Fated to be Yours by Jodie Larson

Author:Jodie Larson [Larson, Jodie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: novel
Publisher: Jodie Larson
Published: 2015-08-30T04:00:00+00:00

“TESSA?”

I look up at Mrs. Walsh with a perplexed stare. I’m not making any noise or disturbing the class in any way. She’s clutching a note in her hand as she looks at me with sad eyes. She motions for me to join her at her desk. I start to stand, but something about the way that she’s looking at me tells me that I should bring all of my stuff with me.

I gather my books and pencils into my arms, clutching them tightly against my chest as I make my way to the front of the class. Her head is down as she hands me the note.

“They’d like you to report to the office as soon as possible,” she whispers, placing a gentle hand upon my shoulder but it feels like lead.

I don’t try to talk because I know it won’t do any good. I’d probably break down and cry right in the middle of class and I don’t need to throw more fuel on the fire. School life is already hard enough as it is. The constant jabs and stares of my daily harassment at the hands of my peers. It’s a ritual that I will never be rid of but one that I’ve grown accustomed to, as sad as it is.

With a shaking hand, I take the note from her and give the slightest of nods before I walk through the door and down to my prison sentence. I know what this is about. I’ve feared this day would come for the past few years. But all of my efforts to conceal and hide have obviously slipped through a crack somewhere, exposing what I didn’t want anyone to see.

Sitting in Mr. Richards’ office are two people dressed in neatly pressed suits; one male and one female. Their expressions could be construed as kind only I see them as cruel. I know it’s not meant to be that way, but I’m trapped with no escape in sight. My feet halt my progress, leaving me standing like a statue in the doorway.

“Tessa, please have a seat,” Mr. Richards says, motioning me to the empty chair next to the two social workers.

“I can’t,” I whisper.

Tears threaten to fall. My ears and face burn with humiliation that this has to happen in front of my principal.

“Please Tessa, we just want to talk with you,” the lady says. Her voice is soft and soothing, but it feels like barbed wire to my ears.

She stands and carefully leads me to the chair by the elbow. My books are still tightly clutched to my chest as I sink into the hard fabric, knowing my fate is already sealed for me.

“Tessa, my name is Nancy and this is Mark. We’re with the Child Protection Services. We’d like to speak with you for a moment if that’s all right?”

My eyes dart to Mr. Richards as he sits behind his desk. I shake my head. I don’t want him here to see this. He catches my hesitation and stands abruptly from his chair.

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