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Part 5

"Mhm", He walks away

that was so embarrassing, why did he he say that?

It gets silent and he breaks the silence, "So...lets get back to working?"

I nod and we continue with our homework, I'm surprised at how smart he really is

Joey helped me with most of my homework while I explained to him the basics of our math lesson

We got to know each other a bit just by working together, he's really funny and made me smile throughout most of the time we spent on our homework

I tried not to blush but I can tell he noticed most of the time, it was cute because he smiled every time I did

"Alright, I think we're done now", I put my pencil down

He nods and we pack up our stuff, I look at the time and it's already 6:30, wow that was fast

My mom arrives and she opens the door, "Hey sweetie, how was school?"

She walks to the kitchen,"Who is this?"

"Oh, this is Joey", I answer

Joey stands up and greets her, he shakes her and she smiles

"Hello, my name is Joey", he smiles

"Well, nice to meet you Joey", she says

I stand up, "He walked Brandon and I home"

"Oh really?", she smiles

Joey nods and I grab my backpack to head upstairs

"Where you going?", my mom asks

I turn around, "I'm going to my room...to put my backpack away"

"Okay", she looks at Joey, "Why don't you let Joey go with you?"

I look at him, "Sure"

He follows behind me and we head up the stairs, I walk in and close the door behind me

I put my backpack down and flop on my bed, he sits beside me and it gets awkwardly silent

"That homework took so much of our time", I break the silence

"Yeah",he laughs,"like imagine how much other things we could've been doing instead"

"Like what?", I smile

"Like we could've been watching a movie or", he stops to think,"or just chilling"

I laugh, "Right, that sounds so much better than doing homework"

He agrees and now it's awkward again, I want to break the silence so bad but I just look down hoping he would say something

"Can I tell you something?", he stands up

"Yeah?", I nod

"I-", he says but someone knocks on the door

My dads eyes widen,"Woah"

I laugh, "This is Joey, my friend"

He looks at Joey, "Well, nice to meet you, Joey"

Joey smiles and shakes his hand

"Dinner is ready, if you want you can stay over for dinner", he smiles

"Thank you sir but I actually have to get going now", Joey grabs his backpack

My dad nods,"No problem"

My dad leaves and I walk Joey out the door, "Thank you for walking me home", I smile

He opens the door,"No problem"

"Bye", I wave and he walks out the door

I close the door and walk to the kitchen, "What's for dinner?"

My mom places the plates on the table,"Spaghetti"

I roll my eyes,"Really?"

She gives me the look, "Laurie, I worked longer than usual today, just be grateful that you have something on your plate"

My mom has a point, I should be grateful that I have something on my plate

I take a seat and my dad joins us for dinner, "So, who's this kid named Joey?"

I playfully roll my eyes, "Joey is JUST a friend"

"Alright alright I'll stop questioning", he laughs

Brandon grins,"Friend"

"He just offered to walk me home that's all", I twist my noodles with my fork

I just want them to leave me alone, why are they asking me so much questions about Joey?

"Joey seems like a nice kid", my mom smiles

I nod, "He's a really nice friend"

I don't know why them talking about Joey is making me angry, maybe it's because I wish he could've stayed longer

Nah...I sigh

"Are you okay?", my dad asks

"Yeah, just forgot that I need to finish other homework", I look up

He gets up from his chair and throws his dish in the sink, "Don't worry about it, you'll get to that"

I sigh and finish eating, I get up and throw my plate in the sink, Brandon helps my mom clean up and I head to my room

I sit in the middle of my bed and fall backwards, I feel all the stress leave when I feel the relief laying on my back

Until I hear my phone start ringing...