The whole living in history thing had gotten so out of control it was laughable, the only good thing about it was the fact that we could wear our own clothes. I’d gone into town over to weekend with Rhiannon and we’d bought a load of dresses and outfits from a charity shop, I did like the dresses though so it was sort of okay but today being the last day of the project and also the day I was going to end it with Aiden…I was pretty scared. I’d put on a green dotty dress with turquoise green shoes and my mother’s locket, I’d even braided my hair (http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=101692729) and done Rhiannon’s too. Maggie had put my painting up on the wall in the living room and I walked in to see her standing there smiling at it. “Aw you look great, love” Maggie said and I smiled before grabbing my bag and walking out the door with Rhiannon. “You alright, Rhiannon? You look a bit pale” I said to her and she nodded curtly, not answering my question at all. I watched her and sighed a little as we walked in through the gate “Oh wow Tariq you’ve really gone out haven’t you” I said to Tariq when we walked in to see him wearing what seemed to be a proper army uniform from the War. Tariq had been asked to carry on teaching PE until the end of this term and I was loving it, having Tariq around again as if he’d never met. “Can say the same about you then, you look great” he said and I smiled, only then realising that Rhiannon had walked off. I just sighed and shrugged before walking into the building with Tariq.
“Kaitlin I told you about that locket yesterday” Miss McFall said and I spun around in my shoes to face my History teacher “And I told you yesterday miss, I don’t care. This is my mum’s locket and I’ve worn since she died, don’t think that cause of some stupid living in history shit I’m gonna take it off” I said and walked away, I soon heard the squeaks of Tariq’s wheelchair. “She’s bang outta order, she shouldn’t make you take it off” Tariq said and I just gave him an agreeing nod and an “Hm” sort of noise before we walked into the library where Dynasty was. After sitting around and talking for a bit, me, Dynasty and Tariq went into the canteen to get some “food” I sat down with Tariq after Dynasty walked off from what Kevin had said to her. “Can I talk to you?” Barry asked me, I looked up at him and nodded; I pushed the so called food away and got up from the chair. “I’ll come see you at lunch or something” I told Tariq and he nodded before I walked away with Barry. “What’s up Bazza Baz?” I asked him and jumped onto the side when we walked into an empty classroom. Me and Barry hadn’t spoken since last week, he hadn’t spoken to me, he hadn’t mentioned the text or anything we’d been like strangers the whole week and it had pretty much killed me inside. “What did you mean by that text last week?” he asked me and I took a deep breath, I looked down and entwined my hands together. “I’m sorry for being a bitch to you” I told him, I didn’t look up to see his facial expression, I kept my eyes looking down at my hands as if they were the most interesting things in the world. “I love you, Barry…A lot and I never stopped loving you and I’ve been stupid not to see how I feel…I’m ending it with Aiden today, I can’t carry on being in a relationship with a guy I don’t love…” I said and I finally looked up to see Barry’s expression…he looked shocked but happy as well. I smiled a little and jumped down from the side, I wrapped my arms around his neck and he wrapped his around my wait. “I love you” he whispered in my ear and kissed my forehead.
We stayed tangled up in each other’s arms for about 5 minutes before walking back into the canteen, Barry went and sat with Daren while I went back to sit with Tariq and we carried on talking about what we’d already been talking about until Miss McFall came in “Everyone, I have some terrible news. HMS Victoria, which was crossing the Atlantic with our food supplies, has been torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat which means there will be no lunch and no tea today” Miss McFall said, I looked at Tariq and we both shared a small smirk “She’s completely lost it I swear” I said and he laughed “I’m sorry, but Living History means exploring genuine Second World War conditions. Which is why we’re going to do what people did during the war years, we are going to forage. Now different groups will explore different environments one group might go to the seashore and look for cockles…” Miss McFall said but I wasn’t listening in any way shape or form. I looked at Tariq and saw he was pretty much just on the brink of falling asleep so I kicked him lightly under the table “Come on” I said to him and I got up from the table before walking out the canteen with Tariq leaving Miss McFall in her dream land.
I said good bye to Tariq and kissed his cheek before walking off to English, I sat down next to Dynasty and rested my head on the desk. “Come on Kaitlin, wakey wakey” Mr Lowsley said way too cheerfully when he walked in. “Get lost sir, I just wanna sleep really” I said and put my head on the desk again as everyone laughed. I heard Mr Lowsley laugh a little too then heard the squeak from his chair as he sat down. “T'was the night before Christmas. He lived all alone, in a one bedroom house. Made of plaster and stone” Mr Lowsley started reading out and I looked up, I knew this poem it had been Kai’s favourite poem. “Do you want to read it or something, Kait?” Mr Lowsley asked me and I smiled, nodding my head. Mr Lowsley smiled himself and handed the book across the desk which I refused, I knew the poem by heart.
When the bell rang I walked out with Dynasty then went down the corridor to where Barry was stood. “Hey” I smiled and he smiled back, hugging me. “What’re ya doing?” I asked him and he told me how he’d gotten a load of crisps and was selling them for free. “I’m hoping to get a free bag then Mr Barry” I said to him and he laughed but looked up when Darren came round the corner “Well, give Kaitlin a bag” Barry said and I smiled as Darren pulled out a bag of crisps and chucked them to me. “See ya” I said and walked off, opening the bag as I went. I walked out the back of the school where the allotments were and smiled when I saw the goat “Aw wow we got a goat?!” I said and walked out and over to it, I knelt down in front of it and started stroking it while eating my crisps. “Erm Kaitlin where did you get those crisps?” Christine asked me and I turned around finishing the bag off “Barry and Darren were selling them, Barry gave me a bag for free” I told her like it was nothing then turned back to the goat. When the bell went for the end of break I met up with Dynasty and Imogen and went with them into the canteen, “Which group you gonna go with?” Dynasty asked me and I looked around a little before sighing “Mr Lowsley I think, I need to talk to him about something anyway” I lied; I knew Barry was in that group and I just wanted to spend the time with him. Dynasty nodded and told me that her and Imogen were going with Miss McFall. When we were told where to stand I went over to the line in front of Mr Lowsley’s and stood with my friend from Art class, Lacey. We all eventually went out the school building and out of the gates, following Mr Lowsley down the street towards the forest. “Right don’t pick anything without checking with me first and don’t go wondering off either” Mr Lowsley said to us all when we got further enough into the forest, I sighed and walked with Lacey at the back. “Sir? Where’s Barry and Darren?” I asked Mr Lowsley after we’d been foraging for about 5 minutes and I’d looked around to find them, Mr Lowsley looked around at everyone and frowed his eyebrows “Right, nobody go wondering off or anything. Kaitlin you’re in charge I’m going to go and look for them” Mr Lowsley said, I nodded and watched him walk away. We’d only been foraging for another half an hour when Mr Lowsley came back with Barry and Darren, something was up with them, I could tell by the way they were walking…they weren’t even walking in a straight line.
“What’re you two doing?” I asked Barry and Darren when we got back to school and saw them messing around near the allotments “That goat’s a spy” Barry whispered to me and pointed to Wally who was tied up on the fence. “Yeah and I’m Hannah fucking Montana, are you high or something?” I said but shook my head and walked away, into the school to find Dynasty. I couldn’t find her anywhere so I went over and stood with Harley “You alright Harley?” I asked him and he smiled at me before asking me to listen to the speech he’d prepared for Mr Robert Bain. “Aw that’s well good, Harley” I praised him and I watched as his face pretty much glowered with pride, I turned around and saw Christine come with Mr Bain and I slapped Harley’s arm lightly. “Ah, Kaitlin Byrne correct?” Mr Bain said and I nodded, shaking his hand. “Applied for those art schools yet?” he asked and I laughed a little “Not yet sir” I told him and I stood as Harley said his speech aloud. I turned around when I heard laughing and saw Barry and Darren pretending to be aeroplanes through the corridor “Oh no” I said and saw Christine turn around herself, she tried to stop Harley and move Mr Bain away but it was too late, Darren had been sick on his shoes. “Eugh, that’s rank!” I exclaimed but watched as Barry ran into the boys toilet. “Kaitlin will you go and tend to Barry please I’ll be with you shortly” Christine said and I groaned before walking down the steps and into the boys toilets being met by a revolting stench. “Eugh” I said and walked to the end cubical where Barry was throwing up. Christine eventually came into the boys toilets and asked me to stay with the two boys in the nurses office “Pretty sure you hate me, Christine” I said to her and I watched her laugh as she walked away, leaving me alone with the two boys. “What have you taken seriously?” I asked them and watched as Barry looked at Darren and shook his head lightly. “You’ve taken Shroom haven’t you?” I asked and I watched as Darren’s head shot up in shock and I sighed “I ain’t staying here you pair of idiots, you can look after yourselves” I said and walked out the nurse’s office.
The end of the day soon came and I walked back to the school house on my own for once, I’d shoved my earphones in my ears and started blasting All Time Low. As soon as I got home, I ran upstairs and changed into my ripped jeans and Bring Me The Horizon jumper, I scraped my hair back into a ponytail and shoved my converse on my feet (http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=101705426) before running down the stairs and walking out. I walked down the street and eventually got to Aiden’s house “Hey babe” he said and tried to kiss me but I put my hand on his chest and pushed him back lightly. I stepped into the flat and sat down on the sofa in his living room “It’s over, Aiden, I’m sorry I-I don’t love you and I can’t be with someone I don’t love…It’s not fair on either of us…” I told him, I looked up at him and stood up to leave but he grabbed my arm and spun me around. “You’re joking right?” he said and laughed but stopped when he saw how serious I was being “Nobody dumps me, Kaitlin, if anyone’s gonna get dumped here it’d be you” he shouted in my face, his spit going over my face, I wiped it away and stared at him. “It’s this Barry guy isn’t it? He still loves you and he’s made you dump me that’s what it is, well then I’ll ban you from seeing him, talking to him whatever” he said and his grip on my arm tightened a significant amount. “You can’t ban me from seeing Barry; he didn’t make me dump you I wanted to dump you!” I shouted at him but I knew straight away that was a mistake, I saw the venom in his eyes and before I knew it his hand had been raised and he slapped me as hard as he could across my face.
I'm sorry it's not as good as the other chapters or as long but I wanted to get it out to you since I'm gonna be very busy next week while I'm off. Also I've had an idea for another Waterloo Road fanfiction that includes a Student/Teacher relationship, would anyone be interested in reading? Tell me in the comments but also comment what you think of the sequel so far. Vote/Comment/Fan