When I came back with Mr Mead. I put my book on the table put my name on it. I copied off the board. We did an experiment.
"Does anyone know the equation for Magnesium?" Mr Mead asks.
I put my hand up.
"Yes Miss Walters." He says.
"It's MG isn't." I say
"That is correct. Does anyone which Metal is good conductor of electricity?" He ask.
I put my hand up again. Don't ask I'm the brainiest person apparently.
"Copper is a good conductor of electricity as it passes through solutions containing copper compounds, such as copper sulfate. Put some types of copper perform the negative electrodes." I say.
"Well done Miss Walters. How did you know all of that." Mr Mead asks.
"Well apparently I was smart so they put me with GCSE students when I was in Yr 8. That's how I know this stuff." I say.
"Not only is she smart but she is also good at bullshit." Amy says to her friends.
Emily and Denzil put their hands on my back to keep me from getting at her.
"Amy that's enough or else you'll go to the cooler like last time." Mr Mead says.
"Fine!" She says getting annoyed.
I gave a smirk in her direction. She just gave me the evils.
"Right guys, it's time to pack away." Mr Mead says.
We put all our things away and packed our stuff in our bags. It was break time
"Hey our sisters want to meet you." Denzil and Em said.
"Really?" I say.
"Yeah! Come on their on the hill." They both say.
We walked out and Emily shouted
"Michaela, Lindsay and Sam meet London."
"Hi London. We heard about what you did to loud mouth Amy." Lindsay says.
"Yeah. She deserves it. She doesn't know when to keep her mouth shut." Sam says.
"You know what you should join us at lunch and break. These 4 do. We all talk about things. How about we introduce you to the gang." Michaela says.
"If you want." I say.
"Bolton, Paul, Danielle, Alesha, Karlya, Sibbohn, Lauren, Amy Porter, josh and Andy come and meet the girl who battered Amy Corrie."
"Hi! I'm London." I say.
They all begin to give cuddles and everything I've never ever felt this loved before.
Back at London's house:
The police have put up a crime scene banner. The caretakers of the dead bought out a body on a bed it is in a body bag.
Everyone of the street is surrounding the house. The crime scene investigators go into the house. Two Police men begin to get in the car a drive off to somewhere.
Back to London's point of view:
Just after the introductions. A school came out along with Amy and her friends. They began chanting
"St Lewis! St Lewis! St Lewis!"
"Shut it you snobs." Michaela shouts.
We all begin to shout at each other. Me and Amy were having a go at each other.
"Come on then you slags. We don't want you here." I shout.
Emily and Denzil go round the corner to were they knew it was gonna kick off at. We were all shouting.
We all moved up the hill when they came over. We kept shouting until we went over to where Emily and Denzil were.
We took our blazers and ties off. Everyone was waiting for me and Amy I run at each other. We did and everyone else went for each other Denzil and Emily were watching.
I got up and kicked Amy. She grabbed me by the foot we both got up and continued pull at each other.
Miss Hopewell tried to stop it but it didn't work she ended up getting hit in the cheek by Amy. Miss Mason and Mr Tyler had pull us off each other.
"Grab your bag and come with me. There's people to see you. Listen get them all to the cooler. Max I'll sort it out later." Miss Mason said.
I grabbed my bag and wondered down the hill losing balance a bit. We went to pastrol care.
I saw my two little sisters there. Lexi and Jasmine were waiting there for me. They saw my state. I sat next to Jasmine and I put Lexi on my knee.
"Jasmine, Lexi and London." The man with a beard says.
"What is it?" Jasmine asks.
The man pulls a seat and sits in front of us. Miss Mason was standing beside us.
"Girls, I'm really sorry to tell you but I've got some bad news. I'm afraid your father. This morning I'm afraid your father was er." He struggled to get his words out.
Miss Mason decided to do it and gave the man can I do it look.
"Right. Erm your dad passed away this morning." Miss says.
"What you talking about?" Jasmine and Lexi say. "London, what she talking about passé away?"
"I'm sorry!" Miss Mason says.
"You mean he's dead. Our dads dead." Lexi and Jasmine say.
"Yes Love." Miss Mason says.
They both cuddled up to me. Lexi but her head in my neck. Jasmine cuddled up to my side. I stared into space. After when they said that.
"We're making arrangements for a relative to pick them up. But they are going to make statements later on." The officer says.
The two girls nod.
"No! No way! Why? We didn't see anything. Miss I need to talk to my mum." I say that as I put Lexi down.
"London I'm sorry but you can't." The officer says.
"Is my mum okay. He was hitting her this morning and last night." I say.
"That's a lie." Jasmine says.
"He was always hitting mum." I say.
"Why you saying that! He wasn't! He wasn't!" Jasmine says.
"Shut up Jas! What the hell do you know?" I shout at her.
"London please! Jas don't worry!"
"Why do they need to speak to me? I can't tell them anything it's nothing to do with me or the two girls." I say.
Miss Mason puts her arms on my shoulders.
"I know but they just need to find out what happened this morning that's all. No one is accusing you I promise you London. But you do need to tell them the truth. Whatever that is you need to tell them everything. Everything you know. Everything you heard and saw. You need to tell them. Yeah." Miss Mason says.
We did our statements and sat at Miss Masons office.
As we sat in Respeaction. I could hear Miss Mason on the phone. When she ended it I could sense her staring at us.
"London, can have a quick word love?" She asks.
I got up and walked over to her office door. I stood against it.
"I'm sorry! Your mum won't be coming home today. The police are saying your dads been murdered. They're charging her." We both turned to look at the girls.
Who looked at us both.
After school:
We all walked to the car I picked Lexi up and put her in the car seat that my aunt Jess has got. I closed the door and got in. Then Jasmine did the same but a minute afterwards she stared at Miss Mason.
"Jas, get inside the car please." Aunt Jess says.
"Okay." She returns.
She got in and we drove to Aunt Jess.
Week Later:
Aunt Jess said not to go in but I wanted to. So I got changed and got my stuff together. I put my jacket on and walked to school. When I arrived I saw people giving me sad looks. I saw Michalea and everyone else standing at the tree. I walked over to them. When they saw me they gave me a warming smile. When I arrived they all gave me a massive hug.
"I can't believe my mum did this. I mean why? He didn't do anything to us." I say.
'But he did to me! He raped me.' I thought.
"Don't worry! Just don't listen to what Amy and her gang say." Michaela says "if she bothers you come and find us. Oh Hopewell is back." Michaela says.
"Already!" I say.
"Yep. She is blaming you for this crap that's happened." Michaela says.
"Me! What the hell have I done. It was Amy who done it." I say.
"I know! But guess what London?" Emily says.
"What?" I say.
"We wanted to know if you would join us going to town. We could get flowers for your dad!" Sam says.
"Well it is his funeral. But I doubt my grandma and aunts would want to see me." I say. "If they hate my mum. Then they'll hate me and my sisters."
"Come on then. Let's get to class." Denzil says.
We all went our way to class. Me, Em and Denzil had food tech first so we went to food.
"Good morning Year 9. I would like to welcome you to our first cooking lesson." Mrs Fry says. "Miss Walters!"
"Yes Miss!" I reply.
"Miss Mason would like to see." She say.
"Okay Miss." I say.
I collect my stuff and walk to Miss Mason office. I knocked on her door. I could hear Mr Tyler on the phone.
"Yes!" Miss Mason replied.
"You want to see me Miss." I say.
"London, erm yes. Let's go outside." She says.
We went outside. She closed her door as well as the office door.
"Okay take a seat." She says. "I just want to know how your coping."
"Fine. We're fine." I say.
"Yeah! Your case worker says it's your dads funeral today but your not going." She says.
"None of my mums side are going." I say.
She nods.
"I see. How do you feel about that?" She asks.
"Whatever?" I reply looking at the floor.
"How about your sisters." She says.
"They're not going because their to young. Okay!" I say getting pissed off that she can't leave me alone.
"How about we get some flowers and take them?" Miss says. "I can take you there. You can say goodbye probably. What do you say London?" She asks. "Okay I'm gonna check with you case worker see if it's alright." She says walking off.
I walk out of the office with my bag of to English. I sat quiet all lesson. Everyone knew what was wrong. Amy and her friends kept giving sly comments and giggles.
At break I went over to the gang. I could tell that they knew about Amy and her friends.
"You alright Lon!" Lauren says.
"Yeah I'm fine! Just pissed off with Amy and Miss Mason. They won't leave me alone at all." I say. "Miss is taking me to my dads grave but I don't want to go."
I went the canteen with Denzil and Emily at break. I ate my food in silence. The two of them tried to make a confession with me but I blanked them. Em snapped me out of gaze when she snapped her fingers in my face.
"Miss Mason is at the door waiting for you." She says.
"Okay!" I say.
I got my stuff and I put my plate away and walked over to where Miss was.
"Ready?" She asks.
"Yeah." I say even though I wasn't.
At the graveyard:
We drove in and saw my dads family walking down.
"Isn't that your nan and grandad." Miss asks.
"Yeah but I don't want them to see me." I say.
"Okay! Well wait for them to go." She says.
When they left I got the flowers off Miss Mason and walked to his grave. I put them down and said.
"You got what you deserved. I hope mum did it right because you weren't going to get Lexi at all. She doesn't deserve what I got. So I'll see you later." I whisper.
I got back up and walked to the car.
"Did he hit you as well, London?" She says as I got back in the car.
"He's dead now! What's it matter." I reply.
"Well it does matter. Because you and your sister are left with a lot of stuff you need to sort out and it's part of my job to make sure that I help you try and do that. All those bad feelings you don't take them out on someone else. That's what I'm worried about London." She says.
"I just my mum gets out soon." I say as we drove off.
When we arrived back I saw Denzil cleaning the stairs while Emily is watching with Michaela and the rest of gang.
"You okay." She asks.
"Yeah I'm fine." I reply.
"It was the right thing to do you know. You don't have anyone to talk at all come straight to me. Go on then." She says.
I walk over to the gang. I started to mine her. They laugh at me.
"So what's my son Denzil done?" I ask.
"Got into trouble with Mr Tyler." Emily says.
When we got to class! There was writing on the board saying the Bolton was a rapist. I saw Amy's friend Jessica sat there saying it's true.
"He's not a rapist. He's twice OUR age! But if you think about your acting younger than our age." Emily says.
"Shut it you." Jessica says.
"How about you shut your mouth?" I shout at her.
By the end of the day, I went back to the graveyard I hid behind a tree to see my aunt and sisters laying flowers for dad. If I could tell someone about it. When they left I walked over to the grave. I stared at it. Then I grabbed the flowers and threw them everywhere and kicked them. I walked away breathing fast.
Next day:
I walked to school and seen Michaela and everyone else. I walked up to them and I said
"My mums bayiling is going to be in the newspaper. So I just wanted us to know if I get upset or start crying it will because of Amy. She'll end up saying stuff so I wanted to let you lot know."
"Okay, babe. If Amy says anything come to me okay. Cause I'm getting sick of her at the moment bad mouthing you." Michaela says.
"Don't worry I've got a plan to get Amy back and it will start from next week. Also Emily what we got next?" I say.
"we've got Science with Mr Mead." She replies.
"Best get going then. See you lot at break." I say.
"Bye London!" They all say.
Me, Em and Denzil all walked together to Science. We all sat together.
"So today we are going to learn how to conduct Eletricity. So can I have London and Emily. As my helpers!" Mr Mead says.
We both made our way to the front when Amy tripped me at the same time Miss Mason came in. Everyone gasped. Emily and Me Mead helped me up.
"Miss Corrie cooler now." Miss Mason says. "Miss Walter can you go to my office please. I want a word."
I grabbed my stuff and ran to Miss Mason office. I sat on the chair waiting or her. When she came in she asked me to go in her office. She took me into her office.
"I wanted to talk to you about your behaviour at your home. We heard off your aunt that your being stubborn and won't do what your said." She says.
"Maybe I don't want to be the golden girl anymore. Maybe I want people to leave me alone in the future." I say walking out the office.
"London! London come back." I hear Miss shout.
I walked back to science. I took my seat back to Emily and ignored Mr Mead instructions. I sat there staring into space. Emily nudged me. I looked down and carried on with my work. I completed my work.
"Right everyone pack up its time to go." Mr Mead says.
I put my books at the end of the desk and got my stuff. I walked to English with Emily. Denzil had to got to the doctors. Me and Emily kept talking about the plan for Amy.
"Hey London! When are you going to join your mum in prison?" Amy shouts her friends laughed.
"The only person who will be is you if you don't keep your mouth shut." I say.
I got back to work and continued with it. Me an Em kept chucking balls at Amy and her friends.
Week later:
Me and Em walked with Lindsay and Michaela. We saw Karla come downstairs with Danielle and Alesha.
"You okay Karla?" Michaela asks.
"She's fine." Danielle replies.
"Don't worry, Amy isn't going to get away with this." Michaela says.
They all walk downstairs. We all looked at each other and smirked when we saw Amy.
Break time:
"Mason's letting her off!" Michaela says.
"What?!" We all shout.
"If we'd done that to Karla Mason would have us arse out here first." Sam says.
"Exactly. So if Mason isn't gonna do it we'll do it for her. Amy Corrie needs to learn if she goes against one of us she gets it back ten times worse." I say.
"We'll get done if we do it on school grounds." Sam says.
"So we don't do on school we do it when she's on her way home. I can't wait to wipe that smirk off we face. Right I'll see you guys later. Don't say a word." Michaela says.
Me and Emily went to Maths. We did our work and sorted our things out. We then went to Food tech were we had a massive food fight and got in trouble. We all laughed it off. Then for lunch we sat with Michaela and the rest. We all turn round as soon as we hear sniggering.
"Hey Walter best be careful as we don't want to flip like your mum." Amy says.
"Listen here you little bitch I don't give a damn about what you guys say to me. My mum deserves to be there anyways. So shut up and find somewhere people will like you." I say.
We all turned round to eat our dinner. When we were finished eating we all went outside.
End of the day:
We were walking downstairs.
"Do you think she'll have her gang with her?" Sam asks.
"She won't know what's hit her?" Me and Lindsay say.
"Are you two talking about Amy? I don't want anymore trouble. I told Miss Mason." Karla asks.
"Don't worry Karla! You won't have anymore trouble with Amy!" Sam says.
"That means your gonna give her trouble. Miss Mason sorted everything out." Karla says.
"She's gonna be apologising all over the pavement once we finished with her." I say.
"What you gonna do?" She asks.
"We're gonna kick her head in on the way home. We're doing it for you Karla." Michaela says.
We turned to go back down the stairs. We were walking to the cut were Amy and her friends were gonna walk through. Lauren was keeping an eye out on for her. If she saw her she would run back. She ran back.
"Their coming. Bethany, the slag Zara and Hannah are with her." She says.
"Get back! Come back when I tell you to. Don't go till I go." Michaela says.
"You up for tonight Beth." Zara asks Bethany.
"Nah I'm going to Zacks." Beth replies.
"What do you want to go that skanks house for? I thought you finished with him." Amy says.
"I never said that you did. You did all the talking today and look at what happened. I can think for myself Amy." Beth says.
Me and the rest went out.
"Alright Ames. Having a nice with your little mates." Lindsay says.
"So you need all of yours dead brave of you." Amy says to me.
"Coming from someone who beats up special needs kids." I say.
"You'll have special needs of you touch me." She says.
"You think you do wanna of ours and get a way with it." I shout. I grabbed hold of her. "No chance! This is for Karla. *punch*. This is for me. *punch* stay away from us. Come on guys." I say.
"London! London!" Everyone shouts.
We hear a car come up.
"That is enough!" I hear Miss Mason shout.
Someone grabbed hold of Amy. While someone else grabbed hold of me.
"London! Get off her! London!" Mr Mead says.
He grabs me and throws me to the side.
"What you doing?" He asks.
"What do you call this girls eh. The Lord of the jungle. Reputation comes with loyalty Amy. Right this ends now. Go home the lot of you. Move go home." Miss Mason shouts.
Everyone moves. I see Amy giving me the evils. She runs up to me and tries to hit me again.
"This isn't finished you understand!" Amy says.
"Yes it is or your finished. No exams! No future. I'll kick you out of Waterloo Road before you can blink." Miss Mason says to Amy.
Amy laughs.
"You think that's funny. Try me." She says.
Amy walks off with her friends. I grab my bag off Mr Mead and walk over to Michaela and Sam. We walked home.
Home:
"London! Is that you." Aunt Jess asks.
"Yeah it's me." I reply
"I just got off the phone with school. Care to explain why you got into a fight." She asks.
"What's it to do with you?" I shout.
I storm up to my room and slam the door shut. I got changed into my pjs. I lay in bed thinking about today. I started to cry.
