FORBIDDEN LOVE ❇ JESUS FOSTER

chapter five

I dried my hair in the mirror after I got out of the shower. "Mari, out of the bathroom." Jesus yelled pounding the door. "I am out." She snapped back from her bedroom. "Oh." He cheered opening the door.

"Dude." I chuckled holding my towel tighter. "Uh sorry." He burned red. "Its fine, I need to change in your room anyways."

Before I could leave he grabbed my arm. "Are they almost gone now?" He asked looking over the bruises. "Yeah, thanks for covering for me." I smiled leaving the bathroom."

"What was that?" Callie giggled following me into my room.

"What?" I asked pulling on a white off the shoulder longsleeve and jean shorts. "You're totally flirting with Jesus." I scoffed. "Just because we get along doesnt mean were flirting."

She sighed walking over to me. "Look I don't care if you like him just don't let anyone find out okay? You know what happens." I nodded.

"Whats that?" Marianna asked in the kitchen. "Were brown baggin it for a while." Stef said packing lunches. "None for me." I said grabbing a water bottle from the fridge. "At least take this, you don't eat a lot." She prssed handing me an apple.

Marianna groaned. "I dont eat cheese." Jesus scoffed at his sister. "You had pizza like two days ago." I rolled my eyes.

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I stood with Marianna and Lexi at school.

"Poor guy, how ling does he have detention?" Lexi asked looking through the classroom window. "All week." I told her ignoring the slight glare from her. "Thats tough."

Marianna furrowed her brows. "Why do you care?" I giggled looking back to Lexi who struggled for a lie. "Just sucks to see him go down for you." I cut in. And as much as Lexi didnt like me she sent me a thankful smile. "Ill see you guys later." I said walking away from the pair.

I laid my head on my desk during my English class. "Ok. I want everyone to write about guilt in their journals this week." Timmothy said.

He walked through handing journals to everyone. "Olivia head up in my class."

I groaned sitting up. "Much better." He handed me a journal as I sent him a sarcastic smile. "Now don't worry, no kne is going to read these. As long as I see words you get credit."

"Seriously guys, I want you to write about whatever it is that makes you feel guilty or ashamed." He said.

I bit my lip glancing over to Callie who held a similar expression. "All right get to work guys." I held my pencil ready to write, I knew exactly what to write about but I couldn't bring myself to relive it.

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I sat on my bed listening to music when Stef and Lena came into our room.

"Whats up?" I asked pulling out my ear buds. "We just wanted some ground rules. Now you guys know nothing can happen between you, so we would hope that this curtain divider stays up anytime the door is closed, and the door is only closed at night if its just you two. We don't want to be hearing and loud music or anything else comjng from this room got it?" Stef said to me and Jesus. I nodded laying back down.

"Alright well, goodnight you two." Lena said pulling the door shut.

Jesus scoffed after the left pulling the curtain open and sitting on my bed. "Whats their issue?" I sighed. "Were foster siblings right? That means we cant have sort of relationship and if wd do and people find out I could get taken out of the house. I'd be put down as high risk and be stuck in shitty group homes until I age out." I explained.
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"Oh." He said. "Thats stupid."

I giggled setting my phone onto my side table. "Goodnight Jesus." I said shoving him off my bed. He stuck his tongue out at me as he went back to his bed.

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I sat in English thr next day staring down at my empty journal. "I knew you'd have a lot of guilt." Timmothy said looking at Talyas filled page. I snorted avoiding her glare.

"Olivia, not guilty about anything?" He asked coming to me. I shrugged. "Well, I hate to say this but if you dont participate you will be moved back to grade 9 English. In surr you can find something to write about."

I nodding grabbing my pencil. I thought back to my some of my last few foster homes, Liam and Jason filled my mind.

Soon word filled the page of everything I went through. When the bell rang I pasued my writing and rushed to my next class.

"Shouldn't you guys be in class?" Jesus asked walking up to me and Marianna. "Were in drama." I answered pressing the poster to the wall. "Leslie wanted the posters up today." Marianna added. "How'd you get out of ISS?" I asked.

He froze for a moment. "Told him I had to go go the bathroom. Should probably get back."

"Hey thanks for everything you did, telling moms it was you. You really are the best brother." She said with a sweet smile and I couldn't miss the guilty look. "Only until she finds out your screwing her BFF." I taunted quietpy as he walked away.

He flipped me off, I chuckled turning back to the posters we were hanging up.