the following pupils in the cooler,..." Rachel rhymed of the list surprised to see Zara and Hannah were also on the list.