Bayward Street by Addison Jane

Author:Addison Jane [Jane, Addison]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-05-19T04:00:00+00:00

The walk home was long and slow, and I grumbled the whole way about how I wished I just had my blades.

I just couldn’t do it, not today. That article was as false as they came. I’d spent months in juvie going over and over the words they had used to describe me.

Hateful.

Out of control.

Deranged.

At some point, I think I’d even convinced myself that they were true. It had been turned around to make it seem like I was the aggressor and Greg Campbell was the victim. It was laughable. He was never the victim because he was smart enough to never pick on someone who could fight back. He held an image. He was important, a man that people looked to. He held power and others flocked to him because of it, holding him on a pedestal.

Diamond Cross wasn’t much better, and I was beginning to think that this was my karma for what I’d done. The streets had given me freedom to grow, they forced me to be strong, not just for me but for my friends. And now here I was again, back to being belittled and tortured because I wasn’t good enough.

The only question now, did I let history repeat itself?

A car I was unfamiliar with sat in the driveway, but I bypassed it. I threw the front door of the house open, tossing my bag onto the staircase and not caring as it tumbled the few steps back to the bottom. Soft voices flowed from the living room area, and I made my way toward them.

Helen sat in the large armchair, holding a coffee mug in her hand. She looked up in surprise. “Fable? What are you doing home?” She placed the cup on the glass side table and stood up.

“Someone decided to redecorate the hallway at school.” I pulled out the paper that I’d scrunched into my pocket and handed it to her. Her eyes widened as she scanned over the mutilated article.

“Wow, I don’t miss high school at all.”

I hadn’t recognized her when I’d stepped in, but I remembered her voice. Lena, the policewoman from the city. She wasn’t in uniform, but in dress pants and a collared shirt. When she stood up to greet me, I noticed the badge that was hooked on her belt.

“Hey.” I tried not to make it awkward, but I couldn’t help but rush through my mind, searching for a reason why she would be here.

Helen placed a hand on my shoulder and nodded to the couch where Lena sat. “Take a seat, Fable.”

Reluctantly, I did. Lena hit me with a kind smile while Helen moved back to her own chair.

“Lena just wanted to check up and talk about some developments that have come to light.”

“Without me?” My brow creased.

Lena touched my hand. “Since you’re a minor, there are rules I need to follow, like discussing things with your caregivers first.”

“Okay… so what’s going on?”

Lena looked over at Helen, who gave her a gentle nod to continue, “I looked a little further into your case.

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