CAUGHT UP

45.

"Jo..." my dad says.

"What? What do you have to say to make this better, huh? I saw you with that blonde bimbo!" I proclaim.

"Josephina... lower your voice" my mom says and I look at her. She shakes her head and I stare at her.

"Oh my goodness... did you know?" I ask.

"Josephina, your father and I are not together anymore. It's been like this for a very long time" she said and I stare at her.

"Then why the hell won't you get a divorced?"

"You know why Jo..." my dad clears his voice.

"Because of your fuckin status? You got to be shittin me!" I said.

"JOSEPHINA WATCH YOUR MOUTH!" my mom said.

"So you guys are pretending to be married?" I ask.

"Your dad and I have been seeing other people for the past 7 years now but we still care about each other" my mom said and I start laughing. This is so unbelievable. "It's not about me or your dad. This is about you!" she said and I stare at her.

"What? About Dylan? I didn't know he was going to do that!" I said.

"Jo, why didn't you just tell us that you and that Dylan guy were dating?" my dad said.

"Because you guys wouldn't approve! He's not the ideal guy you pictured with me!" I say starting to cry. "You guys wanted me with someone like Eric, not Dylan! He works at a car shop, he's not in school and he's just not a guy you guys would want me to be with so..." I said and my dad pulls me into a hug and I cry on his chest.

"Josephina, we don't care who you date honey" my dad said.

"We know you're going to have a bright future and that's all we ask" my mom says rubbing my back and I look up at them.

"Seriously?" I said wiping my tears.

"Yes! If he makes you happy then isn't that what matters. Jesus... honey we're not monsters!" my mom said and I laugh and wipe my tears from my face.

"I wish we could have had this conversation before all of this" my dad said.

"Mr. Barkley... could we talk to you?" someone says and we look over to see an older man in a suit.

"Of course" my dad said walking away from us. I start to hear yelling and I look over to see Mr. O'Brien yelling at Dylan. Dylan looks unbothered and he was staring at me. I see someone marching pass me and I caught a glimpse of Eric. He walks up to Dylan pushing him and yelling in his face. Dylan laughs and shakes his head and I look back over at my mom.

"Can we go?" I ask. I didn't want to see them argue or fight or do whatever they are going to do.

"Yea, that'll be a good idea" my mom said putting her hands on my shoulders guiding me outside. It was raining and this was the perfect weather for the mood I was in. The door man walk my mom and I to the car with an umbrella and I hurry to get in the backseat. My mom gets in on the passenger side and she turns the car on. "Dylan's handsome sweetie" she says and I don't respond. "We don't care who you date but after seeing him and the way he acted tonight. All I want to say is please don't let this guy or any guy in that matter jeopardize your future" she adds and I still don't respond. After a few minutes my dad gets inside the car and puts his seat belt on. "Everything okay?" my mom ask him.

"Yea... just. The night didn't go as planned" my dad said driving out of the parking lot. My mom turns around to look at me.

"Want to come home?" she ask.

"No... I just want to go back to my place to be alone please" I said and she smiles and turns around. When I get to my place, I tell both of my parents good bye and got out the car. I hurry inside as the rain pours down.

When I get inside my apartment, I hurry to lock the door. I threw my shoes on the ground and made my way to my bedroom to lock my balcony doors. He has to be a lunatic to try to show up to my place tonight. I go to my bathroom and take off my dress. I take out the pins in my hair to let it fall down and hit my shoulder. I start the shower and got in then lean my head back soaking my hair. I want to forget that tonight happened and that Dylan did what he did. Also knowing my parents haven't been together for seven years and they both been seeing other people. Like why are people like this?

When I get out the shower, I change into some shorts and a tank-top. I go and dry my hair and went to go sit down at my table in my dining room. I want to drown myself in my studies and my trial. That's all I wanted to worry about. The lightning hits the sky and the reflections comes through my apartment. I hear a thud sound and I look over at my bedroom. I hear a door handle sound and I start to stand up. He's kidding right?

"JOSEPHINA!"I hear someone yell. I slowly walk to my bedroom. I stay in the hallway notpoking my head out. "Jo! I'm sorry!" I hear Dylan yell. Ugh!"Come on babe, open the door. It's raining pretty hard out here and I needto see you" he says. He's unbelievable. I shake my head and walk away backto the dining room and sat down to continue my studies.    

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