Oh, he's just father of the year isn't he.
"Don't you have to work?" She asks .
"I took the rest of the day off. Let's get you back to my place, so we can talk."
"I don't want to talk anymore... can we just forget it all?" She asks me.
"Only if you promise that you still love me." I grin, taking her chin in my hand.
I really want to get into what the hell Derrick said to her this weekend. I could try and work on getting her out of the house, but I risk her being sent to foster care. And I know for a fact that sometimes that can be just as bad, as what she's living in now.
"I love you. Still love this hormonal teenager?" She giggles.
"Forever and Always." I tell her before I kiss her again.
The last week I've been staying with Dinah everynight. After our fight, we made up. Who would've ever thought making up could be so much fun. The next day I broke down and told Dinah everything that Derrick was saying to me.
Saying she was pissed would be an understatement. She convinced me to stay at her place and I didn't argue. I did inform Derrick that I would be gone. He made it clear again, that he didn't care.
I haven't been able to see much of Demi. She told we she was grounded forever, since she came home drunk that night. I promised as soon as she was out of 'jail' we would hang out again. Although she does keeping calling me, trying to find out who my mystery man is.
I think she got the hint that she must be older, and I can't talk about it. She's all kinds of jealous of my 'college guy so to speak'.
Oh, Demi if only you knew.
Dinah is in a lunch meeting today and I'm heading out with Lani and Ally for lunch. They are two other girls part of the high school intern program. There the only two I can really stand. The other's go on and on about Dinah and other mindless dribble. As we're walking into the deli across the street, Josh approaches me.
I notice Sammy, finally dressed in some normal street clothes, so he doesn't stick out like he's about to take on Aliens. He goes and sits in the corner.
Watching, Waiting. For what? I don't know.
Dinah finally convinced me to having my own CPO. She swore to me the only thing that would be reported to her would be issues of security. If I find out she's lying, I'm kicking her ass.
However, it was more so for whenever I go back home, and I feel like I ever need protection from Derrick.
I don't think he would ever hit me, but the verbal abuse is getting worse. Especially, now that there are more money problems.
I could probably easily report Derrick. But, what would that really do. I don't want to be taken into the system. Well, only if Dinah could adopt me.
No wait. That would be weird and wrong. Wouldn't it?
"Hey, Mani. Do you think I could talk to you for a minute?" Josh looks over at Lani and Ally. "Alone?"
"I guess." I shrug.
Lani and Dinah go and sit at a table. Josh pulls me outside so we can talk. I notice Sammy stand close by at a parking meter.
"What's up Josh?"
"I know you keep saying you have a girlfriend or boyfriend, but nobody seems to know a thing about him or her. So I believe it's some kind of cover."
"Josh... It's not..." I try to tell him, but he cuts me off.
