Forbidden Love at Waterloo Road

Chapter 12: Moving in

“Right, I’m going to go and help Connor and Christine put there last boxes into the car. You sure you’re alright making your own way into school?” dad asked as he did his tie round his neck, I finished the mouthful of cereal in my mouth then picked up my phone “Yeah. Oh and don’t forget we have the hospital after school today” I said turning round in my chair, dad nodded and came over to kiss my forehead before walking out the door. I finished my cereal then started packing my bag for school when my phone started vibrating; I looked at it reading it was a blocked number. “Who are you and why’s ya number blocked?” I sighed down the phone, expecting it to be a sales person trying to flog me something. I sat up sternly when I heard his voice on the other end “I’m coming round tonight whether your dad’s there or not, I miss you” his croaky voice sounded, I bit my lip a little “You can’t. I’m at the hospital and my dad’s girlfriend’s moving in with her son…I’ll tell you when you can come” I said then hung up the phone turning it off instantly. I looked straight ahead then burst into tears, letting my face fall into my hands as if shielding my tears from someone who wasn’t there. I sat there crying for a few minutes until there was a knock at the door, I jumped up and quickly wiped away my smudged eye make-up leaving me looking quite pale since my foundation came off too, I wasn’t bothered by this as I grabbed my bag and unlocked the door opening it to a smiling Barry. I gave him a weak smile then stepped out and locked the door “What’s up babe? You look like you’ve been crying?” he said as he put an arm round my shoulder and walked me up the path “No, I’m fine just tired and a little bit scared about the hospital” I said as I buckled myself into the car, Barry got in and squeezed my hand lightly “You’ll be fine” he said and started up the car, since I’d said something about his speeding on the first day he’d been driving at a normal speed which I liked a lot better, especially today since I felt ill and like I was going to throw up any second. Once we got into school, I didn’t wait for Barry just jumped out and ran inside, the second I got through the doors I pushed people out of the way and ran to the toilet. I didn’t know what was wrong with me, as soon as I entered the bathroom I went straight to a cubicle and basically started throwing my guts up. “Kait?” I heard someone say my name but didn’t turn around; I already knew who it was. Dynasty. “You alright babe?” she asked coming over to me, I was done being sick and it actually made me feel better so I turned around “Yeah, just scared I guess” I said, it wasn’t uncommon for me to throw up when I’m nervous but I hadn’t done that in a long while now so it came as a shock. “Come on babe, let’s clean you up” Dynasty said, she lifted me up off the ground and cleaned me up like I was a baby then did my make up for me. “There’s no need for you to be scared about the hospital babe, you’ll be fine okay? And me and Barry’ll always be here for you, through it all I promise!” Dynasty said then pulled me into a hug; we weren’t paying attention and didn’t hear the bell go. We only pulled apart when the door opened and we heard Mr Clarkson’s voice “If anyone’s in there then you need to go to form” I quickly flushed the toilet which I’d been sick in then grabbed my bag and walked out “Sorry sir, I wasn’t feeling too well so Dynasty was looking after me” I said to my form tutor as we walked out “Maybe you should go and see the nurse then, Kaitlin” sir said, a worried tone on his voice I just smiled and shook my head “It’s okay sir, it was just nerves about the hospital tonight” I said, I could tell Mr Clarkson was suspicious about that answer but didn’t ask any further questions and walked to form with us.

First lesson was PE, it would be the first time actually doing it in about a month now and it felt weird pulling on my vest top and joggy bottoms. As we were walking from the changing room to the hall, me, Dynasty and Imogen were talking about her and Connor, I did feel a little bit awkward since Connor moving into my house was stopping him seeing Imogen out of school. “Look, Imogen. My dad has at least one meeting a week and from what I can tell so far with Christine she normally goes out herself when dad has a meeting so if you want I can find out when he has a meeting this week and you can come round, spend some time with Connor?” I suggested after feeling way too awkward to just stand there. Imogen’s face lit up and she nodded enthusiastically as we walked into the sports hall. We were made to get into lines and then run threw some cones individually, a load of bollocks in my opinion and I made a girl called Nancy do my turn for me “So who was your first then?” Imogen asked Dynasty since we’d been talking about boyfriends “Just some lad back in Liverpool. It was a disaster, though” Dynasty said as she jumped a little on the spot “Most peoples are babe” I said, I watched carefully as Rhiannon started running and smirked to myself “Why who was your first?” Dynasty asked turning to me, “My ex in Rochdale, Kyle” I said, biting my nails a little “That lad who came up on your birthday you mean? You weren’t wi’ him was ya?!” Imogen asked, shocked, I smirked a little most people were pretty shocked when I told them about me and Kyle, he was a chav and everyone knew it including himself. “Yeah, I weren’t always like this ya know, I used to pretty much be the female version of him” I said, Dynasty looked at me and stared in shocked “You’re kidding me? But he was a right twat” Dynasty said then laughed a little obviously imagining me as a chav “I know, I wasn’t as bad as he was but I was a chav myself. It’s was living in Rochdale does to ya babe” I said and stretched back a little “So why was it a disaster exactly?” Imogen asked, I looked at her then thought for a moment “It were at his ‘ouse, we were on the sofa doing it and it was his first time too so we were both just like inexperienced and that then his mum walked in on us” I said, bursting out laughing as I relived that moment. Imogen and Dynasty looked at each other then laughed too “What’s so funny?” Rhiannon asked when she’d run back to the line “Just on about Kaitlin’s first time” Imogen said, Rhiannon laughed a little until I glared at her and she shut up “So. Who was your first then Rhiannon?” I asked, a smile playing on my lips, I knew she was a virgin, I could just tell like I could tell Imogen was a virgin too…And the fact that she told me but I’d guessed before she’d said a word. “That’s for me to know” Rhiannon said, I could tell in her voice that she was a virgin just trying to sound like she wasn’t ”So there has been someone?” Dynasty asked, folding her arms, she looked at me and smirked, we both knew she was lying “Yeah” Rhiannon said, the nervousness still clear in her voice. Imogen hadn’t got that we knew she was lying and believed every word that was the only thing I disliked about Imogen; she never knew when people were lying. “Come on, Rhiannon, spill” Imogen prompted, clearly not understanding the lie. “Was it someone at school?” Imogen added. I watched Rhiannon carefully then watched her turn around to look at geek boy “It were Naz” she said, turning back to us, it took all of my strength not to burst out laughing right there. “Geek boy?!” Imogen and Dynasty exclaimed, by this point I was getting bored of their conversation so walked outside claiming to have a headache. I walked through the corridors with a bottle of water in my hand when I felt cold hand on my waist “Hiya baby” I heard Barry’s voice breathing on my neck, I smiled to myself feeling his hot breath “I skipped class for this” he added then spun me round and pulled me into the cupboard. I smiled at him before he pressed his lips to mine and pushed his hands up my t-shirt; I smiled against his lips and jumped up with my legs round his waist. I wrapped my arms round his neck and opened my mouth slightly allowing him entering with his tongue, Barry was about to explore my mouth when I felt the door disappear from behind me and Barry lost balance, both of us falling backwards “Ahh fuck” Barry cursed, I looked up and my eyes widened when I saw my dad looking down at me “KAITLIN ISABELLE BYRNE WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU’RE DOING?!” my dad screamed at me, I looked at Barry then leant my head back groaning, I stood up off the ground and helped pull Barry up. We walked in silence to my dad’s office, Barry entwined his fingers in mine and squeezed my hand a little as we walked in the door and sat down “Right, I said I don’t mind you two dating but I don’t like anyone showing that kind of affection in my school, kissing I don’t mind but when you’re on verge of having sex in a cupboard I won’t allow it. You’ve both got afterschool detention’s for the rest of the week” my dad said, I groaned in annoyance before walked out the office with Barry’s hand in mine. He went back to wherever he’d been before and I went back to get changed “Where did you get to?” Dynasty asked as I walked into the changing rooms, I explained what happened while I got dressed into my uniform. I walked out the changing room and smiled when I saw Jack hadn’t forgot to wait for me “So, we still on for movie night after school?” Jack asked, he put his arm round me as we started to walk to History “Oh my god, Jack, I totally forgot! I’m so sorry, I can’t make it, I got an after school detention for the rest of the week” I explained, he looked disappointed but I promised to make it up to him and we walked into History and sat next to each other like always. I was writing something down in my planner when Jack nudged me and pointed to the door “What’s she doin’ ‘ere?” I spat as Miss Boston walked into the classroom, since she’d stepped foot in the school in Rochdale I’d disliked her strongly and was never going to get on with her, having her in the same classroom as me would just distract me and I knew it. “Miss what’s she doing here?” I asked Miss McFall, emphasising the she. “Miss Boston is here to observe our class for today, Kaitlin, so I expect you to treat her with as much respect as you do normally or it’ll be a detention if you don’t” Miss McFall said, “Too late, Miss, already got a week of after schools” I said, leaning back in my chair “Well don’t make it two” the History teacher said, everyone laughed at this and even I had to smile a little before offering to hand the text books out.