Forget Me Not

Chapter 18: Grounded

Tess

I'd been kept in the dark about most things related to Kitt over the last few months. Part of me was grateful for that, because of all the events that occurred after the night of his accident were a constant headache. Well, it was hardly an accident was it? Regardless, I couldn't fathom what the others were going through right now. It was honestly all very scary and surreal.

The first Monday back at school right after it happened, I had no phone, no laptop and strict orders not to speak to anyone who was involved with the incident on the weekend, even Lottie was temporarily unreachable. This proved to be the most anxiety inducing experience of my life. Months ago, I had worried about people at school staring and snickering under their breath about me, which was unrealistic. However, it wasn't so absurd that first Monday. People really did watch my every move and I heard people talking about it in classes, in the corridors and even at lunch. I wanted to dig the worlds deepest hole and burry myself in it...It really did feel like too much. Because all of a sudden, everyone knew everything. News travels fast in a small town like this, and when someone gets attacked like that, it was going to be a hot topic. If this didn't unnerve me, perhaps it was seeing's that everyone else knew more then I did. Not to mention, they also added their own twists to the story. The worst one built off that preposterous rumour about Kitt killing his mother, and suggested Kitt was the one who attacked Lucas in a psychotic rage.

Jesus.

Since I was so unbelievably grounded, I had no idea what was going on with Kitt, Brielle, Tom, Chris or Lucas and no possible way of finding out. My Father had indeed rang the school and briefed them on the situation, and Langley obliged to my Fathers request, which demanded I don't have any interaction with Kitt, Brielle, Tom, Chris or any of their friends. Therefore, I pretended not to notice when people stared at me and ignored them when they tried to pry information out of me. It was all rather overwhelming. School had become an entirely different place for me, I no longer had my friends, or motivation for study. Instead, it was just as depressing as home was. I spent most of my time in the library, alone, listening to music with my headphones in, feeling like everything was against me. And it went on like this for a while, until one afternoon, the police knocked on my door and asked if I could answer a few of their questions regarding Kitts incident.

"She wasn't even there. I don't see why she should be questioned," my Father stated.

He was sitting on a dining room chair he had dragged into the lounge room, his arms folded, unbelievably annoyed. He insisted on being present while I was being questioned, which terrified me because I hadn't exactly told him the whole truth about Kitt.

I guess I should of expected it to come back around to bite me...

"Sir, we have reason to believe Miss Mabry was in fact with Kitt Webster the night the accident occurred." Refuted the male officer with a badge that read Daniels.

My Father shook his head, baffled "They went out on a date together, then she came home here, to this house. Whatever trouble he got into after that, has nothing to do with Tess."

Oh, but it did...

Officer Daniels turned to me clearly displeased with my Fathers attitude but he remained unperplexed. I shrank further into the lounge, wanting to disappear.

Oh god, someone make this end.

"Miss Mabry, do you have anything you would like to say about the events that occurred that night?"

"N-no, no Sir," I stuttered.

He knows I'm lying.

Im a terrible lier.