~Justin's POV~
I was coming back from work, whistling to a little song. I spend most of my days with Nicole; the other half is school/work, and then the rest is just whatever happens. I checked the mail and spotted many bills, random coupons, packages, and many school report cards. "Nicole's, Ad's, and... Sue's. I guess mines hasn't come in yet-" I started walking into the house and ran into Alyra- "Hey- sorry-" "It's cool."
She immediately started walking out the door- "Hey- are you sure?" I grabbed her wrist, and immediately she pulled it away and yelled, "I'M FINE!"
I was startled, but she apologized and left. I glanced at Nicole, and she shrugged, "I don't know if she is ok... She seems a bit on defense lately." Nicole shrugged.
"Maybe I should-" "No, I think it's better if you leave her alone for now," Nicole explained, a bit sad- "I didn't mean to-" She nodded and patted a seat next to her at the kitchen table.
"She'll come around. Don't worry." Nicole comforted me as I calmed down, putting the mail down. "Sooo, you have mail!" I gave her school report card to her.
She opened it and gave a disappointed smile, sighing, "I knew I got all D's, how pathetic." she ripped up the paper. I grabbed one of the packages and patted it- "Hey, I got you something."
Her eyes narrowed while she crossed her arms, "For what? My birthday isn't coming up." I shrugged and gave a grin, "Can't I just give a gift to show how much I love you?" She rolled her eyes as I passed the box; she opened it and immediately blushed. "Y-You bought the latest edition of my favorite yaoi!?" she jumped with a huge smile.
"Yep, and not only that." I moved my backpack to her; she opened it- "MY COLLECTION! Did you go to my house and grab these!?" she looked so happy.
"Mhm, I knew you were going to stay here for a while, so why not bring your stuff over to make you more at home?" Nicole jumped into my chest, hugging me. "T-Thank you..." She let me go and grabbed the books, "I'll be back; I'm going to set these books downstairs in my room." she ran off. I quickly saw Sue, noticing Nicole rush downstairs. "Is she ok?"
"Mhm, I just got her a few gifts—no big deal." I felt myself smile. "Oh, really? I have a gift for you too!" Sue smiled and quickly came over, putting a piece of paper on the table. It was my report card- opened.
"I can explain-" I could feel the anger from Sue's body- "You better, you little sh*t." I grabbed Sue and dragged her to my room, locking the door. "I have been super busy with work and stuff that I don't have time to do school work." I tried to explain as Sue's eye slowly twitched.
"Justin, you promised that you would try harder in school so you can take the test to skip a grade and go into your original grade. YOU ALREADY F*CKING FAILED; WHY AREN'T YOU TRYING!" She yelled as I felt a little tense, "I just... I need to keep Nicole sane." I blurted, but it wasn't the truth.
"You know, I was so proud when you promised me, but-" She caught her breath and started walking out the door. "I'm disappointed, if anything." as soon as the door shut- I don't know why but my eyes teared up. "What the h*ll..." I tried rubbing my eyes, but they kept coming until it all set in. My body dropped onto my bed, and my heart just ached- "I'm sorry..."