Helping Juan

17. The Time When I Got Worried

I can't believe this is chapter seventeen. I've gone so far. This is the most chapters I've written in my life. Enjoy this chapter.

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Chapter Seventeen

"Hold up." Violet said as we finished school for the day, "You're telling me that Juan shoplifted right in front of you?"
"Yeah and did you see Juan smoking this morning? You know the cigarette he was smoking, could've been the one he stole" I said.
"Wow." Violet said, "Juan is one piece of work, one hot piece of work."
I rolled my eyes, "So what do you want to do this afternoon."

"Watch a movie?" Violet asked.
"Sure why not." I said, "My house or your house."
"Mine." She offered, "And I'll drive."
"Like I have a choice." I said.
Violet laughed.
I followed Violet to her car and went inside, Violet started up the engine and started to drive to her house.

She turned up the radio, it played a song that I didn't like, so I reached out to change the channel. Violet slapped my hand away, "It's my car, I control the music." She scolded.
I huffed and crossed my arms leaving the radio alone, next minute; we were singing along to the radio.

We eventually arrived at Violet's house, "So what do you want to watch?" Violet asked.
"Do you have; Night in the Museum?" I asked.
"1, 2 and 3" Violet answered.
"You're awesome" I confessed.
"I know I am" Violet smirked, "Want to watch all of them?"
"Yes please" I replied.
"Great, I'll set the movie up" Violet announced.
"I'll go get the popcorn" I decided, heading into the kitchen.

We were in the middle of watching the second movie, I was munching on my popcorn when Violet asked an unexpected question, "Do you like Juan?"
I coughed choking on my popcorn, Violet immediately started to slap my back which only made it worse. I got ahold of some water and started to chug it down, it took a few minutes for me to calm down, "Sorry I just got caught off guard by that question" I admitted.
"Yeah I can tell" Violet said dryly as she raised an eyebrow at me, "You still haven't answered the question yet."
I shifted uncomfortably, Violet still raised her eyebrow, "Okay yes" I confessed.
Violet squealed, "That's so cute! I mean, I wouldn't be surprised considering you guys share a bed, you must see his abs everyday."
I blushed, "Not anymore."
Violet sent me a sympathetic look, "You should apologise you know"

I shook my head, "It's a little too late for that, plus he has Sally now" I said bitterly.
"Oh Delayla," Violet said hugging me.
The rest of the night we silently watched the rest of the Night in Museum series.

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The next day I woke up, getting ready to go to school. I was walking to school when I got a call from Andy, "Hello?" I answered my phone.
"There's something at school that I would like you to see" Andy explained.
"And?" I asked wanting Andy to elaborate.
"Could you hurry?" He asked.
"I'm walking" I pointed out.
"Then run!" Andy urged, "It's kind of important."
I rolled my eyes and hanged up, following Andy's command I ran all the way to school.

When I came to school my jaw dropped, "What in the world." I said walking up to Andy, Violet and Lion.
I looked around to find that the whole school was covered in toilet paper and coloured streamers. There was glitter sprinkled everywhere, "What happened?" I asked.
"What do you think?" Violet said, "The whole school is covered in toilet paper, streamers and glitter."
I squeaked as I saw my locker, it was covered in way too much glitter and streamers. Everyone around us was getting angry and annoyed at the mess in the school, "Who would do this?" I asked.
"One word" Lion said, "Juan."

"Juan?" I asked Lion to check if he was serious.
"He's in the principal's office right now." Lion told me.
"Oh god" I said closing my eyes from the overwhelming feeling of stress.
I headed to the principal's office, "Where you going?" Lion called out.
"I'll be right back" I promised.
When I came to the principal's office I was glad that the door was open, I put my back against the wall next to the door and started to eavesdrop.

"Juan" The principal started, "Let's just say I'm very disappointed at you and very surprised at the fact that you bothered to supply all the things that you covered our school with."
"Oh I didn't spend a cent on those things." Juan replied.
No shit! I thought, he probably stole them. "Your punishment for covering the school with toilet paper, glitter and streamers is cleaning the whole school spotless, having a week of suspension and another bad record added to your criminal record."

I peered inside to see Juan's reaction, he smiled unfazed of the punishment he was given, "A week of suspension?" Juan raised his eyebrow.
"Do you want to be suspended longer?" The principal asked.
"That would be nice" Juan replied.
Juan caught me eavesdropping and smirked, I blushed from being caught, I stood up and walked back to Lion.

"So what happened?" Andy asked.
"He's going to clean his mess up and have a one week suspension" I answered.
"One week suspension" Lion scoffed, "More like a one week holiday."
We all agreed to what HAD Lion said.

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I was surprised to find my mum when I came home, usually she wasn't home this early as she works till late at night. She was sitting in the kitchen with a worried expression on her face, "What's up?" I asked putting my school bag on the ground.
"I just got a call from the school that Juan did something bad and is suspended for a week." Mum answered, "And he's not home, he hasn't been for days!"
"Well he doesn't seem to want to go home" I answered.
"I'm worried Delayla." Mum said, "Dad and I have to take care of Juan and we can't fulfill our duties if he never comes home."

"You're implying?"
"I want him to come home" Mum confessed.
I pressed my lip to a thin straight line, "Can you please convince him to come home?" Mum asked.
I sighed, "Fine, I'll try. It won't be my fault if he doesn't come home in the end."