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Welcome Back!: Chapter 21-The Kiss Aftermath

Fabian's POV

I thought she was going to say something, but instead, she kissed me.

I pushed Joy away. "What are you doing?" I yelled. "I already told you, I'm not interested!"

"I just wanted-"

"I don't care what you wanted! I thought we could be friends again, but obviously that's not going to happen." I started to walk away.

"Fabes!" she yelled.

"Don't call me that!" I yelled back. She didn't say another word.

Patricia's POV

I had gotten up a few minutes after Joy left. Amber did too. We were going to monitor Joy and Fabian.

I saw them fighting. I saw Joy kiss him. I heard Fabian yell at her. Now Joy just stood there awkwardly. Amber and I, who were hiding behind a tree, were frozen in place. Amber's eyes were wide and her jaw dropped.

I could see tears forming in Joy's eyes. She's my best friend. I have to comfort her.

I got up and went over to Joy. "Are you okay?" I asked, my voice soft.

"He yelled at me, Patricia. He's never done that before. He's never been that angry before. I...I just..." Joy said. I hugged her.

"It's okay. I know what happened." I wanted to tell her what I really thought, but decided I would tell her later on account of what had just happened.

When Joy was done crying, we walked to school together in silence. I glanced back over to the tree Amber and I were hiding behind, and Amber was gone.

Amber's POV

I left after Patricia went to comfort Joy. When I was far enough away, I called Nina and told her what happened. I know I should have let Fabian tell her, but I was afraid that he wouldn't, and Nina deserved to know. I just hope I'm not responsible for ruining Fabina's relationship.

Nina's POV

After Amber called me, I left immediantly for school. I needed to see if Fabian was going to tell me or not.

When I got to school, I saw Fabian sitting outside on a bench. I sat down next to him.

"Are you okay? You seemed stressed," I said.

"Nina, there's something I need to tell you," he said. He didn't make eye contact.

"What is it?" I asked.

Just as he was about to say something, the bell rang, signaling that we only had five minutes to get to class.

"You were saying," I urged.

"Please don't get upset." he said. "When Joy and I were walking over here today, she...she kissed me." He closed his eyes. I assumed he was waiting for me to yell at him. But instead of yelling, I kissed his cheek.

He opened his eyes. "You're not mad?" he asked, finally looking at me.

"I'm not mad at you, but I am mad at Joy," I said. "I would be mad if you hadn't told me what happened, even though I already knew."

He looked at me, surprised. "How did you know?" he asked.

"Amber and Patricia followed you guys and Amber called me to tell me what happened," I said. He looked down at the ground. "What's wrong?" I asked.

"I'm just upset that you heard it from Amber before you heard it from me," he said. I laced my fingers through his.

"She probably did that just in case you didn't tell me," I said.

"But why didn't she wait to see if I told you or not?" he asked.

"Because she's Amber," I said. He smiled at this. "Come on, we should get to class." I pulled him up and we walked to class, hand-in-hand.

Joy's POV

When Patricia and I got to school, I told her I needed to go clean myself up. I went into the bathroom and cleaned off the mascara as best I could. When I got to class, Fabian and Nina were sitting at the front table.

Nina glared at me as I passed. Fabian didn't even look at me. I sat next to Patricia, feeling like everyone was looking at me. I looked to my left. Amber was glowering at me. I looked away, pretending to write some notes in my notebook.

After class, I grabbed my bag and got out of that room. I felt like everyone was staring at me. I made my way to my locker and grabbed my French textbook. It felt like the room was spinning. I leaned my head up against the cool locker and closed my eyes.

"Joy, are you okay?" a voice asked. I turned my head to see Patricia.

"No, the room is spinning," I said.

"Close your eyes and take deep breaths," she said. I leaned up against the locker and did what she said. The next time opened my eyes, I was fine. The room wasn't spinning, and I didn't feel like I was going to pass out anymore.

"I'm okay now," I said. We walked to French class together, arms linked.

This was kind of a romance chapter, due to the last chapter being more about the mystery.

No cliffy this time. But Joy's little incident was a little weird though, huh? She might want to watch what she does...

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P.S. Did you guys see the sneak peak of House of Hello/House of Dolls?