Chapter 24 – Trapped

Mandy's POV

Since I had told Leo everything about my past life things were back to normal, if not better than before. That morning as Leo was at school I had a meeting with the carers to establish how I was getting on since I had being admitted. It had being nine months since I was admitted to the clinic, I walked into the meeting room and sat down, Adam my favourite carer was there as well as two others, Marisol and Amy. The head carer was also there his name was David, he wasn't seen much in the clinic as normally he dealt with paperwork or residents who needed a lot of looking after, I felt nervous about what they will say.

"Right Amanda let's get this started" David said in a formal way

"Please don't call me that name, it's Mandy"

"Okay, that's fine, Mandy let's have a look at your progress"

I nod watching him with loads of documents, wondering what was written on them.

"Okay so first formalities, you were admitted here nine months ago, and that is because you have Borderline Personality Disorder?"

"Yes that's right" I said as he asked me my date of birth and other stuff

"And you take Antipsychotics, antidepressants and mood stabilisers?"

"Yes that's correct"

"Good right let's see how you have being doing"

"So when you first came here you were violent, you smoked and self harmed and you took a while to settle you would often run away"

I nod slowly hoping this wasn't going to be turned into some sort of lecture.

"Now as I am aware you don't smoke or self harm anymore?"

"No my friend found out he made me get help which I am grateful for"

"But you still are violent sometimes?"

"That isn't her illness though that's just Mandy!" Adam said laughing

"Well you have improved a lot since you met this friend and you are getting better, I am very pleased with your progress "David said smiling.

I smiled back. I knew this was down to Leo; he gave me a reason to get better and sort myself out so I did, though I still have a way to go. After the meeting I went out. I was allowed out by myself at times now because I wasn't a danger to myself or others, I knew school was nearly finished I promised Leo I would tell him as soon as I could how the meeting had gone. I looked around and as I suspected the school was empty on the outside as everyone was still in lesson. I sed Leo a quick text saying I would meet him at the library and then I walked toward the school and sneaked in to wait for Leo, I started to look for the library but I had only being in the school once and I had followed Leo around that day so I was lost and we had not gone to the library that day anyway.

I was walking around waiting for Leo when all of a sudden a loud noise was heard, a loud familiar siren noise. I knew it was the fire alarm and I rolled my eyes as I knew Waterloo Road and how people set the alarms of in science class or something, I heard footsteps coming toward me so I hid in the nearest storeroom and listened at the door. I was shocked I could hear a lot of footsteps and they weren't stopping. I opened the door a fraction but enough to see the teachers leading pupils out. I then realised it was a fire drill so the school was being evacuated. I sighed and turned the light on sitting down waiting until I could go out.

After a while the school was silent, deadly silent. I walked to the door and opened it to walk out; I got in the corridor and saw it. Fire. It hadn't being a drill the whole of the corridor I was in was in flames, I could feel the heat I ran back in the storeroom and slammed the door with my back against it wondering how I was going to get out.

Leo's POV

This was a real fire. Half the school was in flames and people were in a panic. Teachers were rushing around making sure all pupils were accounted for and pupils were watching the school in fear. I knew Mandy might be waiting for me so I got my phone out to text her telling her not to come near the school and I will be late as there is a fire. I saw I already had a text that I presumed would say she was waiting for me. I opened it reading it quick and then again and again. It said:

'Leo meeting went well , I am bored so I will come to the school, I will wait for you in the library' Mandy x'

I looked around in a panic for her, pushing through crowds of people and hoping she had disguised herself as a pupil. I couldn't see her anywhere, I rang her but it went to voicemail so I tried again. Now I was more worried she always answered her phone. I looked toward the school. I ran towards it only to have Justin grab my arm.

"What you doing?" he shouted a bit over the loud siren

"Mandy's in there I have to find her" I replied

"Why would Mandy be in there?" he asked looking confused. I had no time to explain Mandy could be trapped, I pulled my arm from his grip and ran towards the burning school. Justin could see what I was doing.

"LEO NO" he shouted making everyone turn around, I got to the doors and ran in just as Miss Mulgrew realised what I was doing and ran to stop me. I could hear the panic from outside at a pupil running in but I didn't care I had to find Mandy.

Mandy's POV

I couldn't stay locked in a cupboard all day I had to get out, I walked out the door surrounded by fire. I didn't even know my way around I coughed swallowing the smoke and couldn't see anything other than the flames looking for anywhere I could escape from. My breathing was getting hard and I held my chest as the siren rang in my ears making them hurt. After about 10 minutes I knew there was no way out I was trapped, I got out my phone to text Leo to tell him I was inside when a piece of burning wood fell on me. In pain I fell to the ground.