Sinead Hutchinson - Waterloo Road

Chapter 23 - Awkward.

A/N - Sorry if I've uploaded quite a lot today but Sunday is the only day I don't have school or work and I usually get all my coursework done on a Saturday, so I basically have a lot of spare time to do whatever and I'd like to get this done as fast as possible since I'm known to get side tracked by things and not finish things I start!

Thanks - Chantel.

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I didn't stay at home that night, after my secret came out. When I found out I was pregnant I told my Grandma, but the first person I ever told in the entire world that I couldn't read or write was Bonnie Kincaid. I stayed at the school house in Rhiannon's room, her, Darren and Kevin were the only ones who knew I was there since if Mrs Budgen (Maggie) found out she would hit the roof with everyone involved. I woke up, I had slept on the floor with one very flat pillow and a small blanket.

"Sleep well?" Rhiannon asked.

"Sure, did you?" I replied.

"Slept like a baby," She smiled, getting out of bed and opening the curtains.

"Rhiannon, who are you talking to?" Maggie shouted through the door. Rhiannon looked at me and I ducked down beside the bed.

"Nobody, why?" Rhiannon called back. The door opened.

"Are you sure, I certainly heard two voices," Maggie asked, pushing past Rhiannon and coming in the room. I quickly scooted under the bed, pulling the pillow and blanket with me.

"See, nobody," Rhiannon smiled.

"Oh, I must be hearing things, see you for breakfast in five minuets," Maggie laughed, closing the door behind her. I let out a sigh of relife.

"That was close," I sighed.

"I know, I'm going for some breakfast while you get ready. I'll bring you back something, yeah?" Rhiannon said in a friendly tone.

"If you can't it doesn't matter though," I smiled, pulling my top off and putting my school one on. I slept in Rhiannon's oversized t-shirts because I had no other clothes with me. If I had a mobile phone I'd probably have like 50 texts and 100 missed calls from Mum. I couldn't work her out, some days she was really nice and I loved it but others she was really horrible and I hated it so much because her mood would change within about 0.5 seconds. The next issue was getting out without getting caught, I couldn't use the front or back door and Rhiannon's room was only on the second floor so I had to use the window. I put one foot on the drain pipe and slowly tried to slide down it and safely land on the bins below. After the bin I was on the floor and I climbed out through the gap in the fence so nobody like Maggie could see me. It was 7:15 in the morning and school didn't start until 8:45 so I had an hour and a half to burn before I had to face the reality of not staying in the house all night. 

I got to school, after I'd been to the shop around the corner and bought a small bacon sandwhich with the £2 coin I had in my pocket, I didn't get any change so I had to make shift with the bacon sandwhich. I walked into the school gates with my bag slung loosly over my shoulder. Mums car was the only one on the driveway, I should have known she was going to be in early. Part of me felt guilty but another part of me thought she deserved to be worrying about me. I walked through the double doors and down the corridor into the securety's office. I quietly knocked on the door but not even Sonya Donnigan was in. I walked straight through and knocked on the head's office and opened it straight away. Nobody was in there either, the whole room was empty. I walked back out into the corridor. "Mum," I shouted, walking down the corridor and up the stairs. I went to her classroom and opened the door straight away. She was sitting at her desk with her head in her hands, looking like she was half asleep. 

"Mum," I whispered, walking towards her.

"Sinead," She gasped, getting up and cupping my face with her hands. 

"I'm sorry, I needed to clear my head," I lied.

"It's okay you're here now and you're alright," She smiled. I slowly smiled and she moved away from me. 

"I was thinking tonight, we could go shopping for your little man?"  She suggested, taking a seat back at her desk.

"I've got no money, I'm skint," I paled.

"No worries, I'll pay and we might even go for a burger afterwards," She smiled.

"I'd like that," I smiled. 

"Come to the office after school, I'll be there," She told me.

"Okay, see you later." I said walking out the classroom and down the stairs, I was smiling at myself like an idiot.