When two paths cross

Twenty-Six

"Hello Joseph, I didn't know you were coming over." Rina said as Joe walked into the kitchen with Dianne after school.
"I didn't want her to fall asleep on her way back." He laughed.
"Aww bless you Dot, how was school today? Any better?" Rina asked.
"I'm not going back in." Dianne said and with that she turned and walked up stairs to her room.
"What happened today then?" Rina asked Joe as they were both still stood in the kitchen.
"Toff said a few things in form, Ashley said it was all fine in her other lessons before art, in art Mr Potter let her have a nap and then mr ball came in and shouted at her and Ashley said that in Spanish Becca and Kay said a few things." Joe said.
"Oh god, I'm gonna leave her off tomorrow. I've enquired about the other school down the road and we've got a visit booked next Monday. And I'm going to speak to one of her teachers at dance on Sunday about the home schooling system they have." Rina told Joe, at Dianne's dance school they had a system where the students could be homeschooled but they would also get in more training.
"Yeah that's probably a good idea. I think she'd be more up for the homeschooling one. But then again she's very social so she might actually do better in a school environment." Joe pointed out.
"Yeah that's what I thought, she thrives off being around people. I'm definitely going to pull her out of the school though, she can't be staying there when she's getting bullied. She's not herself at the moment." Rina said, it was true, Joe too had noticed a change in Dianne and he was missing her old self.
"She isn't at all, I'm gonna go up and see her before I go. I'll see you in a bit Rina." Joe said and then headed up the stairs to Dianne's room.

He knocked but didn't get an answer so opened the door slightly to see Dianne fast asleep on her bed. He walked over to her and sat down next to her stroking her hair.
"I love you gorgeous." Joe whispered and then kissed her forehead and walked out her room.

"She's flat out Rina, I'm gonna head off." Joe said as he met Rina in the kitchen.
"Okay, bless her. Do you know if she's eaten much today?" Rina asked, remembering how she hadn't had breakfast before she left.
"Yeah, she's not had much at all. She had half a piece of toast this morning, then she didn't have any break or any lunch but I managed ro get her to eat some of her strawberries in art. She said she wasn't feeling well."
"Okay, don't worry, I'll make sure she has dinner. I'll get dot fo message you about weather she's coming in tomorrow or not." Rina said.
"Okay thank you Rina, I'll see myself out, give Dot my love." He said and then walked out and walked the short distance home.

"No dianne? I thought you'd be bringing her back?" Zoe asked when Joe walked into the kitchen.
"Nah I walked her home, she's shattered bless her, she's asleep now aswell." Joe said.
"Oh god, was School any better for her today?" Zoe asked, she thought of Dianne as a little sister/ best mate so wanted the best for her and didn't like the idea of people being horrible to her.
"Not really, I was talking to Rina before, they e got a visit booked at another school on Monday and she's gonna talk to the dance teacher at SSS about the homeschooling scheme they do." Joe told Zoe.
"Oh gosh so they are definitely moving her? That's gonna be hard for you, not seeing her everyday." Zoe said.
"I mean, I would rather only see her a few times a week and her be happy at a school than see her everyday but her ro be really upset and anxious. She hates it there, everyday she says she's never going back. It's not fair on her." Joe said, he wasn't to fond of the idea of being at a different school to his girlfriend but he knew it would be the best option for her.