It was the 5th if September an Rachel was incredibly nervous, today would be the first time she seen her daughter since the incident on her wedding night.

She and Adam had made up, although Adam couldn't understand how Rachel felt about her daughter as he had fallen in the love with the woman who loved all her pupils.

Rachel had woken up at half five, a mix of excitement for starting a new term and nerves for seeing her daughter.

Adam rose at about half six and saw Rachel at the diner.

'Morning love, how come you woke so early'

'You know me Mr Flint, just excited'

Adam could tell she was nervous to, and he knew why.

'Well would you like some toast Mrs Flint?'

They ate their breakfast and then set off to start a new term at Waterloo Road

When she got into her office she started organising her things, and then got the files of the new students out, to read them once over. However one from the small pile was blatantly ignored by the head teaher. She made a mental note that her meeting with Alicia was at 8.25, and she wouldn't make sure it was short.

Rachel had met the new students, and then 8.25 came and went, she breathed a sigh of relief and then went to start the assembly.

Rachel had just finished going over her plans for the new term with Kim and Chris when she looked out her window. 'Shit' she muttered.

Alicia was sat underneath a tree by the playground, and she was smoking.

Rachel stormed out 'what the hell do you think your doing miss?'

'Why the hell do you care mum?' Alicia replied as angrily as her mother

'Dont you dare ever call me that again... At school. I'm Miss Mason, got it?!'

'Alright Miss don't get your knickers in a twist'

'My office, NOW'

They both walked silently to Rachel's office

'Right Alicia Mason, care to explain why you got expelled from St Marks?'

'What's it to you? Alicia replied whilst chomping gum

'Ok right.. Well Alicia you're on three warnings and then you're out, you hear me?' Rachel said sternly

'And no chewing gum in lessons so I suggest you chuck that out now'

Rachel held her bin up to the girl, Alicia spat it out making she got spit on her Mum's blouse. Then got her timetable and swiftly made her way out.

'See ya mum'

Alicia made her way past the classrooms until she round room7B she had English first with Mr Clarkson

'Ahhh so you must be Alicia Mason, sit down at the back there' mr Clarkson pointed to a desk at the back of the room

At the sound of her last name, most of the class sniggered, realising who her mum was.

'Right in today's lesson we're looking at Juliet's problems with her Mother,'

'Ironic' muttered Alicia

'Is there something you want to share with the class Miss Mason'

'Nah it's alright sir'

'Well then can you all get you copies of Romeo and Juliet out please'

Mr Clarkson gave a copy to Alicia and then went back to the front.

'Right seeing as it's you first day back I'm guessing your brains have shrunk again, so today as we're looking at families I thought it'd be fun to have a look at our own family tree'

Everyone was happy with this plan as they'd be able to get away with doing not much in this lesson. Everyone that is but Alicia.

Half way through the lesson Mr Clarkson had noticed Alicia not doing anything.

'Alicia, how are you getting on with your work?'

'Im not doing sir'

'Well i think you should hurry up and get something done. Now!' Said mr Clarkson trying to keep his temper

'Nah I'm alright sir'

'If you don't start working, you'll be making a quick journey to the cooler miss Mason'

'I really couldn't care less, it'd be better than doing this stupid shit.'

'COOLER NOW' Tom shouted finally loosing his temper.

As Alicia walked out the class, the class sniggered again, but this time at Mr Clarkson. Alicia didn't care if she had earned respect from the other students, she wasn't planning to stay at this dump for long.

Once she had finally reached the cooler (she had to ask some people for directions as she had no idea) she met Mr Mead the deputy head

'And who are you then, first day and already in here, not of to a good start are you?'

'Yeah..' Muttered Alicia in reply

Alicia slumped down in her chair, and because there was nothing else to do she started daydreaming.

The bell rang and she made a run for the door, but before she could leave, the Head teacher had entered.

'It's ok Chris I'll take it from here...'

Alicia went to the back of the room, sat on a table, her back still turned away from her mother. She then got some gum out.

'Alicia look at me now.'

She slowly turned round to face her mum

'What?'

'Just remember what I said, three warnings.'

With that Rachel left the room.

Please review! :)

And thank you Sarahabc0598, I know it's not like Rachel's character at all, but I wanted to see if I could explore a different side to her :)