Francisca's POV It's lunch time at school right now and I'm sitting with Violet as usual. I keep glancing at Ivan and Dan's table, mostly looking at Ivan. I want to tell him who I am as soon as possible. I can't wait any longer. Dan already knows and it's not fair to him or Ivan and dad to keep keeping me a secret. Dan catches me looking and at his table and smiles and waves a small wave at me when no one is looking. I quickly turn my face and see Violet looking at me and then looking up at my brothers table. "Have you decided on when you're going to talk to your other brother?" She asks. Violet obviously knows about the whole ordeal as Lori and Jenny back home plus me and Dan. And me trying to find the perfect time to tell Ivan everything, which will lead to telling dad everything...and having to be at close proximity with him after years and years and years. OH GOD this is so stressful.But it has to be done. No, I want it to be done. I've been missing my family like crazy ev
Currently, James , his friend, Dan, Ivan and I are sitting in the principal's office, he asked to hear what we have to say. And told us that his assistant was calling our parents. I am very and I mean very nervous about it.James said that Dan just starting attacking him out of nowhere, which doesn't sound like him. To which Dan responded that James was talking shit and That he had it coming. Then he asked Ivan about his involvement, and he said he tried to calm things down but was caught in the cross fire and that pissed him off enough to join the fight. To which the principal shook his head. He then proceeded to ask James's friend who I learned was named Adam why he was involved in the fight and he said and I quote "to back up his bro". Who to be fair was outnumbered at that point. When he got to me i told him exactly what happened and that I shouldn't be here and Dan backed me up on that but the principal didn't let me go. Matt was already on his way anyways and my nose hurt a
Francisca's POV My dad was fucking crying. Oh my god this is really messed up. He definitely knows, he definitely definitely knows! I turned to Matt panicked after we got out of the principal's office and he just smiled a comforting smile at me but it didn't reach his eyes, because he knows too. He knows that my father knows.The meeting with the principal ended with all four of the guys getting 2 week suspensions. And me leaving — well basically raced out of there by Matt — punishment free. Which duh, is the right outcome. I haven't really done anything but try to stop the stupid fight with stupid James. Who is a giant asshole. Matt and I are having dinner right now, and it's quiet, we aren't really saying anything. So, I decided to break the ice. "So...what a day huh". Really? That's the best I could come up with?Matt smiles a small smile at me "you can say that again". He says. There is a pause for like a few seconds and then I start up again. "My dad knows about me" there I
Francisca's POV Today is the day I step foot in my family's home. Probably, if dad is not at work, which he probably is. Matt has called in sick for me so I wouldn't attend school today. Used my nose as an excuse. It's 10:00 am now so I don't know if Dan's gonna be there.... or Ivan. God I messed up. Dad definitely made it known that I'm back. Ivan probably knows who I am and I can't imagine what he must be feeling. This is gonna be a long day. Matt and I are in the car right now, he's driving me to their house first. Matt said to try their house before going to Dad's workplace, he said that if it was him, he wouldn't be able to go to work and would probably call in sick. I'm incredibly nervous. We agreed that it should be just me this time with dad. Matt and Dad would have another conversation at another time. I don't think Matt being there is gonna help much to be honest. Shortly enough we're in front of the house. Now that I'm here, I feel like I might be ambushing him by be
Francisca's POV After a few minutes with us just hugging and crying we hesitantly leave the comfortable embrace we were in. As I take a step back to look up at my dad, his hands cup my cheeks and he just scans my face with tears in his eyes and a small, sad smile. I smile back "hi" I say with my voice cracking and with wiping my tears from my face. Dad chuckles "hi" he also says. I smile at him and then he gestures for us to sit down. I go to sit down on the couch I was sitting in before when Dad goes to sit down on the opposite one. However, he stops me and holds my hands gently and makes me sit next to him, and he pulls me closer to him so that my head is on his chest again, so it remains there. I feel him kiss my head and sigh. I close my eyes just wanting to stay in this moment. Just in my dad's arms before we discuss what needs to be discussed. Just to have no worries for a little bit. Unfortunately, that only lasts a couple of minutes and then dad pulls away and looks me
Ivan's POVFrancisca is back. Francisca - my little sister - is here. In this house right now. Downstairs. She is so so close, and what am I doing? I'm hiding in my room. I just can't face her right now. I am so so….angry with her. How could she? We saw each other around school, we talked to each other, interacted and she said nothing. Nothing at all about who she was. Now that I look back on it, she was actually trying to hide her face from me, so I wouldn't recognize her. She never contacted us before that either and I'm just so pissed. Why? Why did my sister do this? I talked to Dan while we were out, he explained things to me, he told me what Francisca told him. He told me everything. And that made me pissed at him too. He hid it from me. He hid Francisca from me when he knows how much her absence has been affecting me. Affecting all of us. And she made him do it. She lied and let me suffer when she could've contacted us for year, she could've even said something the minute s
Matt's POVI just came back home after dropping off Fran to her father's house. Her father who supposedly left her.Francisca doesn't believe that story, and....I don't know what to believe. What I am sure of though, was that I could not go to work today at all. So I called in sick. So now I'm just sitting on my couch drinking whiskey. Drowning in my sorrows.I know this is the best for Francisca. She is so happy to know her family again. And I'm incredibly happy for her, I am even open to knowing her brothers who are technically my other two step sons ( I'm not getting my hopes up on that though). Despite being so happy for her, there is still this tightness in my chest. I sigh. I just hope her father and I can reach a solution on what to do with Francisca's living arrangement going forward. Francisca says that she doesn't want me to stop being her guardian, she doesn't want to leave my care, but I can't help but feel like if her father does want her with him, that she'd be happier
Francisca's POVLife is going great. Actually, it's going fantastic! Matt told me that I'm okay to stay with him, that dad approved. I reconnected with my dad and Dan and spend time with them all the time now! Just yesterday I hung out with Matt a bit. And Matt and I are invited to dinner at my dad's house after school today! Everything is perfect! Well.....except for one thing. Ivan still hasn't talked to me. I tried to have a conversation with him every chance I got but he always ignores me. It hurts but I guess I do deserve it. I hurt him too with my secrets.I'm in school right now, with Violet in the cafeteria. I'm staring at my brothers table once again. I talked to Dan today and he just told me to the same thing Matt had told me about Ivan. To just give him time and he'll eventually come around, they all say that whenever I bring it up, but as I'm staring at my brothers table, well actually staring at Ivan, I'm not okay with waiting, I want to talk to him, I want to apologize