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Danni x

"Right that's us done. Hopewell will just be happy that we've done it."

"Do you need a lift home? You're probably in enough trouble as it is even though he's lying." Karla offered as we packed up, separating the sheets so they stuck with the right person.

"Please. Can you please not tell anyone about today? If one person finds out about it, I'll have everyone on my back." Thankfully, Karla nodded her head in agreement but told me, "If you keep anything a secret for too long it'll hurt more. If it's getting too much go to Miss Mason."

"I will. Thanks Karla." I hugged Karla and went downstairs to ask her mum if she could give me that lift that Karla offered. Her mum happily accepted and grabbed her car keys.

"Will here be okay Pandora?" The driver asked as we approached the street corner that my house was near.

"Yea sure. Thanks a lot." I thanked as I got out of the car and, dreading confronting my father, started walking to the house. I hurriedly burst through the door and saw my dad in the sitting room. He wiggled his finger, beckoning me to the room he was in.

"Show me what you've done whilst at Karla's then." I got the folder out of my bag and handed it to him. He flicked through the essay plans, drafts of parts of it and annotated notes on my copy of the poem I had been given that morning. I could feel my heart pounding inside my chest but it felt so powerful I thought it was going to escape. I also noticed my hands were shaking so I clamped them together to try to not make it obvious that I was nervous, maybe even scared.

"Good work. There was still no need to make a big deal of this last-minute."

"How did I know that Hopewell would give me assignment due for tomorrow? Me and Karla both struggled in class so she suggested meeting up after school. You should be happy that I'm not sticking with the Foster's lot since they're causing so much shit. You should be happy that I am friends with someone from the other school."

"And I am. But there's no need to have the attitude is there?"

"You're the one who has been lying! I text and phoned you and you still said that you knew nothing about it! What was the point of that?"

"Don't you dare question it!" He then stood up and used his height to his advantage, standing over me and making me feel so small. I only regret what I said because of what he did next. He took my file and threw it to the floor making the papers go everywhere. He then walked off whilst I was left to pick them all up before going up to my room. I must have cried for hours in there. Luckily, all the work was still in tact but there was still no need for him to do what he did.

Meanwhile with Karla

"I do think we should tell Miss Mason about Mr Tyler." Karla's mum suggested whilst the mother and daughter were on the way back from dropping Pandora off.

"I agree but Pandora doesn't want everyone on her back. She's said she will speak to Miss."

"I'll ring her in the morning and tell her what happened anyway. It'll be worth her knowing that Max has lied about not knowing where Pandora is."

The next morning, I woke up and got ready for school, not even bothering trying to cover up the bruise on my arm. I didn't bother wearing my blazer on the way there and I went straight to tutor. I had Mr Mead for tutor. I wanted to tell him everything I really did but who was he going to listen to? A young student who has recently been off the ball or his boss? There was no point in me speaking to him about anything that was going on.

Lindsay, who sat next to me in tutor as Amy and Siobhan were in another group, noticed the bruise on my arm and noticed that I couldn't concentrate on anything.

"You alright Pandora?"

"Yea why do you ask?" I tried faking a cheery tone but it wasn't convincing enough.

"You've been staring out the window and you've got that bruise on your arm."

"It's nothing. I'm just tired."

She smiled at me and continued texting on her phone whilst I looked over my English homework, checking I had everything in the file. God knows how many times I checked that file since he had held it. I don't know why I was worrying so much.

The rest of my lessons went as normal. Hopewell was really pleased with myself and Karla and didn't mind that we worked together at all. Had science with Mr Mead and that went fine too. I couldn't concentrate all day though and my teacher's must have surely picked up on this. My suspicions were realised when in my French lesson with Miss Haydock, Miss Mason came and asked to speak with me. We went out on the corridor.

"Have I done something wrong Miss?"

"No. I just wanted you to come to my office because I need to talk to you." We started talking as we left the corridor and went through to her office. We both sat down on the sofa in the corner of her office and she placed a hand on my shoulder just like she had on my first day when I was late.

"Is everything okay between you and your dad?"

"Why do you ask?"

"Karla's mum phoned this morning and explained what happened last night. Miss Hopewell and Mr Mead have noticed that you've been quiet and haven't been able to concentrate today."

"He'll kill me if he finds out I've told you anything. I'm sorry Miss but I can't." Tears began to fall and I placed my hands over my face. Miss Mason placed her hand on my back and rubbed it, forcing any sobs out.