Under The Covers {joshler}

junior year - part seventeen

            

((if none of this makes sense it's bc im sleep deprived and should be sleeping/studying instead but i'll correct stuff tomorrow i need to sleep now but anyways enjoy dhfdh))

Josh stared at his hands as he fiddled with his fingers, he jumped a little when the classroom door opened and the principal walked in, another woman in a suit was following behind him. She only looked like she was in her twenties but she held herself like she was older.

"Thank you all for waiting." Mr. Joseph said, holding out the teacher's chair for the woman to sit, she placed down the file she was holding and began flipping through it. "This is Anna Edwards, she's working with the police department on this case." The principal cleared his throat.

"Usually the school wouldn't get involved in disputes amongst students but due to Jenna's decision to press charges against Emma and Debby, well it means that legally we must suspend both students until the investigation has been thoroughly carried out." The principal continued, talking to the parents in the room who scoffed. Josh's eyes shot up to where Jenna was sat on the other side of the room, he gave a sympathetic look.

Debby and Emma's parents argued with the principal for a minute before he silenced them.

"I'll hand over to Anna to explain what's going on better." He nodded, stepping back.

The woman cleared her throat and Josh flinched as he felt his mother's hands slide onto his shoulders, but he reached up to squeeze them reassuringly.

"I just wish to get most of the evidence out of the way, so that everyone is clear and then you can dispute it if you feel is necessary." Anna explain shifting through pages.

"So Jenna says that Debby assaulted her at a party just over a week ago. Emma was in the bathroom when this supposedly happened so... Joshua? Is it?" She turned to Josh and he sat up straighter nodding. "Well, Joshua, you were there so can you confirm what happened?"

Josh nodded, avoiding the glare Debby was cutting him. "I-I was with Tyler, m-my boyfriend and we were just holding hands standing there and then Debby stormed up to us and called me disgusting, said it was my fault Emma was crying and when Jenna calmly tried to explain why she might have been upset, well, Debby said some nasty things."

"Did these 'nasty things' include calling Jenna a quote-unquote slut by any chance?" The woman asked.

Josh nodded. "Y-yes."

Debby huffed and folded her arms while her mother scowled behind her.

"Then what happened Josh?" The police woman pressed.

"Jenna just said she was sorry Debby felt the need to be so rude and then Debby punched her in the face." Josh said and Debby's mother gasped.

She looked down at her daughter who looked up and put on her saddest face.

"And you know this boy isn't lying do you? He's responsible for spreading disgusting photos after all." Debby's mother turned her nose up and Josh's mother's grip on his shoulders tightened.

"We'll get to that Mrs. Ryan please be patient." The woman said calmly before turning back to Josh. "Are there any witnesses who can confirm what both you and Jenna have said?"

Josh nodded frantically, licking his lips to try and stop his mouth drying out. "T-Tyler Joseph, his brother Zack too," his eyes flickered guiltily to the principal. "Urm, Hayley Williams, my sister Ashley, Colin Rigsby, Nick Thomas, Michael Gibson, urm..." Josh listed off a few more people he vaguely remembered being there that he didn't talk to much. The woman scribbled a few of the names down.