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21st October
Connor met Autumn on the bridge he kissed her cheek. "So did you get into any
trouble last night?"
"No."
"That’s a first."
"Mom likes you. She thinks your good for me. She just thought I wight be hungry."
"And were you?"
"Not really."
"Come on, let’s meet the guys."
"Okay."
"It’s okay babe, we won’t get thrown out."
They walked into town meeting up with their friends. "So how did the date go?"
"You told them!"
"No."
"I did, sorry, they pinned me."
"So how did it go?"
"Okay."
"Will there be another?"
"No." They chimed.
"That bad hugh?"
"It’s just best for us to be friends."
"So, have you got an outfit for Halloween?"
"No not yet."
"Autumn?"
"No."
"You are coming to the party at Stentons’ with us aren’t you?"
"Yeah he invited me."
"Cool. You best sort something quick Con."
"We’re going after school Thursday."
They smiled. "Sweet come on we best be getting in before the movie starts."
They went into the cinema and watched the worst action movie ever. Then all went for a pizza.
22nd October
Connor and Daniel met Autumn by the bridge. "Well we’ve just got this week left
babe till half term."
"Yeah then we do Halloween I for one am looking forward to it.'
"Me too."
What about you red are looking forward to it."
"I guess."
They all walked into school.
"Wow you’re all on time Impressive."
"Shut it, Jae and tell them what you’ve managed to pull off this weekend."
"Well I can’t wait to hear this one. What you gone and done and whose arm you managed to pull doing it?"
"No ones."
"So what is it."
"We’re going carting Saturday. My bro’s working and he said he’d pay for all of us so are you all up for it?"
"Yeah."
"Will we have the pleasure of you Saturday, Autumn?"
"I guess."
"Good lets get this day over with."
The bell rang and they all went in to registration. "You sure you want to go carting babe? It's not easy."
"I’ll be fine."
"You sure?"
"She said she would be stop fussing Con. We have to get to registration and red has Harding he’ll flip a mental if she’s late."
"Sure." He kissed her cheek. "I’ll see you second lesson, okay."
"Okay."
"Later red."
"Later Dan."
They stepped into the class as she continued down the corridor. Matthew stood at the open door waiting. "I’m surprised you’re in most don’t see the point for four days before half term."
"No good bunking off, it don’t get you no where."
"At least you’ve got your head screwed on."
"Can we just do this."
"Sure, come in and take a seat."
She slipped in dropping to the sofa. He closed the door walking over sitting opposite her. ‘So how are we this morning, Autumn?"
"Fine."
"You don’t sound fine it sounds like something’s bothering you."
"It’s not it’s just."
He looked at her for answers. "Just what?"
"Nothing."
"You can tell me Autumn. I’m here to help not judge so please."
"It’s nothing, just, if the swimming weren’t bad enough the carting well and Halloween."
"Okay slow down, take a deep breath and tell me what happened and what your concerns are. Let’s start with the swimming and move on to the others."
"Okay."
She took a deep breath and began to explain what had happened when her Connor and Daniel had gone swimming. He listened with interest.
"We’d all met them at the pool my friends were surprised that I’d even turned up. I wasn’t going he’d twisted my arm into joining them I hated going swimming with them they acted so childish and they were that day dive bombing into the pool the life guard taking a crack at them to act more sensibly he chose to ignore him. He twisted my arm to go up there Con he knew I was good I was in training and he had to ruin that for his stupidity."
"What happened Autumn? You looked a little scared. You can tell me you can trust me Autumn."
"We all went on to the boards me him and Rudgey. They made sure I went first I wasn’t to sure but he said it’d be fine and they’d dive in after me. I pulled myself to the top unsure if it was wise to be up there at all. I walked to the edge dumb I know but they were on the steps so I thought I never knew they’d got on the board all I remember was falling and their faces I didn’t even know he’d gone in after me. I was lucky Matt if I hadn’t’ve took to the water like I did I would’ve been dead.’ She said tears falling off her face. ‘I woke in hospital he was by my bed. He told the life guard had pulled me out and tried to resuscitate me I came round and slid back into unconsciousness and that they’d all been banned from the pool."
"Did you tell the police?"
"He begged me not to, he’d already been in trouble with them he didn’t need an asbo.
"You still should’ve."
"I couldn’t, he made damn sure he was there when they came to talk to me I lied to them. I said I’d lost my footing though we both knew it wasn’t the truth."
"You still should’ve told them Autumn unless you were scared of them."
"Everyone was Matt we’d seen what they’d done to those who chose to grass on them. I wasn’t ending up like them."
They bell rang.
"Looks like we’ve ran out of time. I’m sorry I couldn’t be any more help to you today, we’ll continue on Thursday okay maybe I’ll be able to help a little more and understand your anxiousness with carting."
"Sure.’
They pulled themselves up he opened the door.
"Thursday okay."
"Okay."
"Bye Autumn."
"Matt."
She walked away was he finally getting inside her head and getting to know what her old life was like so he could make it better. Connor slipped his arm round her. "So everything go okay with Harding?"
"Yeah fine once I got started.’
"You haven’t got to rush into it babe if he’s a good shrink he’ll understand when you don’t wish to talk about it and when you do.’
"Was it like this for you?’
"For a while yes Grayson was on the ball. He understood it’s hard to talk about what you want to forget, sometimes it just helps to get it off your chest sometimes it don’t. You just have to work out which is which."
They walked into lesson sitting down.
"You okay babe you seemed a million miles away.”
"I’m fine…Con.”
“What’s up babe.”
“Will things ever change between us all will it.”
“I hope not Why you ask.”
“No reason.”
“You can tell me.”
“Just stuff that went on in my past. I don’t want you or the others to judge me for it.’
“We won’t babe trust me the guys won’t, Dan won’t and i certainly won’t. You know my back ground I’d like to get to know yours if you let me.”
“I can’t Con, it's hard.”
“You talk to Harding.”
“Barely. I’ve barely opened up Con he doesn’t know everything.”
“You’ve got time Autumn use it wisely we’ll be here when you decide to tell us everything Harding I’m not sure about.”
Connor and Autumn met friends going to lunch, going outside for a cigarette.
The bell rang and they all said their goodbyes for registration Con kissed Autumn on the cheek. “I’ll meet you at the end of school babe.”
“Okay.”
Connor walked away.
Daniel called Autumn over she slid in next to him. “Well this lesson is going to be interesting.”
“How come?”
“Here comes the boring bit red we’re doing our assignments he’s got everything on the board I hope you can write fast cause he never gives you time to write anything down.”
She looked nerved he smiled.
“Right class all you need to know for your assignment are on the board you have half an hour to write it down then discuss how you are going to conquer it by talking about it in your pairs”
They all looked at the board trying to understand what he had written with great difficulty. Daniel struggling.
“Right times up if you haven’t got it now you’ll have to ask some one that has. He wiped the board. “Now discuss how your going to do this assignment from the brief.”
“You okay Dan?”
“I didn’t get it all.”
“I’ll give you my notes.”
He smiled. “I’ll give you them back tomorrow.”
The bell rang and they all headed out of the room.
“Here.’
“Thanks.’ He said taking the notes off her. ‘I’ll give them back to you tomorrow.”
“There’s no rush.”
“We have to start this weekend Red I hope you’re ready for Halloween.”
“Not yet, no.”
“Me neither I guess Con isn’t either.”
“I heard my name.”
“Con we were just talking about Halloween.’
“Oh, we’re going to get the costumes the Thurs.”
“Me to.”
“Come on let’s go.’ He placed his arm around Autumn and they walked out of school.
“We’ll see you tomorrow babe.’ Connor said kissing her cheek.”
“Okay.”
“Night Red, and thanks for the notes I’ll give them back to you tomorrow.”
“He rush you again?”
“Yeah I have Red’s notes, lucky she could read his s**t handwriting.”
“It is.”
“Well, we’ll see you in the morning babe.”
“You will night Con, Dan.”
“Night babe.”
“Night Red.”
She walked away. Connor and Dan walked away walking their separate ways.
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