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8: statement

Bellas POV

'ill come in after you have given your statement, I need to breathe and take in what's happened - and get my story straight.' harry looked at me concerned. 'what do you mean get your story straight you tell them what happened!' harry shouted. 'are you serious. Or are you forgetting the part JJ actually punched me in the back! As soon as i mention that hell be locked away, I cant loose him Harry! I cant loose any of you!' I screamed back as tears fell. Harry didn't say anything as he got out the car and headed inside. 'Tobi, what do I do?' I asked as I began to question everything. 'listen tell them that you don't know us personally, we all met in the club and then what happened, minus the part where JJ punched you – ofcourse. we all said the same, apart from JJ we don't know what he said but I promise he wouldn't admit to hurting you. Your probably his only hope of not spending the night in a cell.' Tobi explained. I thanked him and got out the car and headed inside. 

'Hi, I was contacted and told I had to come in, and make a statement about a suspected assault?' I say shakingly to the receptionist. i give the name of the officers who are working on the case and you are told to take a seat while they finish interviewing someone else involved, who happened to be Harry.  I waited for what felt like forever then finally I was taken into a room and I was ready to give my statement. 

(this is just going to be the convensation between Bella (B) and the officer (O)) 

O- Thank you for coming in Miss Jackson, we believe you have reported an assalt, is this correct? 

B- No, I havent. Infact I havent even used my phone to talk to anyone today, I spent the day down at the beach. I believe my ex partner may have made the report. 

O- is your ex partner Mr Olajide Olatunji?

B- Um no, I met him a club, with a few of his friends. One of his friends messaged me on social media inviting me down. We have never met before that night, that is the night you are talking about, right? 

O- Yes, it is. Can you tell me, in your own words, what happened?

B- me and my two friends met up with JJ and his friends, most of us was drinking and having a good time. Well a good time until my ex boyfirend, charles came in and started touching my butt. 

O- touching or grabbing? 

B- at first it was just a touch, but he proceeded to grab even though I was pushing his hand away. I didn't want to cause a scene. But then he pulled me and I didn't know what he was gonna do so I screamed. Tobi heard me and alerted the boys. Charles wouldn't let go of me and punched harry.. JJ never hit me. Or anyone he was trying to protect us from the monster charles is! 

O- how would you descibe Charles? 

B- a monster. Controlling. I hate him for what he did to me. 

This was taking forever, it was like the officer was trying to find a weakness and realise im lying. The officer also questioned me on my past with Charles and this made me tell the officer that charles raped me when I was 16 and was abusive towards me. 

*ten minutes later* 

O- So JJ has never hit you or anyone that night, it was your ex-boyfriend who made the call. 

B- that's correct. Is there anything else I can help you with?

O- no that is all. I will give this to the detective and he will analyse this and make the decision whether Mr Olatunji can leave. Could you stay at the station, just in case we need to ask a few more questions? 

I agreed and left the room and walked past the boys and headed straight outside. As soon as I was outside, I burst into tears. Ethan came out and found me crying up against a wall. 'hey bella whats wrong?' he asks 'the things they were asking me about my past with Charles, things only harry knows, I feel horrible I wish it could just stop' I shout through my tears. 'hey hey its okay, he cant hurt you I promise we ...' before ethan can finish I heard his laugher behind Ethan. 

T/W mention of rape!

'Go on tell him bella. Tell him and the others what I did to you' The others came running out when they saw him through the window. 'GO ON TELL THEM!' Charles screamed at us all. 'why? Would it make you feel better? Does it make you feel good? Because I was young and vulnerable. I could be pushed around and made to feel like shit? Back then I might have been "easy" but im not, I never was easy! You're a monster! I screamed as he kept pressuring me to tell them what he did. 'i was 16! I was a child! What you did is nothing to be proud of and your acting like you deserve a medal!' two officers came out the station to see what the fuss was about. 'You took advantage of me. Didn't you. 5 years ago. Because you knew I couldn't fight you because your stronger than I am. You used your strength and abused your power.' he began to get closer to me. 'say it go on tell them all what I did to you, or are you making it up?' 'you took advantage of me. You abused me and YOU RAPED ME!' as soon as the words left my mouth he grabbed me and held something sharp to my neck. It took a moment to realise that I, in fact had a knife to my neck.