Change Me

-Chapter 12-

I had deja vu. I was in maths and there was a knock at the door. A teacher said she needed to talk to me. I followed out of the room and she took me to a office. Police were there. "Do you know Micheal?" "Depends." "Your mother was found by your father badly beaten. He said he just popped out and when he came back the door was open and your mother was badly beaten." "It wasn't Michael. Do you have him in custody?" "Yes." "I want to talk to him." "You can't." "If he did it he wouldn't tell you. He would tell me."

She lead me into another room and Micheal was sat there with handcuffs on. "Zoe?" I stood there and he walked other to me. "I am so sorry." "I was walking around school looking for you. I can't keep it a secret anymore. You need to know." "Okay." "Alone. Know one else or a wire." "I am not wearing a wire?" "Police movies." "Oh." "Look. Trust me. I didn't do it." "I think it might be..." I trailed off. "Its okay." He opened his arms out and I ducked and went into his arms. "I am so scared." I said tears fall from my eyes. "Same. Handcuffs scare the shit out of me. Been arrested before but there were no handcuffs." I nodded as more tears fell.

The lady walked back in. "Can me and Michael see my mum." "He will try and make a run." "Handcuff him too me then." I said. She nodded and did so. "Lets go." I said. Michael held my handcuffed hand with his and we walked out. We walked through the school and everyone looked at us. Well if they were near a window. The ride to the hospital was dead silent. It was almost deafening. Ever so often Micheal would open and close his mouth as if he didn't know what to say. We walked through the hospital and to the receptionist. "Can we see Mrs Winters?" I said. "Family?" "Yes. I am her daughter." She nodded. "Down the corridor, turn left and you will come across the ward. " I thanked her and we walked off.

I couldn't enter the ward. I froze in the door way. Micheal realised that when he walked ahead and the handcuff dug into his wrist. "We don't have to go. We can go back to school sit in the tree and then got to PE?" "I want to see her but I can see here like that." "Its hard. I can help you as I have never been through this but I promise you. Everything will sort itself itself and your mum will get better." "Promise." "I don't need to. It will. But if it helps you, I promise." I took a deep breath and walked in. Michael squeezed my had as I saw my mum. Tubes were helping her breath and she had a IV tube in. "Hello, can I help you?" A nurse said walking over. "Nope, we are visiting. This is her mum." Michael said referring to me. "Oh you poor thing. Talking to her helps." She walked off. "Hey mum. I don't really know what to say. I love you. I would love it if you woke and said something. It doesn't have to be nice. You could be as mean as you like. As long as I have you back I don't care." I said stroking my mums hair. "We can stay as long as you want." Michael said, grabbing a strand of my hair.

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I started to tear up so I had to leave. I couldn't stand seeing my mum like that. It felt as if everything that made me, me was gone. I was a shell. Although a part of me knew I wasn't a shell. I had Michael. Girls and boys were mixed in PE. We were told to wait in the main hall. As soon as i got there I got a hug from Owen. "Zo are you okay?" I nodded. We had to sit down so we did but Michael pulled me onto his lap. "Miss, Winters. Is the floor to dirt for you." The Pe teacher said looking at me. Everyone turned around and looked at me. "Yes." I said and people laughed. "Get out. I don't have time for your cheekiness. Owen walked out. "What did you do?" "Have a go at him. Saying you were having a hard time right now." Michael walked out. "What did you do?" "Called him a asshole. Lets go." The three of us ran off and sat in the tree. Watching the other students play football. It was funny. We had to stay silent when a student put there bottle under the tree. The class was sent in so we decided to go back. Although we were just going to get there when the Pe teacher stopped us.

"Where do you think you are going?" "To get changed." Michael replied. "You haven't done any PE." "I promise you. We laughed so much when Robert fell over." "Two laps of the field." Michael sighed and ran off. Me and Owen walked it. While Micheal sprinted it. "Why is he running it?" "He has something to do after school."

Me and Owen had finished are second lap when Michael ran over to me and handed ne his bags. "Sorry I have to go right now. But thanks. I will make it up to you." He kissed my cheek and ran off. "What is so important?" "Search me. I get told nothing."

We finally finished got changed. Owen waited for me and we walked home. "Bye." I waved and walked into my house. It seemed so empty. A part of it was gone and that was mum.

My dad didn't come home and Micheal stayed to his word of coming home at ten. I was to sick. I couldn't eat. Michael had a tiny little go at me, saying I need to eat and keep my strength up. I couldn't sleep all night either.