The Maxwell's

Fault

Joshua's Pov
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I sat through the painful family reunion. It seemed to last for hours. Family members kept pestering me about my father. I hate my father, he is literally the devil in human form.
"You guys may leave now." Asher dismissed Liv, Monty and I to go home. Thank god!
We dropped Liv off at her house. Her and I didn't talk much tonight.

"Uncle Lance is going to flip his shit at us." Monty said as he drove.
"Why." I asked Monty annoyed but confused.
"I said something I shouldn't have about dad.." He confessed his head sinking down a little as he spoke.
"What the hell did you say." I growled looking towards my older brother.
"It may have slipped that he abused us.." His voice sinking as the sentence progressed.
"Are you shitting me Monty!" I slam my hands off the dash.
"Do you know how much shit you just got us both in!" I yell raking my hands through my hair.

Monty pulled into our driveway and their cars were there before ours.. That's a terrible sign because they were supposed to leave after us.
We cautiously walked into the house and Asher and Uncle Lance did not look too pleased.
"Who said it." Uncle Lance growled. Monty and I both looked to eachother.
"Said what." I asked in the same tone he approached us with.
"Who said your father abused you." He said anger laced through his features same with Asher.
"Me." I blurted out taking the fall for Monty.
"It was me." I said fully finished my sentence. Monty looked to me concern and confusion written all over his face.

"My office now." Asher growled.
"And for you Montogromy, go to your room and shower" Asher directed causing Monty to nod in response. Boy was I going to hear it over something I didn't do but I didn't want Monty taking the fall for...
I sat in Ashers office silent waiting for him to walk in, he came barreling in shoving me off my chair harshly.
"God damn Asher!" I yelled trying to scurry to my feet. He then did it. The thing I never thought Asher would do in my lifetime. He punched me right across the face. It wasn't just any punch it was a punch that Asher uses to punish people who have betrayed him.

I held my hand to my eye that I could feel swelling under my hand.
"Josh.." He tried approaching me his voice laced with regret. I just shook my head walking away from him. I walked to my room to look at my eye and as I lifted my hand I was greeted with a purple swollen eye. It was puffy and I couldn't see anything out of it. I groaned taking off my shirt and taking a nice hot shower.

I opened my door after I changed and was greeted with Vince sitting on the edge of my bed. I immediately placed my hand over my eye covering it from his sight.
"Let me see." He said in a calm yet gentle voice.
"It's nothing Vince." I say in response.
"Josh let me look please." He asked almost sounding like he was begging me. I uncovered my eye and he gasped a little bit immediately hid it with a cough.
"I know you took the fault for Mont." He said looking to me.
"I didn't I said it." I replied putting my dirty clothes into my hamper.
"I heard Mont say it Josh I'm not stupid." He said and I didn't say anything in response.

I stayed in my room all night that night. I didn't want to see my Uncle or Asher. So I stayed in my room and Mont brought me leftovers from dinner.