calm down // josh dun

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DON'T FORGET WHERE YOU WERE BORN 

--Josh's P.O.V--

The rest of the day went by quite easily even though I managed to get lost a few times. However, Jenna was right. The teachers were understanding and a lot of the students were willing to help me out without an issue.

Overall, the day at Oakville High wasn't terrible, but I was glad that I was finally getting to go home. All I wanted to do was do what little homework I had and crawl into my bed after taking a shower and go to sleep. I just felt both mentally and physically exhausted.

However, that apparently didn't matter to Jenna.

"Do you want to go to the school's hockey game tonight with Tyler and I?" She asked, tucking a strand of her blonde hair behind her ear.

I raised my eyebrows. "I thought that you all said that they were all assholes? Why do you want to go and see them play?"

"They are the best hockey team in the state, Josh," she explained. "Whether they are mean or not, they are still very good hockey players. Besides, you might get more familiar with the school this way."

Truthfully, I didn't care about hockey one bit. I thought it was a pretty pointless sport to have in Ohio. We just didn't have the weather for it, but no matter how tired I was, I wanted to make Jenna happy. So I said yes.

"That's great!" She squealed. "I promise you will have a good time, okay? And I know you are worried about getting your homework done as well, but the game doesn' start until six thirty, which means you have a lot of time to get started."

I nodded as Jenna and I reached our houses. "Well, Tyler's coming to pick me up at six, so just come over around that time, alright?"

A small smile formed on my face at her words and I told her goodbye before starting up the steps to my house.

It still felt strange coming home to this house although my mother and I had been moved in for a few weeks. I was used to the one story house that we used to have across town. That was the place that I came to know as home, not this two-story house with neighbors on both sides. This wasn't my home.

My mother's cheery voice was the first thing that greeted me when I stepped in the door, setting my bag down on the chair in the living room. "How was your first day of school, sweetie? Was it okay? Did Jenna introduce you to her friends?"

I made my way into the kitchen where she was busy making what looked like some sort of casserole. "Today was fine and Jenna did introduce me to her friends. They all seem pretty nice." I pulled a chair out from under the table and sat down, resting my head on my hands.

My mother turned away from the oven to face me. "I'm sensing that there is a but. What's wrong, Josh?"

I shrugged. "I just miss home. School will probably turn out okay and Jenna is nice, but I just don't understand why Dad got to keep the house and we had to move."

A sigh left my mother's lungs. "Josh, I know that you are angry at your father and miss home, but there's nothing I can do." She perked up. "Besides, you'll get used to it here and you'll find friends that are really nice."

My mother was trying to look on the brightside, but I could tell that she was having doubts about living here. I could see it in her eyes.