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16.

The next morning, I wake up at eleven o'clock and head into the shower. I wipe off my makeup with a cleansing cloth and pop into the shower. I allow the cold water to wake me up. Twenty minutes later, I'm out of the shower and getting dressed in a grey and white checkered playsuit. I allow my hair to air dry as I head downstairs for breakfast.

Mom has already set the table and Dad is reading his news. 

"Good morning" I say to them as walk past them to the fridge.

"Morning, we need to talk about something" my dad says to me.

I nod and take two Nurofen's and swallow them with water. My throat is dry and hoarse from the shouting last night. I was shouting wasn't I? The only thing clear as day is the fight that happened and the assault.

I sit on the chair next to my mom as my dad folds his paper and sets it on the table.

"We're pressing charges" my dad says

"To who?" I ask

"Felix Williams"

"Who told you?" I ask

"It's our right to know" my mom says

"We're pressing charges and possibly get him to do some community work" my dad says

"Just leave it with the community work Dad, please. I want this to be over and done with"

"I won't let him off that easy. People who've done the same as him go to jail for at least eight months. I can't put him in jail because he's still a student or else that would be the first thing I would've pressed for" he says

I groan as the pounding in my head becomes more uncomfortable. I stand up from the table and head upstairs to Ethan's room.

I knock on the door twice and he swings it open. His hair is a mess, I think he was still sleeping. His shirt is off but he's wearing shorts.

He raises a brow at me expectantly.

"We need to get my stuff" I say.

He rubs his head and nods. "Give me a minute" he says closing the door.

True to his word, in less than a minute, the door swings open and he motions for me to follow him. We get into his car and he drives out of the driveway.

"So you told mom and dad?" I ask him

He nods.

I let out a deep sigh and roll my window down.

In ten minutes, we're in the front porch of the party house. Ethan stays in the car as I approach the house and knock on the door, my hair is still a bit wet.

The woman answers the door and smiles at me. "How can I help dear?" She asks

"I, uh, left my phone and purse here last night.." I trail off hoping her to make a connection and let me in.

"Oh are you Declan's girlfriend? I've been waiting forever to meet you! Come in!" She says pulling me by my arm inside.

"I'm not-" I start but she cuts me off.

"You're so beautiful! You aren't like the girls he hangs out with I hope" she says to me leading me into the main room.

The house is cleaned up and it looks really pretty.

"I'm sorry but I need to find my stuff, my brother-"

"Mia? What are you doing here?" A boy says walking down the stairs