Adopted By Janiel {Book 3}

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Joey's POV

I walk out to the living room, with Harvey in my arms.

I set him down on the ground next to his toys and he goes off and plays

I sit next to Daniel, where he's reading.

"Norabellas been in acting different. Have you noticed?"
Daniel asks, setting down his book.

"Yeah" I sigh.
"I know she's upset about Kyle going on a date with jessica, but she won't even eat with us."

"Its Kessica. And I know, even Piper says she's acting off"
I say, he puts his arm around my shoulder and I watch Harvey play with his toy cars with storm next to him.

I hear my cellphone ring in front of me. I lean forward and look at the caller ID.
"Her school is calling" I say clicking 'answer' hopefully she hadn't punched a girl again.

"Hello?"
I say as I put it on speaker so Daniel can hear.

"Hi this is Candace, is this Joseph Preda-Graceffa?"

I hear a lady say back.
"Yes this is me. Is there a problem?"

I ask sitting up a little straighter.
"I need you, and your husband if available, to meet me at the school. We need to speak to you about Norabella."

I sigh and close my eyes.

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We walk down the highschool hall and approach the principles office.

I knock on the door and hear a woman say 'come in'

I open the door and see Norabella in one of the chairs in front of the office with medical wrap wrapped around her hand.

Me and Daniel walk in, quite confused, and sit down on one of the other chairs.

Norabella is avoiding eye contact with me.

"Norabella, why don't you tell your fathers what happened?"
Candace asks, looking at Norabella.

"What happened?"
Daniel asks, leaning forward a bit so he can see her.

She doesn't say anything. She just stares at the ground.

"Norabella?"
I say. She sighs but still doesn't say anything.

"Norabella, why don't you step out into the hallway and let me speak to your parents alone?"
Candace says. Norabella stands up and walks out.

I look over at Candace.

"What the heck happened?"
I ask.
"Norabella punched and broke the girls bathroom mirror"
I widen my eyes and look at Daniel who had the same expression as me.

"She what?"
Daniel asks, clearly surprised.

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Norabella.
Earlier.

I pace around the bathroom letting my anger rise up.

It's like Mario party where bowser gets redder and redder then he blows up and takes everyone's coins.
EXEPT, I can't slap anyone this time.

I get a buzz from my phone and pull it from my pocket.

New tweet from 'KesFlower53'
"Had one of the best days with @ kyle_the_guy 😍🙃😚"

I put my phone gently on the bathroom counter.

Maybe I need to be more like Kessica for him to like me..

Why is she doing this?
Why is he going on dates with her? Why does he like her?
I can't... I...

I raise my fist up and smash it into the mirror.

I hear the loud shatter and pull my hand back, which is now bleeding.

"Oh dangit dangit dangit."
I whisper.

Oh shoot. What have I done now?

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Present time.

I shut the door to office and sit on the ground next to the door. Listening to my principle, telling my dads what I did.

I can't believe I punched the mirror.

I'm in trouble now. Ugh why?

"Bell?"
Kyle asks as I see him walking towards me.

He is the last person I wish to speak to now.
"What?"
I ask flatly. He squints his eyes and sits down in front of me.

"Okay, why the hell did you punch the mirror?"
He asks. Like he doesn't know.

Stop playing dumb, Kyle.

I scoff and pull out my phone handing him it. It's open on Twitter on her newest tweets, which he's tagged in.

"Twitter?"
He chuckles and looks up at me.
"Are you serious?" I ask, getting angry.
He looks at me with no clue.

I can't deal with him now. I can't.

"Why do you like her?" I ask, my voice cracking. No. I can't cry in front of him.
Not anymore. I have to be strong... Like Kessica.

He likes girls like Kessica. I have to be like Kessica.

"Norabella? What's going on?"
He asks, concerningly.

"Just shut up! Stop freaking acting like you don't know!"
I shout at him, standing up.

He flinches, but stands up and puts his hands on my shoulders.

"Norabella. Calm down. What's going on? I don't know."
He easy softly.

I step at out his hands and step aside.

"What does she have that I don't have, Kylie?"
I ask again feeling my eyes water.

Stop Norabella.
Kyle won't like a cry baby. Be like Kessica. He likes girls like Kessica. Be like Kessica.
(But you don't care.)
He does say anything. He just looks at me with his eyes wide.

I cross my arms and walk back a few steps.

"Why am I not good enough for you? You're good enough for me... Why don't you like me?
I ask in almost a whisper.

"I gotta go"
I say quietly. I turn around and jog out of the school.

I don't give a shit that I'm in more trouble for leaving. I'm sick of everything.

I'm sick of this BS.

I need to be like Kessica.

So Kyle will like me.
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Whaaaaaaaa.