I honestly thought I would never upload this chapter before the real WLR ended. I just couldn't find the motive to write it and thought it would end up just being a filter chapter but nope I had truck hit me with inspiration and this chapter ended up helping me tie all the pieces together for the last chapters of this story woo!
So Lorikki broke up in the actual show last week & I'm pissed off cause Lorraine leaves in Ep 28 and if I don't get any other moments I'm going ape shit. If they only made a lesbian storyline to get viewers I will not be happy. I need a reasoning behind these to actually getting together. But wasn't the beginning of Ep 24 just asdfghjkl? Lorraine in a dressing gown was too much for me. And Nikki's smile when Lorraine walked into her classroom omg how could Lorraine break up with that?! My heart broke for both Lorraine & Sonya with their mum, that's just heart breaking. Is anyone still reading this? No... I'll shut up now then...
Anywho, enjoy once again. I'm going to upload chapter 6 by the end of the day I've had that one done for weeks. ;)
"You're doing great," Lorraine said.
"Don't feel as if I am," Nikki ran her hand over her face and breathed out. "I feel like Michael's breathing down my neck this week."
Lorraine shook her head. "That's partly my fault. I got into a bit of an argument with him last week about you being deputy."
"What'd he have to say?"
"Nothing," Lorraine was quick to respond. "I didn't let him argue the point."
Nikki nodded.
Lorraine was sat on the edge of Nikki's desk in her office. She had been working on a timetable for the next term before Lorraine had walked in smiling. She had PRU classes to attend to after the break and Lorraine had said she would take over the timetable.
"So, where's the camera in this room?" Nikki changed the subject.
"Behind my head," Lorraine pointed behind herself without taking her eyes of Nikki.
The brunette quickly glanced over the blonde's shoulder and waved briefly at the camera before giggling slightly looking at Lorraine who had joined in.
"Sonya's going to love that," Lorraine smiled.
The two fell into a comfortable silence just as the bell rang for break to be over.
"That's my cue to leave," Nikki pushed herself up from her chair. Lorraine and Nikki's arms touched briefly as they swapped over, Lorraine now sat in the chair, her hand ready on the mouse and Nikki standing at the edge of the desk. "I'll see you later," she said before leaving the room.
Lorraine swept her hair to one side, walking down the halls. She could only hear the sound of her heels clicking against the floor tiles as she watched her own movements.
"Hey, hey, Donnegan," Barry projected as he strutted over to her. "You look exceptionally beautiful today," he eyed up her black lace dress. "Going anywhere?"
"Shouldn't you be in class, Mr Barry?" she stopped walking to be face-to-face with him.
"Yeah, Ms Boston let me go out for a pee break, in't that nice?" he smirked.
Ms Donnegan rolled her eyes at him. "Very well then."
"I would love to continue this, beautiful but I really," he cupped himself outside his trousers and done a little dance, "really next to go."
Barry winked at Lorraine and eyed her up and down once again before the two went their own ways.
Ms Boston was individually teaching her PRU pupils one by one on the computers when Ms Donnegan made a surprise entrance. She was quick to excuse herself from the pupil she was working with to ask what she was doing here.
Ms Donnegan signalled to Ms Boston to join her over at the brunette's desk.
"Hope you don't mind this but I had an idea and had to get some feedback so I thought what better than these guys," she whispered. They were leaning against the wooden desk, scanning the quiet, working classroom as the blonde spoke. "Look at that, you got them trained quick. Not a word from one of them. I told you, you were doing great." She pointed out, her voice still low.
Ms Boston smiled. "It's probably you. They fear you," she laughed quietly.
Regradless, Lorraine was right. They really had improved
Ms Donnegan shook her head and pushed Ms Boston's arm lightly before clapping her hands together. "Right listen up you lot!" she spoke up.
Once all the pupils had their heads turned away from the computers and facing her, Lorraine continued. "Mr Byrne, Ms Boston, here, and myself have been talking these past couple of weeks on what we can do to help you with your education so can you suggest for the rest of your time here at Waterloo Road and will benefit the future pupils?"
"Think about your own interests as well," Ms Boston included. "These will be classes after school."
"A politics club!" One pupil spoke up. "You know, where we discuss this country's laws and such…"
The rest of the class laughed, shaking their hands.
"History classes?" Another one, James, said. "Where we can learn about the parts we want to like propaganda?"
"That's what history lessons are for, dumbass," Kacey said. "We already have them with Miss McFall remember?"
"What about a school newspaper?" Rihannon suggested. "We can write in here in the PRU like what will be in each issue then make it in the after-school classes?"
"That's a good one," Ms Donnegan agreed. "That's like what you were saying, James, you can make posters to promote it."
"What would you put in it?" Ms Boston asked.
"Reviews on classes?"
"A sports page," Kacey suggested. "When there's a school football match, we can write about the match. The final scores and interview the players?"
"That sounds like a great idea, Kacey," Ms Boston smiled at her. "It would look good to if journalism is a field any of you want to into after school."
"What about a page 3, Ms," Barry came walking back into the classroom, straight away getting involved. "You'd look good on it, Ms Donnegan." He winked and the class tried to hold back their laughter.
"Age appropriate, Mr Barry, please," Lorraine didn't let it affect her as she bit back. She glazed over at Nikki for a second whose jaw was tight, tongue in cheek.
"Fine, a gossip page then," he asked. "Not like one where we start making up crazy stuff but one where we talk to the couples of this school. Any romance speculations, future school plans, that kind of stuff."
"We'll think about that part," Ms Donnegan nodded. "But other than that, really good idea guys, I'll talk to Michael about it. Give yourselves a round of applause."
Nikki leaned over to Lorraine, clapping along with the class. "What about the cost of all this?"
"I've got that covered, don't worry," she whispered back, smiling at the pupils, not making eye contact with Nikki.
"Right it's time I let you guys get back to lesson," she pushed herself off the desk, her legs felt like jelly being leaning for so long. She turned to Nikki. "Thanks for letting me talk to them, I shall now go intrude the younger years' classes," she laughed.
"I think it's in the kids' best interest, why can't we set it up?"
After discussing it with the younger years', Lorraine had taken the idea to Michael who, as of right now, was not as keen as the rest of Waterloo Road. She had told him all the plans and how it will help pupils in the long run but he wasn't seeing eye-to-eye with her. She was the benefactor and he wasn't seeing how it was benefiting.
"Whose pockets is it coming out of?" he asked in a stern voice, arms folding over his chest as he leaned back in his chair.
"Mine," Lorraine stated. "Just the printing comes out of the school budget. This class will be done in the computer lab I paid for."
"What about a teacher?"
"I have no knowledge on how to create a newspaper. We get in a professional," she breathed out. "We hire the person as a temporary at first and, if it works out, we bring them back full time next term."
Michael nodded. Lorraine could tell by his facial expression that he still wasn't one hundred per cent keen on the idea but she was hoping her words where changing his mind slightly.
He went to reply to her but before he could, the office door opened.
"Michael, have you seen the time," Christine looked over at Lorraine quickly from the doorframe. "It's time to go,"
Michael sighed and nodded towards Christine then looked back at his investor. "Fine, Lorraine, do it. But I'm counting on you not to mess this up."
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