Chapter 3 Cookie Dough

Mia's POV

I at 2am screaming with tears streaming down my face with Rianna and Ella standing over me attempting to sooth me. When did I even fall asleep? I remember listening to their peaceful breathing and knowing that if I was to sleep I would have that same night mare I had been having ever since the incident at the foster home. I hadn't wanted to sleep but my body hadn't listened I knew That sleeping would only cause me terror, pain and a lot of questions if I woke screaming as I did so often.
"Mia?" Ella said softly "are you ok?"
I nodded knowing my voice would betray how shaken I really was .
"what's wrong" Ri (Rianna) asked knowing that the only time I really nod is when I don't trust my voice.
"What was the nightmare about?" Ella said "was it about your Parents?"
"No" was all I managed to reply before bursting back into tears "its…..ttthhee ….ffosster….hhomme" I choked out while clinging to my friends for support
"What, what did they do to you?" Ri ask looking scared of my answer while Ella comforts me with soothing words. They wait patiently while I compose myself so I can finally let this story out to someone who I actually care for not the police.
"they were drugo's they sold them as well as took them but there was nothing I could really do because I needed a place to live and the agency was sick of me always getting kicked out. So I put up with it and fed and looked after myself as best I could off my wage at Foodworks but I came home from a late night shift and got ready for bed my toothpaste tasted weird and I was getting light headed but it was too late! I was still conscious but I had no control over my limbs and then…. then he tried to rape me lucky I'd spat out the toothpaste so fast so the drug didn't effect me for long I knocked him unconscious and ran to the police station." I say it all in a rush and break down yet again when I'm done My friends both hug me extra tight and comfort me and when I calm down I feel better having told them it still scares me what happened but now its like I don't bear the burden alone. "thanks for listening" I say quietly
"Of course" they reply "that's so horrible" adds Ri
" you know what you need is a girls night" Ella says immediately getting up to retrieve our raw cookie dough from the bar fridge along with ice cream, starbursts and favourites chocolates. Ri getup to grabbing her portable DVD player and an assortment of chick flicks like 27 dresses, Letters to Juliet and the classic Notebook .
"guys its 2am " I say "you need to sleep"
"NO !" they reply
"you need cheering up and when a girl need cheering up it doesn't matter what the flippin time is!" Ella replies
"yeah so move over and make room for us" Ri say climbing into bed with me " so what shall we watch first ayy?" she asks
I smile at them feeling a bit better already and yell "Letters to Juliet!"so we sit watching chick flick eating comfort food for the rest of the night… well morning. At some point all of us stopped talking and fell asleep.

Bang Bang BANG "Guy's get up! Class starts in 5 minutes!" What ! I wake with a start hearing this crap Ri's woken up too and we both start waking Ella
"Ella ELLA! GET UP!" she groans never having been a morning person we look at each other and in a look decide to roll her off the bed.
"Geezz1 Guy's what was that for?" she say angrily
"Class starts in 5 no make that 4 minute now hurry up!"
"shit " she says waking up properly and joining the rush to throw on our uniforms and get out the door.
Once we're out we start running until we relies we don't have our timetables yet so have no idea where to go! "shit" I say loudly turning around to find Doug laughing at us time table in hand.
"oh shut it Doug!" the three of us say in unison
"What do we have?" I ask impatiently not wanting to be late on the first day!
"Covert Heist" he replies still chuckling which Ri and Ella soon stop by punching him in both arm simultaneously
"Ow!" he exclaims
"that's what you get when you laugh at a Gersy girl" Ri says and we all laugh while Doug lead the way sprinting to class seen as the rest of us have no idea where it is having not seen the timetable yet. We arrive with literally 1.83 seconds to spare panting like dogs on an extremely hot day because laughing and running really just don't mix !
"So why we're you guys so sleepy?" he asks because oddly the teacher isn't here yet.
"Long story" I say as the others eye me not quite knowing what to say.
"ok" he says "well you'll tell me when we have a little more times on our hand hey?"
"yeah" I say laughing then ask "where is the teacher any way? their never late." Then I remember this is Covert Heist and Mr Rooney was absent for yesterdays arrival dinner so anything could happen… my thoughts are cut off when..