She could feel her heart stop, and for a moment she couldn't think or feel anything. Just then the sweet voice of the perfumed lady broke the silence

"Hello I'm Maura and this my partner Jane. Jane and I want to ask you about an incident that occurred between you and another young adult."

Claire not thinking straight remembers Jane is a homicide detective, and before catching herself she hears herself quickly asks, "I didn't kill him right?"

"No," replied Jane with slight concern in her voice. "But we would like you to tell us the events that happened and ask you a few other questions."

Just a man walks in the room and sits down next to Claire. "Hello Claire I'm Simon a Social Worker with the county I'm hear to help you answer the questions and to remind you to be honest or simply reply I don't remember."

Claire tenses, and feels herself slowly start uncontrollably rocking in her chair just slightly. Maura notices this and whispers to Jane to be sensitive.

Jane gives Claire a comforting look, "so do you think you could tell us about last week?" Claire nodded and began retelling the events but without giving the name of the boy she fought, or why they were fighting.

Jane notices that she isn't telling the whole story but doesn't push Claire to hard in fear she would stop talking completely.

After Claire finishes telling what happened Maura asks to examine the wounds on Claire's arms and legs, but Claire declines.

Jane notices Claire tugging at her sleeves trying to hid the many scars and bruises that lay beneath the cloth hiding the past away from plain sight.

Jane smiles softly at Claire and cautiously walks over to kneel down to the side of Claire's chair. She then made clear eye contact with her, only to have Claire look away unable to keep looking at Jane's face.

Jane put her hand on Claire's arm feeling her tense under Jane's soft touch, "baby you're safe here Maura is not going to hurt. We just want to make sure your injuries are healing properly."

Claire faces the Social worker and he nods his head slightly knowing to let the deceive do her job. Claire stared at her sleeve and finally spoke once more, "don't ever call me baby again." the words left her mouth and Jane got up off the floor and went back to sit by Maura.

Jane scrunches her eyebrows and turns to the social worker nodding her head.

He sighs and looks at Claire, " we didn't to have to do this but we can't let you go home unless we know you are safe. We are going to have a meeting with your parents and if don't feel that your home is right for you we will have to put you in foster care."

Claire becomes enraged and tries to keep her cool knowing that one wrong move could turn this whole situation sour. She begins remembering the discussions she has had with her parents about what to say at parent conference meetings hopefully her parents will remember everything and play it cool.

Claire asks to leave the room and before she get's an answers storms out of the doors and waits for her parents to be called...

Thanks again to my cousin Michaela for helping me write this chapter. If you guys like it please don't be shy and feel free to write a review.