Chapter Twenty One

Emily and I watched as Juana sauntered out of the room with her stupid grin.

"What was that about?" Emily asked.

I sighed. "Nothing, she's just trying to get on my nerves."

"You okay?" Emily asked looking concerned.

"It's just stress," I said dejectedly. "Ethan found out about Anthony and me."

Emily's eyes widened. "What? How? Is he going to tell anybody?"

I bit my lip. "I'm not really sure. He wants to meet Anthony. He said if Anthony can prove he really is good, then he won't tell on me. Don't worry about that though, I'll deal with it. He doesn't know anything about you. And, if a miracle happens and he does end up thinking Anthony's good, maybe I'll be able to tell him about you."

"That'd be nice," she said smiling. "But, honestly, I'm not going to get my hopes up."

"Yeah, I know, me either."

The boys walked back into the room. "Hey there, you're out of your room. Do you need anything?" Eric asked Emily. He had a giant grin on his face.

She shook her head, but gave him a small smi