Chapter 28 Of all the people to help, it had to be him

Iziah;

Straight after my last class, I headed straight to detention, just another normal day for me, so far so good. I slumped in the chair, resting my legs on a spare chair. I went back over what I knew about this guy, which wasn't much and I still hadn't been able to work up the nerve to see what exactly was underneath Cena's band-aid. I wanted to flat out accuse him, if anything could make him hate me it was accusing him of raping a little girl, but for some reason I didn't want him to hate me, I don't know why but him hating me just wasn't something I wanted.

"Hey, you're actually here,"

"Hey Harm, what brings you to see little 'ol me, didn't think you would get detention"

Harm let out a slight giggle, "I was wonderin if you were going for the gallery this year?"

"Nah, I thought I'd let you win this year"

"Thanks for that, you're so kind"

I looked at the clock again groaning, I didn't want to be here, I wanted to be anywhere but here, that much was obvious.

"Hey Izzy"

"Hey Cena" I got out nicely before kicking myself mentally, I shouldn't of said anything to him or at least be more bitchy. John sat down at the front as I glared evily at the back of his square head.

"You know I'm surprised your here Cena, I thought you would be busy polishing your Daddy's boots"

John turned around and looked at me, that goofy grin on his ugly face. "Firstly my Dad doesn't wear boots, secondly if he did, I'd already done by now and thirdly he's on a field trip"

"Wait, so your Dads not here?"

"Nope"

"And Ms Guerrero is?" "With him on the trip"

"And the average IQ of the admin staff is?"

"Bout eighty"

"Inter-resting!"

"Izzy, you promised to be good" Harmoni warned me, that glare in her green eyes.

"Yeah thats fantastic and entertaining and all that but if you don't mind me, I need to use the bathroom" I stood up and grabbed my bag, "Bout a hundred miles away"

I rushed out the door leaving Harmoni with John and me to my own devices.

"She has a very nervous bladder"

Harmoni just looked at him, clearly lost for words. "Well I'm gonna, Bye."

Back on the street corner, willing myself to walk, so far the plan was simple, walk past the alley where I was raped, cross the street get some smokes then head on home and begin my poking and prodding, I know I probably shouldn't and let the piggies deal with it, but apparently nothing much had been done since Emma's attack, I told you they didn't care. Already she had been pushed aside and put on the back burner, no one cared anymore, that was just the way it was. As I took my wobbly steps down the street I wondered why they cared so much about what happened to me, I knew the answer which didn't make me feel any better, I was the only one from this town at the time, I was the oldest and I was raped twice. Well for me, Emma wasn't on the back burner and I was going to do something about it, as soon as I heal myself because at the end of the day, if I can't save me, how can I expect to save her. It was a lot harder than it looked, but somehow I managed to walk past the alley without going into meltdown, I was so proud that I almost started dancing in the middle of the street, if this were Greese, I probably would have.

"Izzy!"

I whipped around and there was John, in his car parked by the curb. His face twisted with that goofy smile making his pretty blue eyes sparkle.

"Are you stalkin me Cena? Cause everytime I turn around, there you are"

"Just wanted to give this back to you" He held out a black sketch book, I don't even recall having it out but apparently I did because it was in his grasp. I took it back and shoved it in my bag, "Jump in Iz, I'll give you a lift home"

I don't know why but I got a thrill spilling through me, I opened the door and jumped inside, that manly scent washing over me and warming me to the core. I guess it wasn't so bad sitting here with him, and if I were careful enough I could ask about his band-aid, it had changed, it wasn't a standard plaster now, it was a fat white one with a little dried blood. New hope flooded, if he had the cut it was infected, if he was the sick bastard I was lookin for, then the next time he struck the poor little girl could get the same infection, it was a bleak long shot but it was something. We drove in silence, little sounds of the radio pumping music, I was surprised that it was Offspring, one of my favourite bands, but I wasn't about to tell him that, that would mean a conversation and if he was the rapist I didn't want him thinking that any part of me liked him. He shifted gears and his skin brushed mine for a second, hot intense fire burned up my arm, I wasn't sure if it hurt or just felt amazing. Either way I clamped my lips tighter to stop noise. John pulled up outside my house and I realised that I hadn't made any attempt to ask about the band-aid, I guess I still didn't want to accept the possibly dark answer.

"So whats with the band-aid?" I popped out before I could stop it, I was meant to be subtle but I guess I couldn't even do that.

John tilted his arm, looking at it, his expression un-readable. "Nothin, just something I gotta keep covered"

I wasn't thinking, what else is new really? I grabbed his arm and ripped it off, needing to see that cut so I could gut him.

"Ow!" John yelped as the band-aid stuck to his skin, underneath was a very nasty looking boil, I have to say I'm really relieved right now.

"You have a boil"

John didn't move his arm, it was still in my grasp, "Yeah, I was keepin it covered to avoid infection"

"Newsflash dumb ass, its already infected" I rolled my eyes at him, infection was obvious. I slowly pulled out the sewing needle I had stashed in my ear, don't ask me why I had a needle in my ear because I don't know. I wiped it down and started on his arm. He looked at me fasicnated, I will say to his credit, he didn't yelp or scream as I twisted the needle into his infected arm, and I can tell you something like that fucking hurts, been there, done that. He flinched but I wouldn't hold that against him. I took my needle out, right on the sharp point was a little white glob. With my sleeve, I covered the hole and waited for it to stop bleeding, when it had stopped I pulled out a band-aid and recovered it.

"What the hell is that?"

"That my dear, is the core, infection will now clear itself up. Just keep it clean, wash it and so on and so fourth"

John gave that goofy grin making me wonder what the hell he was smiling about. Then it clicked, I called him dear and I had helped him instead of leaving him to suffer.

"Well bye" I quickly jumped out of the car and slammed the door in his face, he tooted which made me flip him off before he pulled away.

"Well that was rude"

I looked up and almost jumped out of my skin, my lovely twin was on the roof witnessing the whole little scene I just created with jackass. Raven cackled at me as I flipped her off marched inside,

"Get off the roof before you fall!" I called out as I went in the front door, "Or before I push you off" I muttered slamming the door shut.

Raven cackled something that I didn't hear, her tiny feet walking on the roof in delight. I went straight to my little cove and flopped down on the bed, I still couldn't believe it, of all the idiots in the world I had to help, it had to be the one I hate the most. At least I thought I hated him, I was starting to become very un-clear on that.