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This wasn't Elektra, this was Mandy Perkins. Mandy Perkins from the hoarding school, Mandy Perkins with the nerdy older sister, Melissa. Mandy Perkins who believwe she was the best. Mandy Perkins who had been rumoured to have kissed Hannah.
Mandy (or Elektra as she calls herself now) stormed off down the corridor, attempting to maintain her tough girl façade, yet I could see it was breaking, she was breaking.
"Don't worry about her; she's just," Faith paused for a moment, she was choosing her words carefully and I didn't blame her, "moody," I nodded, "did Mike tell you which lucky person you were sharing a room with?" she asked, smiling warmly at me.
"Probably," I replied, "I wasn't really listening," Faith forced a small laugh, however she was clearly irritated by my blunt responses, but I certainly wasn't one for elaborate extravagant responses.
"I'll go sort it out," Faith sighed heavily, making her way out, down the corridor. I glanced across at Jody who seemed to have lost interest in throwing punches at Johnny and was now sat down on the sofa beside Tyler, her eyes glued to the screen. I felt increasingly awkward stood her at the doorway, it was as if I was just expected to fit myself in easily. I scanned the room for people to make idle conversation with. A boy and girl who only looked about six were sat in the corner, playing with several stuffed animals, the girl holding a bear and the boy holding a giraffe. Jody, Tyler and Johnny were sat around the TV, all thing intently, however the bright cartoon on the screen bared no interest to me. That only left the two boys who remained playing pool. Both them looked a year or two older than me, rendering me a little nervous to go up to them, however they were the only people in the room I had gotten names from, so I found myself walking up to them. Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale. Inhale-
"Hey," the one with dark brown hair turned to face me and smiled, "Victoria, isn't it?" he asked and I nodded rather gingerly, "I'm Rick and," he gestured across the pool table at the other boy with short hair, "this is Frank," I glanced across at Frank, who waved at me, "he has cerebral palsy," Rick added and I nodded once more, "do you want a go?" he asked gesturing with the pool cue.
I felt my cheeks turning a deep red as I became incredibly flustered in a rather short space of time, "uhm... I can't play," Rick smiled and nodded.
"I can teach you if you'd like?" he asked, grinning at me.
"Uhm... okay," I replied, still a little uncertain.
"Victoria," I turned around instantly at the mention of my name. Faith had returned, I nodded at her.
Rick whispered into my ear, "maybe later," I looked up at him and he grinned, leaving me to nod shyly.
Faith coughed loudly, causing me to blush a little and Faith to raise her eyebrows, "you're sharing with Tee, Carmen's friend," I nodded in response.
"She's sharing with Tee?" Johnny jumped up from the sofa, rage pouring from his words. He made his way over to us an angry scowl on his face, "we don't know anything about her! She could be a murderer, a psycho for all we know!" I heard a heavy sigh from behind me - Rick.
"Johnny calm down," Faith shouted over him, "look if she was a murderer she'd be in prison, okay?" Johnny didn't seem at all satisfied with Faith's attempt to reassure him, "Johnny she's fine."
"How do you know that?" he snapped, "you don't do you? You don't know anything about her!" his eyes pierced into mine.
"Johnny it's Tee's decision anyway," Faith reminded him, yet he didn't seem to be able to step down now, even if he knew he was wrong.
"Tee will not share a room with her!" Johnny bellowed, unaware to Tee and Carmen's return.
"Johnny!" Tee ran up to us, Carmen at her heels, "what are you doing?" she glanced at me and Faith then at Johnny.
"She," he pointed a finger accusingly at Faith, "wants you to share a room with her," he glared at me as if I was simply vermin, completely below him.
"Mike said, not me," Faith added, clearly tired with Johnny right now.
"And what's wrong with that? We don't even know her yet, she could be really nice," Tee exclaimed, glaring at Johnny, clearly disappointed in her brother.
"You don't know her, you're not sharing with her," Johnny commanded, almost ordering Tee around as if she was his slave.
"That's not fair," Carmen butted in (surprise, surprise), "on Victoria or Tee or anyone. If you don't let her share with Tee then loads of people will have to move to make room for her, how would you like it if it ended up with you sharing with Tyler?" Carmen snapped, folding her arms.
"What's going on guys?" the female care worker walked in, Gina I think she was called, "well?" she glanced around at us.
"Tee is not sharing with her!" Johnny shouted, rudely gesturing once again at me.
"Johnny! I don't mind sharing with her!" Tee exclaimed, clearly distraught by all of this.
"See she doesn't mind! Victoria what about you?" Carmen glanced across at me, I could see she was clearly impatient for an answer.
"Uhm.. I don't mind," I mumbled, glancing across at Johnny, who scowled at me.
"She's only just got here, she doesn't get a vote. Tee will not share with her!" Johnny bellowed once again.
"Johnny we get the point mate, calm down," Rick added, I turned and smiled a little at him.
"Johnny calm down, man," Gina sighed, "look it's okay Victoria can share with Faith and Elektra," Elektra? No. No. No. "Faith is that okay?" Faith nodded and smiled.
"Aren't you going to ask Elektra? I asked, suddenly panicked by the situation.
"No point," Gina chuckled, "she says no to everything. Faith'll show you where your room is. Johnny you and Rick can help move the bed, yeah."
No. This was not going to be good. At all.