Chapter 5: Missed Detention
Summary: Don't have one- sorry!
Disclaimer: I don't own IAHB characters (except for Nikki)...
"Nikki!" Alex yelled.
"Yeah?" I said coming into the office.
"The court date has been scheduled for next week. Do you have the pictures?"
"Yes I do."
"Can I see them?"
"Sure," I said handing him a few pictures." I have more at home."
He looked at the pictures that showed bruises on my arms, legs and face.
"This is so wrong," he said looking up. "I can't believe you took this!"
"I couldn't exactly get out of it."
"Why no?" he said raising his voice.
"I already told you, since no one stopped me, I was forced into going out with him. I wish someone cared enough to stop me.
"Well I think I've taken care of that."
"Yeah, you did."
"Don't say "yeah."
"Sorry."
"No one can force you into anything," he said after a minute.
"You don't get it," I said shaking my head.
"Explain it to me," he said sitting on the desk in front of me.
"You have no idea how many times I've tried to break up with him. Every time the same thing happens. I tell him to stay away from me, he does for a few days and then he brings me a rose and tells my parents he wants to take me out. Since they didn't care, they shoved me out the door and everything starts over again," I said brushing away the tears." I have spent so much time arguing with them about it that I finally lost the energy to fight with them anymore."
"You're telling me that your parents forced you into going out with him?"
"Isn't that what I just said?" I said sarcastically.
"Drop the sarcasm," he said sharply.
"Sorry."
"Did you really try to get out of it?"
"Do you seriously think that I want to be hit? He went to my parents because he knew they would shove me out the door. They've threatened me if I didn't go!"
"Okay, I don't know what to do here. You made some really bad choices. You could have reported it!" he said starting my pace.
"Do you have any idea how bad things would have been if I had? My parents...him. I can't even begin to imagine it...I don't want to!"
"Okay, you made some poor choices and I'm going to punish you for it. I am not happy about this at all," he said sitting down.
"I understand."
"Okay, here's the deal. After the verdict next week we're going to have a long talk about this whole thing and decide what to do. I still need to think about this."
"Okay."
"Now, get to work."
"Okay," I said turning to leave.
"Nikki, wait a sec," he said stopping me.
"Yeah?"
"Nikki!"
"Sorry!"
"I'm sorry, but I've got to know...has he raped you?"
"Um, no he hasn't, but he has tried. That was usually what the arguments were about."
"Thank you," he said putting his head in his hands.
"No problem," I said leaving.
"Hey Nikki."
"Hey guys," I said collapsing on the couch.
"Are you in trouble with Alex?"
"Yeah, he's probably going to kill me next week."
"Are you nervous?"
"The only thing I'm nervous about is if Eric's not guilty."
"He should be guilty," Val said.
"Yeah he should be, but the question is will he be guilty."
We were all quiet for a minute.
"Hey Nikki, Carlson's mad at you for missing detention."
"Oh man, guess I've got detention for the next month!"
"Minimum!" Jamie said.
"Hey, this is your fault!"
"Sorry! I owe you one."
"You have no idea!"
We glared at each other for a minute and then started laughing.
Summary: Don't have one- sorry!
Disclaimer: I don't own IAHB characters (except for Nikki)...
"Nikki!" Alex yelled.
"Yeah?" I said coming into the office.
"The court date has been scheduled for next week. Do you have the pictures?"
"Yes I do."
"Can I see them?"
"Sure," I said handing him a few pictures." I have more at home."
He looked at the pictures that showed bruises on my arms, legs and face.
"This is so wrong," he said looking up. "I can't believe you took this!"
"I couldn't exactly get out of it."
"Why no?" he said raising his voice.
"I already told you, since no one stopped me, I was forced into going out with him. I wish someone cared enough to stop me.
"Well I think I've taken care of that."
"Yeah, you did."
"Don't say "yeah."
"Sorry."
"No one can force you into anything," he said after a minute.
"You don't get it," I said shaking my head.
"Explain it to me," he said sitting on the desk in front of me.
"You have no idea how many times I've tried to break up with him. Every time the same thing happens. I tell him to stay away from me, he does for a few days and then he brings me a rose and tells my parents he wants to take me out. Since they didn't care, they shoved me out the door and everything starts over again," I said brushing away the tears." I have spent so much time arguing with them about it that I finally lost the energy to fight with them anymore."
"You're telling me that your parents forced you into going out with him?"
"Isn't that what I just said?" I said sarcastically.
"Drop the sarcasm," he said sharply.
"Sorry."
"Did you really try to get out of it?"
"Do you seriously think that I want to be hit? He went to my parents because he knew they would shove me out the door. They've threatened me if I didn't go!"
"Okay, I don't know what to do here. You made some really bad choices. You could have reported it!" he said starting my pace.
"Do you have any idea how bad things would have been if I had? My parents...him. I can't even begin to imagine it...I don't want to!"
"Okay, you made some poor choices and I'm going to punish you for it. I am not happy about this at all," he said sitting down.
"I understand."
"Okay, here's the deal. After the verdict next week we're going to have a long talk about this whole thing and decide what to do. I still need to think about this."
"Okay."
"Now, get to work."
"Okay," I said turning to leave.
"Nikki, wait a sec," he said stopping me.
"Yeah?"
"Nikki!"
"Sorry!"
"I'm sorry, but I've got to know...has he raped you?"
"Um, no he hasn't, but he has tried. That was usually what the arguments were about."
"Thank you," he said putting his head in his hands.
"No problem," I said leaving.
"Hey Nikki."
"Hey guys," I said collapsing on the couch.
"Are you in trouble with Alex?"
"Yeah, he's probably going to kill me next week."
"Are you nervous?"
"The only thing I'm nervous about is if Eric's not guilty."
"He should be guilty," Val said.
"Yeah he should be, but the question is will he be guilty."
We were all quiet for a minute.
"Hey Nikki, Carlson's mad at you for missing detention."
"Oh man, guess I've got detention for the next month!"
"Minimum!" Jamie said.
"Hey, this is your fault!"
"Sorry! I owe you one."
"You have no idea!"
We glared at each other for a minute and then started laughing.
