Secrets ~ Minizerk

Chapter 15 - Morning

A/N this chapter may be quite boring as it is a recap chapter of the events in the past 3 chapters.

Simon's POV:

I woke up around 6:30 and went downstairs. My mom was down there. My dad had left for work already he works very early in the mornings till quite late at night.

"Morning sweetheart, How did you sleep?"
"Good"
"So what happened yesterday because I have to go to your school today to discuss you leaving without permission. Josh's parents probably will too."
"Good luck to the school with that" I mumbled
"What did you say honey"
"It's nothing mom"
"So what happened Simon?"

"Well we were sitting at our table for lunch when Josh started shaking and tears formed in his eyes. We were all worried then this guy came over to us. He was new so none of us knew who he was but he knew Josh. He made a scene and everyone in the cafeteria began to look over at our table. He then said he used to go to Josh's old school. It clicked for me and I realised that he must have been one of the people who bullied Josh. So I told him to go away. He kept talking about Josh and asking if he had told us his 'disgusting little secret'. We all stood up to confront this guy apart from Josh who was still shaking and crying and Vik who sat next to him trying to comfort him. He then shouted "Oh god there's another one" We were all confused before we realised he was looking at Vik. JJ then got really mad because he was taking about Vik. He then said "Joshua here is a disgusting little f*g and by the looks of it there is another one hugging him." Looking at vik's skirt. JJ lost it and punched him. Josh ran off and I followed him because"I was cut off.

"Because he's your boyfriend. Simon look we love you no matter what. We fully support you." My mom interrupted.
"What how did you know" I questioned
"Well when you came back the way you looked at him, the way you got defensive when I called him Joshua not Josh, oh and we saw you holding hands whilst you were walking up to the house."
"Well weren't dating before"

"So what happened tell me" She said excitedly.
"Well I followed him home we talked. I told him I liked him, he said it back and before I knew it I was kissing him and he was kissing back. Then I asked him to my boyfriend and he said yes" I said happily but then I remembered what happened after and my expression changed,

She must have noticed because she said
"Simon whats wrong?"
"Well after we talked for a while and I checked my phone to see it was around 8:30pm I asked when his parents were going to be home and he broke down again"

I then told her about everything josh said I told her about Josh telling Damian. About him telling everyone. The abuse the bullying. Being disowned by his family. Why he hated the name Joshua. How he moved as far away as possible on his own. How he bought the flat and he worked on weekends to help pay bills.

When I had finished she was in tears.
"He's always welcome here whenever" she said. I comforted her an told her that Josh was ok and he was going to be ok because he had me, Ethan, JJ and Vik now. She hugged me and then I went upstairs to wake Josh as it was 7:30 and we needed to leave for school by 8:15.