Down In The Forest

Chapter 8

Josh's P.O.V 

I smile like an idiot on the way home. Something about him makes me actually look forward to the next day at school. I feel...empty I guess is the best way to describe it...when he's not around. It's normal right? To feel that way? Anyway, I hear footsteps coming towards me.
"Hey, thanks for waiting." Tyler says sarcastically.
"Oh I'm so sorry. I didn't realise you were walking."
"It's fine." He looks kind of confused. I realise I'm still smiling like an idiot.
"Why are you smiling?" I feel my face begin to get hot, it was probably going red.
"Nothing, I was just thinking about some...something." He nods his head, but I know he doesn't believe me.  He looks like like he's about to say something be he never does. I wonder what he was going to say.
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We arrive at Tyler's house after a few minutes of walking. Once again it looks like he's about to say something but he never does. 
"See you tomorrow Josh!"
"See ya Tyler!" Tomorrow? That felt ages away. I think about what happened earlier, about Tyler telling me he had anxiety. Why didn't I tell him I had it too? It would've helped him at least a bit. It was the best time to do it as well. Oh well, I'll tell him another time. I walk for 20 minutes-I go the long way-before arriving at my house. I can hear shouting before my brother Jordan storms out the door in tears. 
"Jordan, what happened?" I ask. He ignores me and walks quickly straight past me. 
"I don't want to see you ever again!" My dad yells angrily. I'm scared to get any closer to the door, or rather my dad. Eventually, I walk cautiously towards the entrance. 
"Don't become like your brother Josh," he says sternly. All I can do is nod as I sprint up the stairs to my bedroom. What had Jordan done to make my dad like this. I have a good view from my bedroom so I can see where he is going; and I do. He walks towards one of his friends' house, I can't see which one though. I can't see my dad letting him come back anytime soon, so I guess he's staying there for the next few nights; if he's allowed that is. Hopefully, whatever it is that happened, can be forgotten soon because I get along very well with Jordan. I wonder what happened...
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I didn't get much sleep last night. I couldn't stop thinking about what happened yesterday. At least we went to the same school so I could see him then. Maybe I could find out what had happened, however I am afraid to go downstairs since I'll probably manage to make my dad even angrier somehow. Since my dad is in the kitchen I decide to skip breakfast and instead I just get changed, brush my teeth and hair and leave. Ashley has just left so I walk with her.
"What do you think happened?" I ask.
"I have literally no idea, maybe we can find out at school."
We arrive at school and we begin to look around for Jordan. He is probably here by now, given that there is only five minutes left before school started. Normally I would go and look for Tyler but I can see him with Melanie and Gerard and the others. We continue scanning the school ground for Jordan. 
"I see him," Ashley whisper-shouts.
"Where?"
"Over there," she motions in his direction. I can see him now with his friend, probably the one he was staying with. They were...holding hands? Are they in a relationship? If so, was my dad mad at Jordan for being gay? Or having a boyfriend at least. Either way, its a pretty dumb reason to kick someone out. The bell goes, telling us all to get to form. I am still watching Jordan and his 'friend'. Before leaving Jordan, he kisses him on the forehead and they part ways. There's no doubt that they are together, and in my opinion it's freaking adorable.  The bell goes telling us it's time to get to form.                                
  "See you later," Ashley says as she sprints towards her friendship group. It's about time I got to mine as well, so I jog over towards them.                                                                  
"Well you're a bit later than usual," Pete says.  "Who were you spying on?"                          
 "Just my brother," I say                                    

"You don't normally spy on your brother," Michael says,"What's going on?" Should I tell them? I mean they wouldn't tell anyone, why would they? I lean in closer.    
"I think my brother..." I look around cautiously. "Has a...I think he has a boyfriend." They all look at eachother in joyful surprise.                                                   
"That's great! Good for him," Tyler says.