N-Dubz - The Young Days

Chapter 14 - Where will things end?

After the weekend.

I'm at school again today. I'm gonna be walking around and talking. It's gonna be just like old times. I know that word probably got around that I was doing it for attention but I don't really care. Well, no, I do to a certain extent because I know that people suffer with being paralyzed every day and they have to live that nightmare every day. I got through the classroom door and people gasped as they saw me stood up and walking around. I had my first lesson of the day, Art, which Danny was in as well, as he was in the same year as me. He gave me the oddest of looks as I walked in and sat down.

"Ah morning Tula" The teacher smirked at me.

"Morning" I replied.

"You haven't got your wheelchair then?" She asked me, sarcastically.

"No Miss" I muttered.

"Sorry Tula, what was that?" She questioned me.

"I said no Miss!" I shouted.

"Your friend Danny has been filling me in on your erm, little trick" She murmured.

"Oh I fucking bet he has!" I shouted, giving him the dirtiest of looks.

"Don't blame me Tula! It wasn't me who pretended to be paralyzed and act like I couldn't speak because I wanted some attention!" Danny snapped at me.

"I apologised for it" I added.

"Yes, well, sorry isn't always good enough!" He shouted at me.

"I know that now!" I screamed, before walking off.

"Something we said Tula?" The teacher asked me, looking all smug.

"You can fuck off! You're supposed to teach us, not bully us!" I yelled.

"Well, if you don't like it, don't pretend you've got a serious illness!" Danny argued.

"Fuck off Danny!" I snapped.

"Yeah, it's not nice is it Tula?" He taunted.

"No it's not. People do a lot worse than me you know? Some people go to prison and all sorts. Yeah what I did was wrong, I accept that, but there's no need for people to carry it on for the rest of my life." I whispered, before bursting into tears.

I walked out of the classroom and went outside. A few minutes later, Danny came up to me. He stood next to me, before I ushered him to sit down on the bench.

"Look, I'm sorry T. You're better than doing stuff like that. You have a best friend that would do anything for you" Danny admitted.

"Yeah? Well. I can't see one anywhere" I cried.

"He's sat right to you" Danny added.

"What? You mean the person who's spent the last ten minutes taunting me? Don't you think I get it every single day off my Mum? I know it was wrong and I know I shouldn't have done it but I don't need this off my best friend as well. I'm sorry for the hurt I caused people and if I could take it back, I would, but I can't" I answered, wiping my tears.

"I know you would take it back if you could" Danny agreed.

"You need to go anyway, Ruby's over there" I told him.

"Yeah well, she can wait. You're more important" Danny smiled at me.

Me and Danny sat talking for the next ten minutes and Ruby got fed up of waiting so she walked over and sat down in-between me and Danny.

"Do you mind? We're having a conversation!" I snapped at her.

"Yeah Ruby, look I'll see you later" Danny told her.