Chapter 10 – Telling the Truth

Mandy's POV

I made my way towards Waterloo Road. Strictly speaking I wasn't allowed there but Leo needed me so I will take the risk of being seen. I was soon at the school gates I walked through them and into the school being careful to avoid any teachers or knew me; the only problem was I didn't know who Bonnie was so I had to be sneaky. I stayed outside listening to people in case I heard the name Bonnie which I did as Justin walked past the lockers.

"Bonnie? Are you coming over later for that science project or should I go to you?"

"I think you best come to mine" the girl smiled as Justin agreed and walked off. I waited until I knew Justin was long gone then walked towards the girl. She was covered in makeup and had extensions...what had Leo seen in this girl.

"Are you Bonnie Kincaid?" I asked the girl as she turned to look at me confused

"Who wants to know?" she asked me looking me up and down

"Mandy wants to know"

"And who is 'Mandy"...how do you know me?"

"I am Leo's friend"

"Ahh well watch yourself...Leo isn't as nice as he looks"

"Yeah well about that we are going to talk, where is private around here?"

"You think I am going off with someone I just met?"

"Look we can do this the easy way or I will drag you by your cheap extensions...now it's your choice"

Bonnie looked at me for a minute as if she thought I was mad (which I am) and then she nodded her head a little and monitored for me to follow. She took us to the bike sheds the ones Leo and I had hid in that first day we met.

"Right ok...I just want to know why you are saying Leo tried to rape you"

"Erm because he did"

"Yeah right I know Leo better than he knows himself and Leo could never do that he would be way to nervous, I mean when he fancied you he didn't tell you because he was to shy"

"So? This is different he was angry, been angry can make people do crazy things"

"I know you are lying you aren't acting like someone who nearly got raped "Oh of course Justin come round" I said in a high pitched voice twirling my hair mocking her "Girls who have been raped or been nearly raped would be sick at the sight of men not flirting with them"

"How do you know? Have you been raped?"

"Not me personally but...I have friends who have and they were traumatised"

"People react in different ways when things like this happen"

"Girls who have been raped or nearly been can barely say the word"

"Well I can, I am not lying"

"You seem friendly with Justin...did he tell you about his fight with Leo?"

"Fight with Leo what are you on about?"

"He told you about his busted lip didn't he and you had the text that's when you realised you could use it to your advantage"

"That's ridiculous"

"Is it? You were mad at Leo and mad he hadn't got in more trouble for the bullying so you decided to take matters into your own hands"

"He deserves it...he needs to suffer like he made me suffer"

"So you admit it? He didn't try it on with you?"

"No he didn't but he bullied me and he didn't even get punished for it...a few days of school big whoop"

"That' not Leo's fault but getting him put in jail is a little far"

"I want him to feel exactly how much pain he caused me I want him to suffer"

"Trust me...Leo is suffering more than you or anyone else will ever know"

"Yeah right he walks around the school all smug not caring about what he did"

I had got Bonnie to admit it to me but I had to somehow get her to go to the police and drop the charges. I had to think of a way to convince her.

"Well you do know that lying to the police is illegal...if they...no when they find out you are lying you can get arrested for it"

"WHAT!?" but I...I didn't lie I just stretched the truth...I can't go to jail

"If you don't end this right now you more than likely will"

"Fine come on let's go to the police station"

"Ok...ok"

We walked to the police station I went with her as there was no way I was letting her go alone as she probably wouldn't even go. I walked behind her as we walked into the police station and I walked to the counter.

"Can we see someone about Leo Fitzgerald please?" I asked the officer

"Name" he asked me

"Mandy...his sister" I said knowing a sister will go down better than his friend

A few minutes later an officer came out and I told her Bonnie had to tell them something

"You are the victim aren't you?"

"No...I lied" she said looking down

"Look whoever has told you, you have to come here and drop the charges, you don't"

"They haven't...I lied ok...I can prove it"

The officer sat down opposite Bonnie as Bonnie got out her phone and went on a text

"Right I said that Leo tried it on 25th January right?"

"That is correct"

"Well...look at the actual send date...the 14th ...why would he say he had something in store for me 12 days before he did it?"

"I don't understand...what did he mean then?"

"He defaced some pictures of me and put them in my locker"

"Oh but he didn't touch you?"

"No and I have a form here which shows it's impossible...on that day Leo ran in sick from school" she said handing her the absent report

"But he could have easily sneaked into school and met you"

"Ahh no because he was visiting his ...f...sister see when you go to that clinic all vistors ahve to sign in and then sign out...he signed in at eleven and signed out at six at night..I said he attacked me at 1pm but he couldn't off"

"Is the no way he could have sneaked out?"

"The clinic is covered in about twenty different security locks, and he was with me the whole time and even if he hadn't been its 20 minutes to school and back from the clinic I would have noticed something"

"I lied because I was angry at him but please let him out now he isn't guilty of rape"

The officer told Bonnie off for a bit about how stupid it was to lie about something like that, but luckily as she had confessed now she was let off.

"So are you going to let Leo out now!?" I asked not wanting him in there any longer

"Yeah of course wait her" he said leaving to get him, Bonnie didn't want to see him so she went home.

Leo came out a bit later and walked to me hugging me smiling, I rubbed his back gently.

"See told you I would get you out"

"Now I have to wait for my parents" he sighed

"No you don't you are free to go"

"Yeah well I have to go home as I have nowhere else to go

"Fine but I am waiting with you"

"Are you sure that's a good idea?" he asked worried about what his parents will say

"No...But I am not leaving you when you need me" I smiled