(Poppy's POV)
I was back in school for two o'clock and I went to the office to sign in. It was pointless rushing...There was only 25 minutes of period 5 left so there was no point rushing to get my ass kicked.
"Miss Mason wants to see you in her office" Bridget said
"Well I'd rather not. Can you just tell her I ran off before you got chance to speak to me or something?" I said
I left the office before she got chance to answer me. I heard footsteps behind me but not too close, I made it to the door before she actually called me.
"Poppy!" Rachel called
I closed my eyes for a brief second before opening them again and turning to face her.
"What?" I snapped
"Hey! Less of the attitude...What's wrong?" She asked
"Nothing! Why do you always assume something is wrong!?"
"I don't assume, I know. I know you and something's not right with you..." Rachel said
"No you don't..."
"What?" She questioned
"You don't know me. How can you? I don't even know myself..." The last bit was more of a whisper
Rachel gave me a sympathetic look. "Do you want to go and sit the cooler for the rest of the afternoon? Calm down?" She asked
"I don't need to calm down, I've got to get to class"
"Do you want me to come and explain?"
"Listen, I don't need "mummy" to come and bail me out okay? I'm a big girl" I snapped
I walked off down the stairs.
I didn't. Know where the sudden burst of anger had come from. There was old saying, 'we hurt the ones we love the most'. I think in this case that was true. I felt like my world had been turned upside down and torn apart. I went into biology.
"Poppy nice of you to join us" Mrs Diamond said
"Sorry..." I mumbled
"Sit down"
"I'm going!" I snapped
"Poppy!"
"I said I'm going!" I snapped again
"Outside. Now" Mrs Diamond said sternly
I went outside with her luckily for me the blinds were closed.
"Where've you been?" She asked
I didn't answer. I just walked off heading for the closest door.
"Poppy!" She yelled behind me
I didn't care, I was out of here. I went to the closest off license and bought 2 bottles of small vodka. The flat bottles were easier to fit in my bag.
"I.D?" The guy at the till asked
I took my fake I.D from my purse which stated I was 19. I'd never thrown it out when I left the club. I guess it came in handy for some stuff...Like now. He handed it it me back.
"Okay, 15 pound then" he said
I handed over the money and put one of the bottles in my bag while the other stayed in my hand. I made my way to some old playing fields near a basketball court. I laid in the grass and opened the bottle, It didn't take me long to get through the first bottle and halfway through the 2nd. I hadn't really eaten anything throughout the day so it went straight to my head.
(Rachel's POV)
Sian had been to see me, Poppy had managed to get herself kicked out of biology even though she was only there 2 minutes, then she'd just gone AWOL. Even after we'd gone home she hadn't turned up, Bolton hadn't seen or heard from her since this morning...I don't know what was going on. I refused to believe that this was all about Adam and I getting married. It couldn't be...
She was supposed to be at a session with Lara right now, I'd have to change that...I sighed. Where was she? I'd tried calling her, I just got voicemail. When the doorbell rang I practically ran for the door hoping it was Poppy...safe and sound. I opened the door to see Lara holding a very drunk Poppy up by the waist.
"I think I've found something of yours..." Lara said
I moved to the side and she took her through to the living room and put her on the sofa before she did herself any damage. Lara took the bottle of vodka from her hand, it was about 3/4 empty. But there was no way she was this drunk from half a bottle of vodka. I bent down and unzipped her school bag searching for more alcohol or drugs...I found the empty vodka bottle but I found a letter as well. It was a visiting order from Tom...This explained everything. I handed it to Lara and she looked at me with the same look I had on my face.
He'd messed her up so many times and even now he was behind bars he was still doing it. That's where she'd been at lunch and that's why she'd come back to school in a terrible mood. Poppy leaned forward slightly and Lara spun round, grabbing the bin before Poppy ruined the carpet. When she'd finished getting the vodka out of her system, Lara stood her up.
"I'll take her to bed, let her sleep it off" Lara smiled slightly
"Its alright I'll do it, thanks for bringing her back" I said
I took her from Lara, holding her up.
"I'll see myself out" Lara smiled "We need to rearrange that session"
"Yeah, I'll give you a ring"
I helped Poppy up to bed where she practically passed out instantly. I pulled her uniform off so I could wash it.