Joseph's POV
RING! RING! RING!
I slammed my hand down on the alarm, cursing the damn thing. Today. It had to be today. The first day of senior year. Just as I was finally enjoying the summer—spending time with Mom and, unexpectedly, Mom’s new daughter, Trish. The girl I hoped would be my girlfriend someday. Now, I had to go back to pervy Mthland High, put the mask back on, and fight for my big dream all over again.
“JOSEPHHHHH! Get up! Senior year has started, you don’t want to be late!” Mom’s annoying morning scream drifted from the kitchen. “You know it’s easier to be a football player if you graduate neatly out of high school, blah blah blah!”
I turned off the alarm, nearly smashing it. I just wanted to go back to sleep. Who cared about school, anyway?
Just then, Trish came stormin
