Dear Goodbye Diary

A New Home?

Mr Fletchers POV:

I head down to the school for a meeting with Mr Cantorum and social services knowing full well her life now rests in our hands. I'm not gonna lie, it scares me but I cant bear to think how shes feeling

I walk up the school drive and enter the school entrance welcomed by the head Mr Cantorum and a female social worker

"Good evening James this is Sophie" Mr C introduced

"Good evening to you both" i smile taking a seat besides them on the round table only to realize one seat was empty. Not surprisingly Ashley's late just like the number of times shes been late to many of my form times.

"Right, where shall we start?" Sophie spoke opening up a briefcase filled with 10 different coloured files.

oh my days! We're gonna be here for a while

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Ashley's POV:

After seeing my home and heading back to Adam's house I decided there's one more person I need to visit. As much as I hate the idea I know I wont feel settled unless I do. Adam and I walk down to the police station to request to visit David Thorpe. Clearly the police officers thought I was mad too but they agreed and gave me a pass.

"Are you sure you don't want me there with you?" Adam said helping me clip my pass on

"I'm sure...i wont be long i promise" i assure him

"hmm...I'm still not sure about this Ash. Besides, you need to be at school soon to hear what happens with your future?" he worried

"I have time don't worry... but now is the only chance  for him to actually listen to me whether he likes it or not. I'll make it to school in time" I reply before following the officer to my so called father.

The officer takes me to security checking where i passed through a metal detector so that i wasn't carrying anything in for David. (As if i would anyway). After i was all clear i was lead to a rather large room filled with tables for 2 or 3 with security guards around the room observing those visiting the other prisoners. It was a weird feeling, sitting on the end of the table waiting in a grey dull room for my da- i mean David to arrive knowing that for once he cant abuse me.

All around me i can hear conversations between family members visiting their loved ones in prison, a relationship, a bond that i could never relate to. Nor would i ever want to...at least not with this man. 

I watch as he enters the room looking rough in his orange uniform closely followed by a pack of orange dressed males. He approached my desk and sits down looking agitated. Secretly I'm scared for life to see his face again but I have to put on this brave face just for this one last time.

"Orange suits you ya know" I joked

"Shut up. Don't u see what you've done to me...look at me" he snapped showing me the bruises along his neck which I guess he got from other inmates. Guess he's found his match. Now he knows how I felt.

"Feeling helpless are you? scared for your life because someones beating you up are you? welcome to my life David" i snap. The look on his face says it all after i say David, it was like he had been shot.

"Ash- I'm still your dad" he said sounding weak.

"firstly, you don't get to call me Ash and second, after all you have done to me do you seriously  think you can play that father figure to me?! why am i even here!!!" I complain as his eyes become wide with shock and near to brim with tears...i'm seeing a softer weaker side to him that isn't just because someone else beat him up.