CHAPTER 5
Avoiding explaining the unexplainable.
That morning, in Ms Kirk’s office, Davina sat in an uncomfortable high backed wooden chair staring Ms Kirk’s contorted features. Her rage was apparent by the way she whacked the palm of her hand with the cane. The angrier she became the more regularly she struck her palm.
‘So you say you don’t know what happened,’ said Ms Kirk. Whack. Whack!
‘One minute you were asleep, there was a blast of wind and all the windows smashed at once?’ Smack, smack, smack!
‘Then how do you explain that God awful noise then?’ said Ms Kirk leaning close to Davina’s ear. Swipe.
Davina felt the breeze of the cane close to her face. She flinched then shrugged, struggling to appear innocent. ‘I don’t know. I was asleep. Maybe it was the wind?’
‘Davina you’re a terrible liar! You are completely transparent. I know you’re something to do with this. I don’t know why you’re being so loyal. You do know as soon as the others get in here they’re going to grass you up. Then you get all the punishment.’ Whack. Whack! Ms Kirk slammed the cane on the desk.
‘This is your last chance. What happened?’
Davina sighed, ‘do you mind if I go and do the gardening now?’
Ms Kirk slammed her fist on the table. ‘Davina you will answer the question!’
‘I was in bed.’
‘I don’t believe a word of it!’
‘Look Ms Kirk the truth is- neither you nor I want me here. That’s obvious. The sooner I get into that line up the sooner I’ll be out of your hair.’
‘So you do want to get out of here? That’s a good sign. But tell me one thing, how come my home was quite peaceful until you arrived?’
Davina shook her head, ‘Ms Kirk I told you I have no idea what’s going on and I want to get on with my chores.’
‘Go, but I’ll be watching you. There’s something peculiar about you and I don’t like it! Not only are you foreign but there’s something a bit weird... I just can’t put my.... Now go!’
Davina turned to leave.
‘Oh and Davina no name, if you have any memories as to who you are, you will tell me won’t you?’
‘Yes Ms Kirk.’
Davina slipped out of the room into the corridor. The line of disobedient girls sitting on seats extended as far as she could see. Davina glanced at them; the girls whispered. Davina clenched her fists and turned to leave. She wouldn’t allow them to get her into trouble, she intended to escape. But how?
When Davina walked past Rose, Rose looked apologetic. Davina wasn’t having it; Rose would never get close to her. How dare she tell all the others about her? How dare she think she could be two faced? Davina headed towards a door leading out into the corridor and glanced back. Ms Kirk stood by her office door smirking. ‘Rose if you would like to come in and tell me in your own words what happened with Davina. I know I can rely on you.’
Rose stood up, glanced at Davina and walked into the office with her head down. Davina was in trouble. All the girls were going to blame her. She would never be allowed to join the line up and would definitely get a beating. She had to escape!
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