Joanna

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Mathias ran inside, coming back with two EpiPens. He gave me his phone to call an ambulance while he inserted the pens into the girls legs. "Yes..hello?-"

I called for an ambulance and they came fairly quickly. I felt angry, this should've happened especially on their birthday... The girls were rushed to the hospital. Mathias and I waited outside for the girls to be done with their check up. I couldn't even look at him right now.

"How the fuck could you be so calm about this??" I shouted in an outburst, startling Mathias. "Excuse me?"

"You're children are in a hospital! Because of your girlfriend! Does that make you feel some type of way??"

"Hold on- how can you blame Hannah??! We had just arrived. Maybe you should've have been watching what my girls eat instead of-"

"Are you stupid? Or just fucking blind?" I scoffed "there was Nutella in the cookie. YOUR girlfriend gave to them.."

"how do you expect your girls to live with a woman who doesn't even know what they're allergic to?? What they like?"

He frowned and spoke in a harsh tone. "How do you know? Wha-"

"The girls talk to me- when you're gone, they come to me. They told me about you thinking about moving your girlfriend in and told me how they felt."

He stayed quite. "Go home Joanna."

"What"

"I'll stay with my girls. Go home."

I scoffed crossing my arms "I'm good.".
"And I wasn't asking. Go" his tone was hard and firm. "Fine" I walked past him brushing my shoulder against his. I've lost whatever respect I had for him.

I got in my car and drove back to the house. People were still here some family of the girls help clean up. "What do you mean they're in the hospital Cedric?!"

"They ate something they should've-"

A man stood in front of Cedric, the man's back towards me. His accent was very very similar to Mathias's. "Joanna, welcome home.." Cedric caught my eyes causing the man to turn around.

He looked like an older version of Mathias..."Joanna?"

"Yes?"

"Your father is a very close friend of mine" he stepped towards me. "You're Mathias's Father... right?"

I'ma just say it...he pretty hot for an old man-

He nodded "When are you just coming back from??" "The...uhm hospital for the girls. Mathias is just-" I held the bridge of my nose mid- sentence "arrogant" He chuckled softly.

"I'm Perceus, but I'm afraid I can't stay"

"Yes yes. I won't hold you any longer, The girls were getting check and are probably now resting."

He smiled at me warmly then grabbed my hand and pressed a kiss on the back of it. "Tell you father I said hello"

Swoon...

NO
no, bad Joanna. "Will do"

He left fairly quickly and I just gave Cedric a small wave before head upstairs. "Oh I'm definitely making this room my closet..." A small mumble sounded from the hall way. The woman Mathias brought with him.

"Oh you're here" she mumbled sizing me up. "I do live here"

"Hmm, don't get use to it"

Snarky bitch.

"Are you aware you put two little girls in the hospital today.?" "Jeez, I'm not proud of it. It was an accident, I had no idea they were allergic to nuts"

"Tree nuts" I rolled my eyes and shook my head. "Why are you still even here?" I asked cooking my head to the side with my arms crossed.

She rolled her own eyes flipping her hair. "Because I'm going to be living here soon. I just getting use to the rooms."

I felt my lip twitch with annoyance.

"You put you're boyfriend's children in the hospital and you're worried about a fucking house tour?!" I spoke with so much hate it visibly made flinch. "Watch you're fucking tone Aunt Jemima, or I'll get your charcoal ass fired ."

She's not worth it.

"Ignorant Bitch" I shoved past the bitch knocking her to the wall. "OWW!" She screamed at the top of her lungs. I ignored her dramatic tantrum and went to my room locking myself in. Fuck my life.

I sat on my bed checking my phone seeing a few texts from Quince. "Hey you" He picked up almost instantly. "Hey, sorry the party was cut short"

"Dont even worry about that, we took so much trays of food home. I aint complaining." I just hummed I reply "everything alright?"

"He tried to blame me...for the girls. That 'I should've been watching' "

" What a dick. You know what"

"What?"

"Are you free tonight Jo?"

I hummed anothet reply making him him back in response. "Let me take you out tonight. You deserve it, Quincy and I are going to the county fair that happens every year"

"Oh my gosh the county fair, I use to go all the time when I was younger"

I remember one time when my older brother hurled in the zipper and it just whipped him back in the face. Unfortunately, I was also in the small spinning cart with him. "Join us? It'll take your mind off things"

What else do I have to do?

"Sure. I'd love to join you guys" "she said yes?" Juniors little voice sounded through the line in a small whisper. How adorable. "Yes" his father replied causing his son to scream "YAYAY!!"

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