Weird [Dan Howell AU]

PT. 18

Man I don't want to be serious.

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A knock on the living room door interrupts me from my thoughts. I'm home alone today, it's my mother's 'I want to feel young again, so I'll go to the club with my old high school friends" night. William is at work, making that money so I don't starve. Even if he didn't, I could live on my mother's income until she kicks me out. I'd probably find a sugar daddy by then but with my massive crush on Dan I don't think I could.

He doesn't look like he'd happily be my sugar daddy anyways.

Another knock pulls me out of my thoughts. I groan as I walk over to the white wooden door. I swing it open and immediately groan.

"No thanks, Chris Brown." I say as I try to close the door on Joe. He grabs the door before I slam it with a look of plead.

"I'm sorry for beating up your little crush but hear me out." He begs me.

His outfit looks good today so I decide to let him in.

"Fine." I agree holding the door open for him. He walks in and I lead him to the couch.

"Listen Anna, I was drunk that night and full of rage. I've liked you for a long time and-"

"Two weeks isn't that long." I cut him off. I couldn't help my salty attitude, he did beat up the guy I like.

"Will you let me finish?" He asks.

"Whatever." I roll my eyes. Hopefully by being a bitch I could get him to piss off.

"I'll make you a deal." Joe suggests with a smirk.

"I don't want those damn drugs your friends sell you." I disagree. He is apart of this town's wannabe gang, they would persuade kids with the weed they somehow got into their possession.

I should probably call the police but whatever.

"How do you even know about that?" He asks but shakes his head. "Let's forget about that. My deal..." He pauses as if he expects me to cut in again. "Okay, your friend Phil. He's hiding something big from you."

"What?" I question. Phil is my best friend, there's no way he would hide something from me. Joe has to be lying, should I even keep listening?

"Has he ever told you where his brother is?" Joe asks.

"I know he's in prison, Joe. Is that your big secret?" I roll my eyes. Phil's brother went to jail a year and a half ago. He had lived in London ever since he entered college. Phil said he got caught with drugs and had to go to jail. I'm surprised Joe even knows about that.

"Do you know what he's in for?" Joe questions me again.

"Drugs." I say but the look on Joe's face makes me question myself.

"Nope." Joe smirks.

"What do you mean?"

"Well I went to visit my uncle in London this summer. He's a police officer, and I stole his keys-"

"Of course you did." I interrupt.

He ignores my comment. "I found quite an interesting folder under Lester." He said as he reaches in the bag he brought. How did I not notice it?

He pulls out a folder. "You stole a police record?" I gasp as I stare at the official looking stamps on it.

"No." He rolls his eyes as he sets the folder in his lap. "I made photocopies, idiot."

"How polite." I sarcastically say.

"Well I couldn't steal the real file. I don't want to go to jail like Phil's brother. But stealing a police file isn't as nearly as bad what Phil's brother has done." He says as he waves the file in front of my face.

"Let me see." I gasp as I try grabbing it. Did Phil really lie to me? Why would he?

"This is where the deal starts." Joe said snatching the folder away from my face and back into his bag.

"Tell me the deal." I demand. I had to see that police file, there's no way I would let a dick like Joe would keep it from me.

"You agree to be mine and this folder is yours." He simply states as he licks his lips.

"I don't want to be your girlfriend. You beat up one of my friends, forget it." I say with a shake of my head.

"Then you'll never see this police report." He says as he stands.

"You give me that police report or I'm going to tell the police about what you do behind the school." I threaten, the amount of weed he smokes with his friends is ridiculous and would surely land him in prison.

"Then you could also tell them about the weed I sell to your step-father." He says win chuckle.

William?

"Stop playing around." I say cautiously.

"I'll give you until tomorrow to make up your mind." He ignores me as he leaves. I feel like I'm on some television show on Investigation Discovery.

Date Joe? He is cute, his outfits always look good and he started to pluck his eyebrows recently. I like Dan though, how could I hold Joe's hand and look Dan in the eyes? That would feel like a huge slap in the face.

This will make Dan not want to be with me but I think finding out what my best friend is hiding from me is important.

I need wisdom but from who?

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Yeah, so it took me so long to come up with something. It probably doesn't seem like that considering what I wrote but I tried my best.