The next morning Catherine was discharged from hospital. She thanked Zoe and then left the hospital. Rachel took Catherine back to school were they talked about the situation and brought Danielle up to talk about what she did.
" The way forward is that we are going to get the police involved with this situation. Bullying will not be tolerated in this school and we're going to get this sorted out. I will be here for you every step of the way." Rachel explained
" Thanks Miss. But I'm really scared." Catherine told Rachel
" It's okay. You don't need to be scared of anything you've done nothing wrong you are the victim here. I have spoken to the police about what has happened and I knew you wouldn't be feeling up to talking to the police so I wrote down what you told me and I spoke to them for you. The police have charged Danielle with misuse of communications and also because it is bullying she has been suspended and won't be coming back to this school." Rachel explained
" So will I have to speak to the police or not? I don't mind talking to them about it. Will this all really be over miss?" Catherine asked
" The police would like a word with you and they will be in school in about 10 minutes. This will die down and shall be over soon." Rachel explained
The police turn up at Rachel's office wanting to speak with Catherine. Rachel sat beside Catherine for moral support and held her hand while she spoke to the police about the bullying.
" Catherine Turner? Hello I'm DCI Reid. I know about what happened and I'm sorry you've been a victim of this. Miss Mason has already told me what has happened so you don't need to explain it again. We have it all written down if you'd like to read it and confirm that this is correct?" The policewoman explained
Catherine read the notes and confirmed that they were all correct.
" Yes they are correct. So what happens now?" Catherine asked
" Well Danielle will be charged with misuse of communications. The stuff on Facebook has been taken down and the accounts of the people involved have been deactivated." The policewoman explained
" So is this over for good?" Catherine asked
" Most likely. I know this will be hard but I'm sure that Miss Mason here can help you get things back on track." DCI Reid said
" Yes Catherine I can help you, If you have any problems or need someone to talk to I'm always here and my office door is always open for whenever you need to talk." Rachel explained
" Thank you miss," Catherine replied
The policewoman left and Rachel wanted to suggest something to Catherine.
" Listen Catherine, I've been thinking and because of what you've been through the past few weeks and it hasn't been easy how about you come and see me once a week and we can talk. We can talk about anything that's bothering you. I can help and just listen." Rachel explained
" That's actually a good idea," Catherine replied
" Good. Come and see me tomorrow and we can chat," Rachel said
" Okay, Thanks miss," Catherine said
" Great." Rachel replied with a smile
A month later Catherine was progressing very well at school. She made lots of new friends and started to settle in very well. She still speaks with Rachel once a week about things but that has really helped her with her confidence after what happened. She seemed to be happy at Waterloo Road and in the end everything was okay.