Katie Shaw knew the secret of Jordan’s young and mysterious death. She had told the police. It was a very hard thing for Katie to talk about, but she went through with it.
Jordan had been bullied to his death. Jordan was being bullied since his first year at high school by two of the biggest boys in his class Jamie parker and Jonathan Hill. His bullying started from little things. They made him do their homework, bullied him for money and even snatched his new mobile last year in front of mark.
Jordan told his mum a few times but after a few days his dad left them for another woman. His mum got really depressed and stayed out most of the time. Jordan’s mum didn’t bother much about her son after his dad left. But when the news of Jordan’s death came she totally lost it, she left her house, car and she didn’t tell anyone where she was going. Jordan’s mum didn’t even want to know how he had died.
Jordan always confided in Katie, he told her everything. Jamie Parker and Jonathan hill were questioned the next day of Jordan’s death. But both of them said they know nothing and didn’t see Jordan the day he died. But Katie knew even if the didn’t murder him they definitely were the cause of Jordan’s death. Katie used to tell Jordan to go to the police about the bullies but he didn’t listen to her, he was to scared. He moved his class a few times, but they both knew Jordan’s phone number and address.
Katie had decided she wasn’t going to sit back until Jonathan and Jamie confessed how they twisted Jordan’s brain. They used to say to Jordan that he was mental and laughed when they found out Jordan’s dad had left them. In fact Jordan’s brain was so screwed up he used to cut open his arms with a knife. Katie once went to see him and he tried covering his arms but there was red blood gushing everywhere. Katie asked him what happened and he told her he was sick of his life and wanted to die.
Katie comforted him and said she will sort something out. The next day she went to Jonathan and Jamie and asked them what their problem was. They said Jordan was fun to tease. Two days after she had said this to them Jordan had died. He was found in the local park, his body leaning against the biggest oak tree in the park. He was looking blue and black all over, there were bruises on his face and there was blood gushing out of his arms again.
“That’s it” Katie said to herself. “I have to stop thinking about Jordan and move on.” She was looking in the mirror in her bedroom and she was crying for the first time after Jordan’s death.
She was thinking what it felt like being bullied and doing nothing about it. “Of all people why did it have to be Jordan” she was screaming now. Her mother came in and said
“Its ok sweetie, I know how you feel. Jordan was a great boy, but why didn’t he talk to anyone about his bullying problems?”
Katie still crying said “He did mum he told everyone, he told the teachers, his mum and me. No one listened to him except me. But what could I have done. I tried comforting him but I don’t know what happened. Everything happened so fast.”
Her mum said “ Katie put it behind you and move on. It’s your first day at college tomorrow make a fresh start. You have to face it. There is no Jordan anymore.” Saying this her mum went out of her bedroom.
Next day she went to college and Katie was about to explode when she found out who was in her class, Jonathan and Jamie. They were giving her dirty looks. But next day there was a really big surprise for Katie, Jonathan and Jamie came up to her and said “We’re really sorry and we are both ready to go to the police. We didn’t murder Jordan but we did beat him up. A few punches here and a few kicks there but please help us. Jordan is going to kill us.” They were both babbling on. At first Katie had no idea what they were talking about, but she soon began to follow. If they were both lying, she thought, she would kill them. They carried on and said how they had a dream about Jordan and he was saying he was going to kill them and he wasn’t dead.
At 6’o’clock they went to the police station together including Katie. Jonathan and Jamie told them what they did to Jordan and the police arrested them. They had a court hearing the next day. They both got a hearing of eight months in prison.
Katie was smiling as she was walking home. She was about to open the front door with her keys; she turned around and could have sworn she saw Jordan with his basketball smiling at her. But she thought to herself, it was nothing just my mind playing tricks…………
