Rhys knew he was wrongly accused of those actions, but he knew he had to remain loyal and not snitch on his friends and family. He put his hands around his back, the officer cuffed him and walked towards the police vehicle and looked at his friends, as well as family. The officers drove him away to a police station to have a questioning—Rhys was thinking to himself that he should've stopped Bianca for burning the school down and that it's all his fault. But then he remembered a poem he wrote:
" During the good times
And the bad times, I will overcome all the obstacles.
Life has to offer.
I will feel better again.
Happier again"
That was his first poem he ever wrote and can relate to how his situation is right now. The police officers were near the prison...he didn't know what the next chapter of his life would be like. He looked inside the cells and saw lots of tough men with tattoos on them for the gangs they're in–he felt scared "let's go take your picture Rhys.", the officers said and Rhys followed them. He walked towards a seat and sat on it, he looked at the camera while the officer was taking a photo of them. He kept an angry look on his face while the photo was taken and he walked with the guards, he reached his cell...thank god I'm by myself Rhys thought to himself. He walked inside his cell; the guards locked his cell–one guard was walking towards him. It was one of his father's mates, Percy Alexander "what are you doing here Rhys??" he questioned, thinking he did something wrong...he remained silent because he didn't want to snitch on Bianca and his father for their actions. "Come on Rhys. You can talk to me about anything, anyways how's your dad going" Percy replied back so he could get an answer for what happened. "Dad has been good. Just the same usual stuff" Rhys said bluntly, Percy looked all around and saw a couple of police detectives waiting for Rhys to have his interview about the incident at his old school "I'll let you have your interview Ray, see ya around." Percy said and started walking towards the detectives, the detectives opened the door for Rhys and closed it when he entered. "As you're aware, you need to give out a statement about what happened at the school a couple weeks ago from now. I am Detective Asher Everest, the female next to me is Senior Detective Collins." The detectives introduced themselves followed by a nod given by Rhys in respect. "Would you like to give further information about what happened?" Detective Everest asked Rhys, he thought to himself the only way to get out of here is by playing the victim. "
I was out the front of my school with an accomplice when all of a sudden, a guy that looks like he's in his twenties with the name of Flynn started yelling at me. Multiple guys that looked like they're from gangs got of the car and started yelling at me too. One of them pulled out a knife, held it against my throat and threatened me. My suspicion is that Adrian, a student that goes there got his older brother Flynn to do this to me, as he had drama with my brother and assaulted him." Rhys answered and faked a petrified looked on his face to try to get sympathy but that didn't work. "Police were called out to the school because a fire broke out, a second call was made because a police pursuit happened and mentioned someone the looks exactly like what you look like. Do you know what that was about??" Detective Everest and Senior Detective Collins both asked, trying to get more information about what happened. "All I ever did was get in a fight with Flynn and his gang members, with two people who accompanied me who were trying to prevent me from getting killed." Rhys confessed for what him, Knox and Rowan did with a shocked looked on his face...he didn't want to tell what his father, Remy and his girlfriend Bianca did because he knew that they would be locked up for a long time.
Detective Everest and Senior Detective Collins looked at each other, staring after hearing what Rhys just said "that's what the witnesses of what happened have been telling us all along since you've been arrested for something you didn't commit. Detective Everest and I will have a chat with the officer on your case and get all charges dropped off your criminal record." Senior detective promised Rhys, while sudden drops of tears fell from Rhys's eyes he felt so happy that he didn't get locked up for something he didn't even do even though he could've gotten charged for multiple counts of assault. "Thank you so much I couldn't have asked for a better outcome to happen to me" He thanked Detective Everest and Senior Detective Collins "no problem, our job is to help people in need of crisis" both of them smiled.
The two detectives walked Rhys out of the interview with a bright smile coming out of his mouth, he finally could be a free man and continue the life he had before this happened. Detective Everest opened the door for Rhys "we'll let you know how things goes" both of the detectives assured him while he walked out and saw Percy Alexander, "so how did things go?" he asked after seeing a smile from Rhys "all charges will be dropped, and I'll be a free man again." he smiled while Percy gave his best mate's son a hug "well that's good man time always comes right when you prove to others you can change" Percy congratulated Rhys and both of them shook each other's hands. "I think it's time for you to go back to your cell after talking to the detectives, sorry to ruin the mood mate it's just my job" He ordered, feeling bad "it's fine man I get that you have to do your job" Rhys reassured him. Percy handcuffed Rhys, started walking him to his prison cell until he recognised the people who tried to attack him at his old school, two guys who had European skin with tanned skin and dirty blonde hair, both had snake tattoos. The two guys stormed straight to where the prison cell starts, glared at Rhys and tried grabbing him towards the metal gates until they were met by a gun pointed at Percy Alexander while Rhys was getting towards his prison cell. Percy Alexander and Rhys reached his cell, he entered it and Percy locked him inside it "I wish the best for you man" he smiled while looking at Rhys, a spitting image of his father when he was young, and he nodded.
