He didn’t want to hide it in the bed in case it festered there for days before being noticed, so all he could do was ball it up and leave it in the corner of the cubicle, where he knew the cleaners would see it, but hoped Mike and Mr Allen wouldn’t.
“We called your mother, and as you’re okay she isn’t coming to pick you up today, you’re going to come home on the coach with us tomorrow. Now, I’ve been talking things over with the other members of staff, and we all agree that it would be best for you to stay in a room with Mr Lea and I tonight. In honesty I regret not making that decision earlier, but of course we wanted to respect your wishes to stay in a room with your friends, however it’s very clear that that didn’t work out very well.