The Torturous Life of a High Schooler

Chapter 20

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*Ansel's POV*

Well, Joseph is back. I saw him this morning before the bell rang, talking to Roxy and Alaric. The first 4 classes of my day were great! Chrissy and I have the same classes all day, so that's a plus to my school day. I texted Nevaeh a day or two after we broke up and told her I'd break up with Chrissy, but she never responded so I didn't end it.

At lunch, Roxy, Nathan, Alaric, and I all sat together. Nevaeh came over and sat in between Alaric and Nathan after we all started laughing at some of Joseph's stories from Texas.

"What's so funny?" She asked.

"Nothing." Roxy sighed, staring at Joseph.

Nevaeh pouted. "Now I feel left out!" She exclaimed.

"Oh shut up, it was nothing important. Now outta my business. If you want to talk just talk to your little boyfriend." Roxy said to her, going all b.itch mode.

"Well!" Nevaeh said and she looked really offended. She took a plastic spoon and threw it at Roxy's head and Roxy didn't flinch.

"Oh my God! You ARE the real Joseph!" She yelled and sprang up from her seat to give her a hug. I just rolled my eyes.

"I missed you SO much! Why are you here a week early though? Did something happen? Oh my God are you moving back? Please say yes! I need my Jojo back!" She then yelled, jumbling all of her words together as she screamed.

"You'll find out. No. Yes." He answered her questions in order.

"Yay! I missed you so much!" She cheered and hugged him again. She needs to take a chill pill.

Roxy then started taunting her about how Nevaeh liked Joseph, though Roxy likes him. Let's just say I don't understand, nor favor Roxy. As we all went back to eating, Roxy was making it a huge deal that Joseph was back, so I just tuned her out.

"-until these two separated." She ended a sentence.

"Excuse me?" Nevaeh and I said at the same time. I glanced at her and she looked really pissed. We both stared daggers at Roxy until Alaric saved her.

"She was talking about our groups of friends since all of us except for one knows your secret." Alaric explained.

"Who doesn't know?" Neveah asked.

"Wait! Who DOES know besides the 3 of us?" I asked. If other people knew how could we trust them not to blurt it out?

"Roxy went without our permission and told Alaric and Joseph about it, but dont you worry because if she somehow finds out who tells shes gonna get Kat and Dany to go all b.itch slap on their arses." She said sarcastically. "Like that's gonna happen." I said under my breath. We both know that it isn't going to work that way if someone finds out.

"Anyway. Nathan doesn't know." Alaric said.

"What? What don't I know?" Nathan looked confused. He gets distracted so easily.

"About the secret." I said bluntly.

"Which secret? I keep many." He answered with a mischievous smile.

"Who our fathers are." Nev said looking annoyed.

"Oh my gosh, really? They think that? Roxy, you know I know that, why didn't you tell them?" He laughed.

"I dont know, I didn't want an even madder Neveah on my hands." She glared at me and I raised an eyebrow at her telling her to shut up.

"I didn't think there would be one when she figured out I told Derek though." She looked down at the table.