Author's Note: Hey guys! Thanks to all of you who have been supportive especially since starting college as I haven't been able to update regularly any more. As I have said, I will update when possible but it depends because some days I get nearly no homework and some days I get loads.

Danni x

The next day

I walked into school that day and stood with Karla, Philip and Ros as we were all discussing our days and just whatever came to mind. We were a little friendship group and we were in a few lessons together, English being the main one.

"How have your nightmares been?" Philip asked. I told the three of them because they were my closest friends in the school and I knew that it would do some good. They were brilliant actually and really supportive.

"Better actually. Got one last night but it was nowhere near as bad. I'm gonna see how the next few days go and keep people posted."

"That's great! Things are looking really good." Ros encouraged.

"I agree." Karla showed her support.

"I just can't wait to heal. I can then join the sports team. You lot may be ace in the classroom but sport is my field."

"You spoke to Clarkson?" Philip asked.

"Yea. Spoke to him yesterday and he seemed happy with it."

"I watched a match between us and Forest Mount once and you were a good captain." Ros gave her view. I had no idea that she had seen me play before.

"You were captain?" Karla sounded surprised.

"Yea." I said shyly. Ros and Philip then said that I shouldn't be shy of my achievements but I couldn't help it to be honest. It's just the way I am.

Max was in his office with Rachel, Kim and Chris. He decided the first thing to be discussed would be how yesterday went.

"I think what needs to be discussed first doesn't even need saying." Chris (who knew the least about what had been happening) put forward.

"How was she last night?" Rachel was quick to jump the gun before Max had even said a word.

"She was fine. She said she had a nightmare but it was nowhere near as bad. She's told her closest friends too but that was her decision." Max informed the rest of the team.

"Do you know who she told?" Kim asked. She was happy that Pandora had told someone of her age.

"Ros, Philip and Karla. That's who she hangs around with the most anyway."

"Great to know. How much do you know about this Chris?"

"That Pandora has been having really bad nightmares about what happened with Rachel and Bianka and it's also affected her work. By the way, I spoke to the exam board yesterday but I need some of you to back me up, mainly Rachel and Kim. They might not want to speak to Max since it's clear that you are her father and you may sound bias. They won't know that Rachel is Pandora's mother so that doesn't affect anything."

"Right well, Kim if you can stay after this meeting and we can get this email sorted or we can phone and get someone in. Do you need any mentioning, Chris?"

"You just need to say that I've told you to contact them about providing some evidence for Pandora Tyler for special consideration with her coursework. You then need to explain why she should have special consideration."

Rachel then got on the phone to the exam board whilst Max offered to talk to Chris outside. He sat down with him and discussed arrangements and any other details that weren't mentioned in there that he needs to know about. Mainly that Kim is planning to have a once a week session with her and that's probably going to be during tutor time.

About ten minutes later, Rachel put the phone down and circled a date in her calendar, "I've persuaded them to come in so us three can put our case forward. I asked who they wanted there and they said all four of us. They're coming next week so get cover organised." She explained to Kim. Kim then left the room and relayed the information to Chris and Max. They both seemed happy with the arrangements and Chris said that he would speak to Pandora during tutor time.

Back in the science lab, Pandora was sat looking over her notes for her English Literature assessment today. It was just to see what they knew, what they didn't and all that kind of thing. Because it didn't mean anything, Pandora wasn't particularly nervous about it but she still knew that she had to treat the assessment as if it was the real thing so her teacher had a good idea about her progress.

Once her tutor had done the register, he asked for her to come outside a minute so he could have a word. Pandora guessed that it was going to be about last night since she knew that he was going to be updated by Max if not by Kim or even Rachel.

"You know how I said I would try to get you special consideration? The exam board have agreed to come in next week and speak to me, Kim, Rachel and Max. It's not guaranteed but the fact they have agreed to come in, shows that they take the case seriously. If they thought there was no chance they wouldn't have agreed to speak with us further about it."

"What is special consideration exactly? I don't quite understand it."

"It's to help students who have been at a disadvantage due to something that was beyond your control. Because what happened with Rachel affected you with your coursework, and you couldn't control what happened, we've contacted the exam board to see if they can give you a bit more leeway when marking it."

"Okay. Just thought it'd be best to know."

"Not a problem with that. Anything else you want to know?"

"No but, I just wanted to apologise for not saying anything to you about what was happening."

"Don't worry about it. You told somebody and that's all that matters. It doesn't matter, to me at least, who you told. Max has told me that you're going to have sessions with Kim just to see how things are going so I just need to know when they are. And if you need to go and speak to your mum and dad anyway, you can always just ask to go during tutor."

"Thanks again Sir."

"Pleasure." We then went back in and I got in with finally testing myself by making sure I knew what I needed to about the characters for my assessment.