Lola-Leigh (Tracy Beaker Returns Liam o'Donovan love story)

Chapter 6

This is especially for everyone thats voted, i know its only a few but it means the world to me so thankyou x enjoy (its long, i got carried away teehee :3 )
Itss been two weeks since Rick attacked me. The police had launched their investigation straight after I handed in my statement, and two days later Rick was arrested and charged. Mike and Gina have done nothing but fuss over me, along with daily visits from Suzanne and even a temporary foster placement offer from Tracy and her foster mum. The whole house feels chaotic and excited at the moment, but I guess they expected that when they knew I was arriving.

'Minstrel?' Liam questions, as he sits up from the opposite side of my bed, a bag of galaxy chocolates in his hand.

'Nah, I'm sound thanks.' He shrugs, and continues to scroll through his phone. He had been treating me like an invalid ever since I spoke to him about my experiences with Rick, and somehow we had formed a great bond, despite never mentioning the fact I cried ever again. It felt nice to have a proper friend, again. Especially now Lexis so far away.

'LOLLAAAAA.' A bellowing voice booms up the stairs, as I sit bolt upright in shock. It was Gina.

'COMING.' I yell back, grabbing my phone which was laying next to me on the bed. Liam goes to help me up, but I push him off. 'What you doing?' I question, a smile plastered over my lips.

'Helping you...' He replies, shyly, 'For a small fee of course.' I giggle.

'Nah I don't need that sort of help thanks mate.'

Ide started to ease my way into peoples lives here at Elm Tree, and I was beginning to have positive thoughts as I embarked on my new lifestyle. No drinking. No drugs. Just settling in, and behaving.

'Come and sit down, Lo.' Mike says firmly, as I walk into the office slowly. I take a seat opposite them. The tension in the room feels unbearable.

'Before you say anything it weren't me.' I joke, but neither of them react with a smile. I gulp.

'Lola, the police have given us some more information about the attack....' Mike trails off. A sudden thud announces itself in my chest. Had Rick been released? I take a deep breathe before he continues.

'Lexi was involved. It was all a set up. Rick and her have been seeing each other for a while, and she's admitted to the police that they arranged it in hope it would teach you a lesson.'

What.The.Fuck. My BEST friend? The only girl who has ever tried to help me? Look after me? Support me? It doesn't make any sense.

'But why...why would she do that I mean....punish me for what? She phoned the ambulance?' They both look down, 'WHAT THE FUCK!'I flip over the small desk chair and storm out of the office.

I can't process what's just been said to me. She has to be covering for Rick, SURELY. She wouldn't do that to me. Why would she do that?

Just as I go to walk through, or maybe break through, the front door, I hear Liam shout after me.

'Lola! Wait up, what's going on?'

'Outside.' I reply to him, grabbing his arm and pulling him through the house and into the garden. We sit down among the trees right at the back, and I begin to recite exactly what Mike and Gina had just told me, but with my own spin on the language used.

'What the hell!' Liam screeched, his mouth wide open, 'Well..what are you gonna do now? Jesus your luck is bad.'

I smile at the sky. Why me? Why always fucking me? First my parents don't want eahcither, then they don't want me, my multiple care workers throw me out, my abusive boyfriend stabs me and now my best friend is in on the whole thing while shagging the ex psychopath!