Playing Crazy (A Demi Lovato Love Story) EDITING

Chapter 5 - Doing Favors (Demi's Pov)

I’m just ranting here but Nick was really nice to me tonight. Joe, the big jerk he was went home tonight drunk and just basically drunk and a mess.

They’re only paying me to babysit Frankie, who said I have to babysit Joe too? Big baby. I could have let it go if it has been Nick; at least I knew he had a sickness, not Joe though. He wasn’t even sick.

“Hey, thanks for covering for me” Joe said as he pass me by my locker today.

“They’re paying me for Frankie, not you” I said

Joe laughed. “yeah, I thought about too” He handed me a few bills.

“No” I shook my head. “Keep it, I was just trying to be a nice friend”

“Thanks, I promised I won’t mess up again” He laughed. Yeah right.

Okay enough about Joe, about Nick.

I think he’s a really good kid. He was also very nice. He helped me with Joe, even though he did not say a word, I’d like to think that he wanted to be friends, I just have that feeling. Well, I’m heading over to their house again tomorrow so maybe this time, he'll let me in more of his life. 

I Suddenly I heard Joe talking to some of his friends.

"Joe, come on, let's have a party at your house" Taylor begged

"Tay, his house has ghosts" Dean said.

"I know, but his house is so cool and big, its an awesome place to throw a party" Taylor said

"Dean's just scared of ghosts" Mart laughed

"he a big chicken" Joe teased.

They all laughed.

"Have you really heard the ghost walking in your house Joe" Jerry asked

"All the time" Joe boasted

"Seriously babe" Taylor asked in alarm

"Who said it was a ghost?" Dean said, "It could have been some chick Joe kept hidden up there"

They all laughed except Taylor.

"Shut up D"

"come on man, throw a party" Mart said

"Can't" Joe said

"Why not?" Taylor frowned and made some disgusting puppy face.

"not fun at my place, the ghost" Joe said.

"Maybe Joe's got some mentally retarded brother up there" Jerry said.

"Your sick" Dean laughed

I looked at Joe's face intensely watching his reaction. He suddenly glanced at me.

"Yeah right, I actually got a retarded brother stashed up there" he laughed

"I love this kid" Dean laughed, "Always funny"

"Party party party" Mart said

"okay okay" Joe threw his hands up, giving in to them"

Jerk, chicken, he was being bullied into throwing a party and he couldn't even do anything about it. Pathetic fool.  

Suddenly the bell rang and everybody headed to their classes.

"Come tommorow early" Joe whispered to me before getting to his class.

I find it slightly disturbing that Joe's parents are rarely home. I guess that's the price they have to pay for affording such a large house like this plus Nick's medicines and Joe's extravagant lifestyle.