Parents

Untrusted

Angela sat in the room with Tamara, it was clear she was on something.

"Tam what did u take?"

"Nothing." Tamara replied her words clearly slurred.

"Alright" Angela decided not to push it, she didn't want to make Tamara angry again. The door opened and Lucy and Tim came in together which shocked Angela.

"Tamara, why are u acting like this?" Tim asked calmly.

"Like what?"

"Tamara, u know what u have done."

"No I do not!"

"U beat Lila up and attacked ur mom."

"Ohhh yeah well Lila is a little weirdo and mom is bloody annoying."

"Tamara. U need to stop this behaviour."

"What are u gunna do about it?" Tamara raised an eyebrow.

Angela piped up, "You can be charged with being under the influence of drugs and also violence."

"No I can't."

"Tamara you can be, and you are." Tim said as he looked at Lucy.

"Piss off, u wouldn't do that. U always make threats and never go through with them."

"Tamara, u are violent and a user of drugs."

"Nah."

The three step out of the room Tamara is in so they can talk.

"This has to be the best option, right?" Lucy asked.

"Lu I think it is, she's torn ur family apart and still is." Angela reassured Lucy.

"Tim? What do u think?"

"Lucy, I don't want to put her through all that but I know it's for the best."

***

A few hours later Lucy and Tim watched as their daughter was driven away to the juvenile detention centre where she was due to be spending 6 months.

Lucy's eyes welled with tears as she watched the van disappear.

"Lucy come here." Tim pulled Lucy into his chest. Lucy pushed away.

"Tim stop,I need to go speak to Nyla."

"Alright Lucy, Ill give u a call later ok?"

"I'll have to unblock u first." Lucy giggled through her tears.

Lucy made her way to Nyla's desk where she saw Nyla and Angela talking to Lila.

"Hey Lu, u alright?" Angela asked.

"Yeah I guess so, anyway I came to see how Lila was."

"I'm alright now thanks." Lila replied smiling at Lucy.

"Lucy, this wasn't ur fault u know that?" Nyla reassured her.

"Well it feels like it was but whatever. How long till u finish Ange?"

"Luce it's only 3pm, I finish at 7."

"Oh yeah I lost track of time, well I'm gunna go."

"Lu I don't think u should be alone right now."

"Why not?"

"Ur clearly upset u should just hang out here till I'm done,"

"U don't trust me?"

"Ur just extremely upset and have watched ur daughter be taken away."

"So u think I'm going to do something stupid!" Lucy's voice was raising. She looked a state, her mascara had stained her face.