Hopeless - The sequel to Breathless. A Janoskians fanfic.

18. "Can we go home?"

Skip's POV -

Officer Green: so you say he's been abusing, Isla...Rhodes, is it?

Skip: Yes, and I hit him defending her. I've just told you everything.

Officer Green: Okay, Thank you Mr.Sahyounie, I'll have to refer to the notes from Mr.Brooks' and Mr.Cooper's statements and we will let you know if Mr.Coopers charges can be sent through, but as it sits now, I'd say it was unlikely.

He continued to write notes from the interview and ejected the tape from the tape deck, placing it in his pocket. I sat twiddling my thumbs around, they were still covered in blood, I was rushed straight to the interview when we'd been brought in and hadn't had time to clean up yet. Officer Green could obviously see the frustration I had and stood up, gesturing for me to join him, so he could take me back to the cells. Just then a small, slightly chubby woman entered the room.

Grace: Rob, Aleena Patel is interviewing a whiteness, so when she's finished, she'll pass you on the tape to compare.

Officer Green: Thanks Grace, let her know the three in custody are all presently being interviewed and well compare all the notes and tapes as soon as possible.

Skip: Who's the whiteness?

Grace: I'm afraid I can't tell you that son.

She left the room and I was left, wondering about who was talking to the police, my only options were Luke or possibly Jai. Luke had been the one to hold Beau back, he'd seen the whole thing, but Jai was the one who had called the police, maybe they needed to talk to him. I stood up and Officer Green placed the cuffs back on my wrists, they didn't hurt, but they were uncomfortable, he stood behind me holding onto my wrists and opened the door. We stepped out and walked along the corridor to the cells, I looked down the long hallway and saw a door open, Isla. She was leaving with a tall, darker skinned police woman, "Isla!" I shouted, and Officer green opened the door to my cell, I saw Isla smile quickly, I couldn't stop myself from crying and I was shoved into the cold room. Officer Green pulled on the cuffs hard, they nipped against my skin but they were soon released. "I love you!" I called to her and the door slammed, I beat my fists on the other side begging to see Isla and desperate to hear her voice. The door panel slid across and I was left in the dark.

There was a small window at the top of wall in the cell, which was my only source of light, it was concrete walls all the way around which made it cold. There was a small camper bed, with a pillow and a blanket, a sink and a wooden stool. I walked over to the sink and pulled some paper towels from the dispensers, soaking them in water, then draining them and dabbing them against my bloody nose and lip. My left cheek was swollen, it was different shades of purple and red and my eye was barely able to open. I winced in pain as I dabbed at the cuts, trying hard to remove all of the blood. The open wound on my bottom lip was on the opposite side to my lip ring, which was lucky, or it could have been worse, and all I could taste was blood. I lowered my head to the faucet and poured the cold water from the tap into my mouth, I swirled it around for a few seconds and spat. The white sink was now filled with red liquid, I repeated this process several times until my spit was clear and washed my hands. Some blood stained my knuckles and I was fairly sure one was broken, when I got released, IF I got released, it would be straight to A&E for me. I walked over the camper bed and wrapped my body in the rough blanket, it was uncomfortable on my bare arms, it was itchy and scratched at my skin, but it warmed me. I laid down in the bed, staring at the ceiling, thinking of Isla.

Beau's POV -

I woke up from a loud click, shivering as the blanket had fallen to the floor and the door panel slid open. "Mr.Brooks" it was Officer Kendall who had interviewed me earlier, "There are serious charges being pressed against Mr.Cooper, but yourself and Mr.Sayhounie are free to go, we just need to wrap a few things up first." relief swept over me, and I let out a loud sigh, "what time is it?" I asked, as my phone and watch had been taken as we had entered the station earlier. "3:23am, you should be out before half past." she replied and slid the panel back over. I couldn't believe we'd been let off with a warning, I'd definitely damaged Benji in a serious way, I had a few grazes here and there, but he'd paid more attention to Skip, which was understandable. I must have had at least an hour and a half hours sleep, But I was shattered, I rubbed my eyes and walked back over to the sink. The plastic mirrors were small and the reflection wasn't great but I could still make out my swollen lip and a small graze on my chin, I splashed some cold water on my face to wake me up a bit and returned to the bed, waiting for confirmation that I could leave this dingy room.

I wanted to see Isla, to make sure she was okay, I wanted to see Jai and tell him none of this was his fault, I wanted to thank Luke for pulling me away, I wanted to hug Skip for helping me stick up for Isla and lastly I wanted to kiss Shay, hold her in my arms and promise her she would never lose me. Just then I remembered something Officer Kendall had told me, 'there are serious charges being pressed against Mr.Cooper.' ABH wasn't a serious crime, was Skip okay? Had Benji done more damage than I knew about? She had said Skip was free to go so I pushed that option to the back of my head. Isla. When we'd been taken by the police Isla was slumped into a heap on the floor sobbing, had Benji done something to her? He'd pushed her to the floor, but that wasn't a serious crime either, something inside of me told me that wasn't the first time Isla had been subjected to Benji's temper. I'd have to wait until I was released to find out more information, IF I could get any at all. A few moments passed where I'd pushed all the thoughts to the back of my mind, staring blankly up at the ceiling until the door swung open and Officer Kendall gestured for me to leave.

I saw Skip ahead of me in the corridor, I was disorientated and as he walked through a door, I couldn't decipher where I was I was being taken. I turned the corner and entered the door Skip had moments earlier and found myself in a locker room. Skip walked over and hugged me tightly, "I'm sorry Bro! You shouldn't have been caught up in mine and Isla's problems." he muttered and pulled away. I smiled and nudged him, it was my own fault, not his. "You know what I'm like, I see a friend in trouble, I can't help it." I replied and we were handed our belongings, my phone, watch, cigarettes, lighter, wallet and keys fell back into my pockets and we were both lead to a door on the opposite side of the room. We left the locker room and found ourselves back in the reception, nearly four hours after arriving. Isla and Shay were asleep on Jai's shoulders and he was also asleep leaning his head on Shay's, Luke and Seirra both jumped up as we emerged and hugged us tightly. "Thank God you're out, we were all so worried!" Sierra said, "Whatever Isla said worked." she finished and pulled away from me."

"Isla was the whiteness?" gasped Skip in shock, I'll admit it, I was surprised too, "what did she say?" he questioned but Luke and Sierra both shrugged their shoulders, " we have no idea, she won't tell us. The only person who knows is Shay." I smiled when she said this, without Tabby around, Shay was able to actually interact with the other girls, and I was happy she was getting on with them. Luke walked over to the others and shook Jai gently, he opened his eyes and groaned, "BEAU!" he shouted and leapt up from his seat, waking both the girls up. Shay yawned and Isla rubbed her eyes, then Shay ran over and wrapped her arms around my neck, our lips touched and her tears fell on my nose. Isla was drifting back off to sleep, Skip sat down next to her and took her hand in his, "Jai, do you think they'll be out tonight?" she mumbled with her eyes closed, Skip held back from laughing and kissed her lips, her eyes opened and she looked shocked. If I was her, I'd be shocked if I thought Jai was kissing me, suddenly a huge smile spread across her face and she kissed him back. "Can we go home?" she laughed and he lifted her up, into his arms.