Bad Girl, Bad Boy - Ackley Bridge

- Rugby (5) -

" Miss Carter! Any reason why you've had to escort my daughter home?" My mum asks Miss Carter in the nicest voice possible, which kind of takes Miss Carter aback.

" Oh... Mrs Brinley. She was just... staying late and catching up on the work she missed yesterday" Miss Carter says, smiling at my mum, whose look quickly turns into confusion.

" Well that's my daughter. Esther, better get in and let the adults chat" My mum fakly smiling at me, before pulling me into the house and ushering me up the stairs, which I quickly do as I know if I don't follow her instructions something bad is inevitable to happen.

" Hey Esther, come to my office tomorrow morning" Miss Carter says, stopping me in my tracks.

I lightly nod my head before making my way back up the stairs, where I get into my room and shut the door behind me.

***

" Bye" I say, as I get out of the car, quickly shutting it behind me before walking quickly into the school and going straight to Miss Carters office like she told me to.

I walk past a couple of boys, and one with brown hair eyes me up. Winking at me but I just ignore it, and walk right to her office.

I walk up to her office and slowly open the door, and there she is on her computer doing something that I don't understand.

" You wanted to see me Miss? " I ask her, pulling her attention away from her computer.

" Ah Esther, take a seat" she says, as I walk in shutting the door behind me and sitting in the seat ahead of her.

" Everything's alright at home isn't it?" She questions me.

" Yeah?" I say, trying to play it off as if I'm oblivious to what my mother is actually like, even though she probably knows too.

" You can be honest with me Esther" she says, smiling lightly.

"I am." I bluntly say, before standing up and getting ready to leave.

" Hey Esther. There's Rugby on afterschool. Why don't you stay and watch" she says, causing me to turn back and look at her.

" umm" I say, before turning my face back around and walking straight out of her office.

I walk to my form room with Mr Bell and when I arrive I see Jordan with a free seat next to him because no one else is in the class yet.

" Didn't think you'd be here, thought you had a kid to look after" I say, as I take the seat next to him.

" Dad don't think it's mine" he shrugs.

" Looks quite a bit like you though" I say, turning my face to look at him and raising both my eyebrows.

" fuck off" he says slightly laughing.

" Esther. Jordan" Mr Bell says, walking into the room and taking seat at his desk.

" You like rugby Jordan?" He asks him, tapping his pen on his desk.

" No" Jordan says, scrunching up his face in disgust.

" Well you're going to tryouts this evening" he tells him.

" No I'm not" Jordan says, slightly confused.

" You are, Esther's going too"Mr Bell says, raising both my eyebrows, making me snap my head towards him.

Jordan and I both begin to kick up a fuss before Mr Bell raises his voice.

" Unless you two want to stay afterschool in detention, your coming" Mr Bell says, as Jordan and I both roll our eyes before the bell rings and the other students in our form begin to come in.