(Poppy's POV)
Mr Tyler took me to the cooler apparently he wanted to make sure I got there... It was just me and him in there, Mrs Fry had gone because there was no one in. He followed me and when we were about halfway up the room he grabbed my left arm tightly pulling me close to him, his face was inches from mine. He was squeezing really tight and I had to fight to hold back tears.
"I know it was you!" He snarled "And you're going to be leaving my school very soon. If you breathe a word of this conversation then I'll make sure Rachel Mason never teaches again, let alone runs a school!"
"You won't get away with that...I'll tell them what you've done" I threw back
Mr Tyler just laughed.
"And who do you think they'll believe? Me, who has 10 years exemplary service in several different schools or You, a lying, coniving, vandalising, troublemaker who has a vendetta against me...?"
I hated to admit it but he was right, who'd believe me over him? He let go of my wrist pushing me back with the force, I fell to the ground hitting my head on the corner of the table then everything just went black...
(Rachel's POV)
Lara had stayed around to see how Poppy was coping at school and today it hadn't been good at all. I knew she'd put the paint on Max's car, she bit her lip...That said it all. Lara and I had been discussing a way to move forward from this when Ruby came bursting through the door, she looked a little flustered. Lara and I both looked at her...
"Rachel its Poppy..." She said
"What's she done now?" I asked
"Nothing. She's had an accident"
The three of us rushed to the cooler, to find Poppy lying on the floor. There was blood on the corner of one of the tables.
"What happened?" I questioned
"I don't know I found her like this" Ruby answered
Lara knelt down in front of her.
"She's breathing" She smiled
"Ruby can you go and get Adam please and a first aid kit" I asked
"Poppy! Poppy can you hear me?" Lara asked
Poppy groaned gently and her eyes fluttered open.
"Do you feel dizzy? Or sick?" Lara asked
"No, I'm okay" Poppy mumbled
She went to get up.
"Okay sit up, slowly...Slowly" Lara said, helping her
"What happened?" I asked
"I don't know, it was too hot and then I guess I just fainted" She said biting the corner of her lip
I knew she was lying but I didn't want to push her.
"I don't think its too deep, just messy" Lara said looking at the cut on Poppy's head
That was true the crimson liquid had begun to seep into her honey coloured hair and it probably looked a lot worse than it was...Adam soon came in with Ruby and the first aid kit.
"What happened?" Adam asked
"Looks like she passed out, banged her head on the way down. She'll be fine" Lara reassured him as she held a dressing on Poppy's head.
"We'll wait for this to stop bleeding and then we'll get you cleaned up. Can you walk?" Lara asked Poppy
Poppy nodded and took over holding the dressing while Lara helped her to her feet slowly. They walked ahead of Adam and myself to my office. She sat Poppy down inside, holding the dressing again. Lara's other hand went to Poppy's wrist where she seemed to be checking her pulse.
"You know I should call an ambulance because you were knocked out..." Lara explained
"No!" Poppy said quickly "I don't need to go to hospital!"
"Fine. You need to wake her up every couple of hours and keep an eye on her. Make sure she drinks loads of fluids and make sure she eats something proper" Lara told me
"Yeah, I'll eat whoever wakes me up" Poppy said sarcastically
"Sense of humour is still in tact then" Lara laughed
(Poppy's POV)
My head was banging. I knew everything that had happened but what could I do? He was bigger, stronger, smarter and more powerful and I was just a kid. There was no way they were taking me to hospital either...I was still tramatised from my last bang on the head. They drilled into my skul, patched me up then kept me in for 3 weeks or something like that. It wasn't fun!