Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 08:41:59 +0000 From: Tommy Evans Subject: Uriel and Jon: Growing Up Part 5 The next day I woke up earlier than usual. Being summer, I didn't really wake up early. It was 10am. I just lied in bed thinking about my life. Last summer, around this time, I was living life to the fullest. I thought I had it all. Yeah, just because I had a new little friend. Now, fast forward, I'm sitting bed realizing how much had happened in that year. Why does life do things like this? Why doesn't it just stay good? I slowly got up. I wasn't too excited about anything at the moment. But I couldn't do much about it. I mean I didn't want to push anything with JR at all. As much as I was used to being with someone or messing with someone, I did not want to feel anything for now. I knew he wanted me to give him a chance and he cared about me, but I just didn't want to use anyone else. I don't want to say I used anyone, but I wasn't honest with them and that is almost just as bad. I promised myself that from now on, I was going to change that. I felt like it was part of growing up I guess. I looked over at the window. I saw his window, Jon's of course, I wonder what he's doing. Wonder if he is even home actually. I haven't seen much of him lately. Sometimes I'd see him walking around with friends, or walking to a friends house. Then I heard the door bell. who could be coming to my house at this time? I slowly headed downstairs to figure out who the heck was ringing my door bell at this time. I didn't bother looking through the little hole on the door. I opened it. "Hey!" said Adrian. He smiled. "Whats up" I said surprised. "Nothing, I was bored" "O, umm, sorry?" I said. "Well, I figured I'd hang" "Like with me?" I asked. "Well, if its ok. I mean, I don't know" "Kid, not to be mean, but umm its kind of dangerous to randomly go to people houses and say `I thought I'd hang out here' its like you don't know what you are walking into" I told him. "Like what do you mean?" he asked. "Nothing, come in I guess" I said as I sat on the couch. "I know I'm only a kid but you seemed pretty cool. Are you going for a jog today?" "Umm, no I'm too lazy today." "Do you work?" he asked. "Yeah, but right now I'm taking a break. I've been too busy lately" "I like your house. Its huge" "Thanks, id give you a tour, but I'm just too tired" "Why?" he asked. "Well, its not even 11am yet. I'm never up this early." "Do you go to sleep late?" "Yeah, I do actually. I can never get to bed before 3am for some weird reason" "That's not good for you" he said as he looked around. "So how long have you lived here?" I asked. "2 days" "So you just moved in? how come I didn't notice the trucks and stuff?" "I don't know. Were you paying attention?" "To be honest no. that's probably why" I chuckled. "what's there to do around here for fun?" he asked. "Not much actually. I go to the mall, to eat, then back home usually." "O I don't like shopping. I never have any money to buy anything" "I'm sorry. Is everything in your house unpacked and in place?" I asked. "Mostly. We don't have much. My mom's been doing that. that's why she's not so drunk as usual" "Is it really that bad Adrian?" I asked. "Umm...I guess. I don't usually tell anyone about it. don't know why I tell you" "Lots of people tend to tell me stuff, I don't know why either" "Does it ever freak you out?" "Sometimes, specially when random boys show up at my door" I joked. "Does it happen a lot?" he asked curiously. "Well no. I mean I have friends but they aren't random" "Yeah, well that's me. I'm the random kid" he smiled. "Just don't do it often. You don't know whose house you can end up and get hurt" "O no, I don't. just figured you were a cool guy, not like going to hurt me so I yeah..." he said. He sounded confused though. "I get you, I'm not going to hurt you no but still, don't do it again to anyone else unless you know them well" "I know I know. I'm not stupid. I'm 14 but not stupid" "Okay good. Well, I'd love to sit here and talk all day, but I'd get bored to be honest. I don't mind if you hang around with me but just try to keep up" I said. "Like, I can follow you around and talk and you wouldn't care?" he asked. "Unless I'm taking a shower, no I wouldn't" I said. "oh, yeah that'd be a little weird" he said. I got up and headed up the stairs, he slowly followed. I realized he probably didn't know what to do. "come on" I said. He hurriedly followed me to my room. "Woah!" he said. "What?" "This room is huge!" "Um, yeah. I hang out here a lot since it is my room" "Lucky! I'm so jealous!" "You don't know how many times I hear that around here" "O man, the things I could do if I was you" he said. The thing is, I do know what he'd do if he was me. "It's just, a room it fits its purpose." I said. "DUDE! You have a pool!" he said as he looked out my window. "O yeah, I didn't tell you that I'm sorry. Yes I have a pool" "Can we go in it?" he asked. "Right now?" "No, but like sometime" "O yeah definitely" "Sweet!" he said very excited. I watched as his young eager body was overjoyed and excited about the new discoveries he was making in my house. "Dude, you are so lucky. I'd kill to have a room like this" "Um, lets not hurt anyone please. Its just a room. And what would you like to do?" I asked. "Um, what were you going to do today?" "Nothing really. I had nothing planned, I was just going to wing it." "Like just see what happens?" "Yes, just see what happens" "O man! I don't know. Everything seems fun around you." "Don't say that, you barely know me kid. Geez, you must not have very many friends" I joked. "I did, before I moved. But I don't know, I guess you just seem that cool" "Yeah, ive heard that before too. You are letting material stuff lure you into making these comments. What if I was a rapist?" "Haha, if you were a rapist, you would have raped me already" he said with a smile. "Well what if I was planning to do it" I said. "You wouldn't your not like that. You like my sister" he said. "Oh, yeah. Your good." I said. "I don't forget things. I mean if you like my sister I can hook you up" he smiled. "No, I don't like being hooked up. I go with the flow, its much more simple" "Gotcha. So can I play video games?" he asked. "Sure. I'm going to go clean my closet up" I said. "Do you need help?" "No you go ahead and play I can still hear you from the closet" I said. "Okay, cool." I heard him start up the tv and the game system. "Aaron, thanks" he said. "Your welcome I guess" I said back as I was arranging my clothes. I wasn't trying to be mean or anything but I don't even think Jon walked himself into my house just like that. Not saying that Adrian was going to be a repeat, gosh I don't know if I could handle that, but it just surprises me how easy he made it to walk into my house just like that. "So whats it like being 18?" he asked. "O you know its nothing special. I feel like a kid still anyway" I said. "Do you even smoke?" he asked. "No I don't. I don't smoke. I drink here and there, but not smoke" "O...you drink..." it sounded like it was weird to him. "O yeah, I'm sorry. You probably don't like alcohol very much since your mom does drink a lot" "O its ok. I don't, but its not like you drink like she does. Plus your not my mom" "That is very true, if I was, that would be weird" I joked. I wanted to lighten up the conversation. "What time do you usually get up?" he asked. "like around noon usually. Why?" "So that I know when is a good time to hang with you" "Honestly you got lucky, I'm usually asleep right now and then I go to work or whatever I do. You would just have to ask me what I'm doing. Like text me or call me or something" "Cool yeah I could do that. I mean if you want to keep hanging with me of course" "Well I don't see why not. I mean we just started hanging out right now, and we're in different rooms" I joked. "True, your in the closet, I'm in your room. By the way, sweet games!" "Thanks, do you have a system?" "Yeah, but its old PS1" "O man!" I said surprised. "I know its crazy" he complained. "Do you have a phone?" I asked. "Yeah, can I have your number so I can text you?" he asked. "Yeah I'll give it to you in a few. So what do you usually do all day?" "Well, I'm not 18 like you so I just, watch TV, ride my bike, relax, talk to my friends from my old block, you know kid stuff" "Yeah, well I'm sure you'll find some friends around here soon" I said. "I hope so too. But right now I made one so its all good" "Aww, you're so sweet" I said. "I try you know" he said happily. I walked back into the room after I finished picking up my closet. I sat on the couch next to him. "Does your mom known you are here?" I asked. "No, but she doesn't really care where I go" "Woah, you make her sound like a great mom" I said sarcastically. "No she's not a bad mom, she just knows I'm usually at a park or something. I don't get into trouble so she doesn't worry" "Well, I would if I had such a nice kid" I said. He was really nice. After just chatting with him a bit I realized he wasn't a typical 14 year old. He was so laid back. He spoke as if he was a person my age just talking about random things. But what really surprised me about him was that he was so cute. He didn't really appear cute at first glance because his hair was under that cap, his clothes were just too loose and ghetto, and it seemed like no one really had talked to him about matching or anything like that. "Adrian, how do you feel about yourself?" I asked. "What do you mean?" he asked. "Well, do you like yourself?" "of course I do. Why wouldn't I?" "I mean, do you like what you look like?" I asked. "Umm, I could be skinnier, but yeah I do" "O your fine. I mean like your clothes your style" "I don't think I have a style. I just wear whatever is there and whatever my mom buys for me" "ahh cool I was just wondering" I said. "I wish I looked cool like you everyday though" he said. "I do not look cool everyday...I have bad days here and there" I laughed. "No I mean, I don't know. You just act cool, and look cool its hard to explain" "Its because I match and because I don't wear baggy clothes" I said. "Ok I'll see if I can find not baggy clothes" he smiled. "O no don't do that for me. I'm just saying" "NO, I don't mind. I don't want my friend to think I'm not cool" he laughed. "haha, no of course not. You are cool right now" I smiled. I just sat back and watched him play games. It was relaxing in a way. Nothing to worry about really. I liked how I didn't feel anything weird towards him. No weird urges, or anything like that. I was just talking to a really sweet kid. I liked it. "Hey, Adrian, have you had breakfast yet?" I asked. "Yeah, I had some cereal and juice. My sister wakes up at 2pm. Then she makes food for me" "that's really freaking late" I said. "I know, but she's a girl. A teenage girl. She stays up all night talking to her friends." "O yeah, they do that." "Yeah, dude, last night I walked in and she was like playing with her pussy" "Woah! Adrian! What the heck!" "NO NO I didn't see it, I closed my eyes. But she yelled at me for not knocking" "Well yeah, now you know to knock" "I did not know girls did that." "Well they do...just like you jerk off" "O yeah, she knows though, she always tells me to go away and go jerk off" "Ummm boy you guys are so nice to each other" "Yeah, we're not. How'd you know I jerk off?" he asked. "Because every boy does at your age" "O, do you still do it?" "Sometimes, but not as much" "too much to do?" "Yeah, and well I just don't feel like doing it" "Is it because your not a virgin?" he asked. "ahh...maybe that could be it. Hey, how would you know that" "I don't know. A guy like you could not be a virgin still" "What if I was?" "Then, I'm sure you will loose it like soon" "You say that like you're an expert" I said. "No, I just know my things. I'm not a stupid 14 year old" "I can see that. that's good then." "Why is it good?" he asked. "because that way we can communicate better" I said. "yeah, that's cool. I wouldn't mind communicating with you a lot. I could tell you when I start doing it, and stuff like that" "Woah, lets not get ahead of ourselves here" "I just feel like the time for me to lose my v card is coming. I don't know why" "Okay well don't worry your little head about that right now. Just focus on playing games and having fun" "I am, but I know that time is coming that's all. Are you going to play with me?" "I don't know. I don't mind watching and talking" "Neither do I but I feel like weird since you aren't playing" "Don't, its relaxing. I like having people to talk to" "I like people who watch me" "umm..." was all I said. "Not like watch me in a sexual way, but like you know playing" "You know the things you say make anyone think twice" I joked. "Yeah, my sister says that a lot. Speaking of her, do you like her a lot?" "She is very pretty" I said. "Like would you fuck her?" he asked. "Yeah I guess, but I'd have to know her. Why am I talking to you about this?" "Cuz,...I asked?" he said with a cute look on his face. "Yeah, that must be it" "So Um...who do you hang with Aaron?" "Lots of people, but right now my main friends are kind of on vacation or doing their own thing" "So in a few words, you don't hang with anyone as of right now?" "Yeah, as of right now, I hang out with a 14 year old kid named Adrian. If anyone knew, I'd be made fun of" I laughed. "No! I'd just say you're my brother in law" he laughed with me. Then his phone rang. He jumped up. "Hello?" he said. "I'm at a friends house...yeah I made a friend...what do you mean?...right now?...can I just stay here?...why?...but ma...please?...I'm just playing video games...well I'm not far from home...I'm actually at the house of the nice lady that invited us for dinner tonight...yeah her...with her son...his name is Aaron...yeah...well can I stay?...please...? Thanks mom just pick anything you want me to wear I don't care...but not baggy though...love ya too" So he hung up and smiled. "I take it your mom wanted you to go somewhere?" I asked. "yeah, shopping. I don't do that. Girls take so long" he complained. "I go shopping too" I added. "but I'm sure you just go quick and don't try everything on and leave with only one or 2 things" "yeah you got me there. Its true. I just go with a purpose you know. And when I'm just looking, I don't try anything on until I'm sure I'm going to buy it" "See that's the smart way to shop. Hey, do you mind if we eat something? I'm kind of hungry, Aaron" he said. "You keep saying my name, Adrian, it's kind of weird" I joked. "No, its kind of cool. It adds importance to the sentence" he laughed. We both headed to the kitchen, still he looked around and just looked at the different rooms and doors. "Man, I'd get lost" he joked. "No you wouldn't. If your mom doesn't embarrass herself like you say she does, I'm sure you guys will be over plenty of times for you to know the house" "You think so? Well I'd still come over even if she embarrassed herself" he laughed. "that's good" I said as he grabbed a seat at the kitchen island. "So what do you want buddy?" I asked. "Whatever, I'm good with cereal or something" "But you already had that" "Yeah, but I'm good with repeating items. I'm not picky" he said. I looked at his big hazel eyes which matched his golden dark brown hair. I wasn't like really crushing or anything, but he was really cute. "Umm...your so sweet" I said. "Yeah...thanks. What do you mean though?" he asked. "Like, your not picky, you just go with the flow...I really like that. Most of my friends are so crazy about things. They don't know when to chill out." "How come you still hang with them?" "Well because they are my friends you know. I don't like to leave my friends behind unless they really mess up or something like that" "yeah I'll try not to" he smiled. "So what school are you going to go to?" I asked. "No clue. Whatever public school is around here I guess" "Yeah, I just graduated" "from high school? That sucks. Too bad I can't go to school with you" he said. "That would be weird. I don't want to go to 8th anymore" I laughed. "No I'm a freshman now, well I'm going to be as soon as school starts" he smiled again to show how proud he was. "Okay, so what do you want to eat?" I asked again. "Umm...green eggs and ham" he joked. "ahh...I don't know how to make that. I don't have the food coloring, so just eggs and ham will do" I said. "Sure chef Aaron, whatever you want" "haha okay give me a few minutes keep talking" I said. "Hey, my sister just texted me. Do you think it'll be okay if I invite her, if she finds out I'm here alone she is the one to freak out." "Do you want her here?" I asked. "I don't but I don't want her to tell my mom I'm with a 21 year old doing whatever I want" he said. "that's true. Yeah that's fine" I said. "Okay I'll tell her that I'm having breakfast with you because I'm trying to hook her up with you" "Well you just go right to the point" I said. "No, its just an excuse. You don't have to date her. She's a slut" "well...I'm sorry about that" I laughed. I made enough eggs and ham for 3 people and 3 glasses of juice and Adrian even helped me set up the utensils. He was very funny and could not sit still. When we heard the doorbell he ran to the door. Then he walked in with his sister. She did look very pretty. She was looking different though. She had glasses on. But they made her look smarter. And it really complimented her long wavy dark brown hair. "Hey, nice to see my brother making such cute friends" she said. "Oh...yeah... it happens" I said shyly. "He's not that shy, trust me. I talked to him a lot. He gets shy around pretty girls he said" Adrian added. "Yea, can we just eat I'm hungry" Sylvia said. We sat down. Adrian sat in between us. "So, umm, what are you wearing tonight Bubbles?" Sylvia asked. "Don't call me that in front of my friend" Adrian complained. "Bubbles?" I asked. "its what she calls me" Adrian complained. "how come?" I asked. "cuz he has the most bubbly ass I've ever seen" Sylvia laughed. I couldn't help but bust out laughing. "Hey man, I thought we were bros!" Adrian complained as he put a spoonful off food in his mouth. "We are! But that's funny" I said. "Yeah, it is Bubbles. I mean isn't that what Michael Jackson called his chimp?" Sylvia asked. "yeah, it is. Hahaha. I guess I'm Aaron's chimp now" Adrian joked. "no, your going to have to sit on his lap now" Sylvia laughed harder. Out of nowhere Adrian jumped up at me and sat on my lap. I was totally caught by surprise. But I'm not going to lie. I felt that bubbly ass of his on my leg and she was right. I was a gift. It was so freaking awesome. "wait don't move let me take a picture!" Sylvia yelled. She pulled out her phone and snapped a picture. "now that's a picture to remember!" Adrian joked. "Woah! What just happened!" I said laughing too. "we just turned breakfast into a weird picture moment" Sylvia smiled. "you would do that" I joked. I was trying to play cool. She was pretty but I didn't want to get any ideas going in anyone's head. "So Adrian, do you have anything else to do today?" she asked. "No, I'm pretty much just going to hang here with Aaron til its time to go home to change and come back for dinner" he answered. "o okay. Well, can I hang too?" she asked. "Do you like games?" I asked her. "Yeah, sort of but I can always just watch and talk to you guys" "Yeah, Aaron did that this morning while I played" Adrian said. "Yeah, but you're going to have to wash dishes" I joked. "Yeah, is there a reason we're staring every sentence with yeah?" she asked. "Yeah, there isn't." I laughed. "Yeah, so why do I wash dishes?" she complained. "cuz you said yeah" Adrian said. "He got you there, you can't even say he didn't" I joked. "You guys suck!" she said as she grabbed the dishes and took them to the sink. "No I'm kidding you don't have to wash those. I'll take care of them later." I said as I walked to her and grabbed a plate out of her hand. Our hands touched and I felt weird. It was like a mini shock. She stopped talking and we just looked at each other. "no its ok. You cooked, I clean it up" she said. "liar, you don't even know how to clean" Adrian jumped in. "way to kill the moment Bubbles!" she yelled. "yeah...I'll be in your room playing games, is that okay Aaron?" he asked. "that's fine go ahead" I said. He literally took off running to my room. I turned back to Sylvia. "So how did you befriend my little annoying brother?" she asked. "I noticed he fell yesterday by the bike path. I just stopped to help him and next thing I know we're hanging out" I smiled. "just like that?" she asked. "yeah, and look, you even hang out with us now" "that is very true. Well then I guess I owe him one then" she smiled. "Yeah, but um...are you flirting?" I asked. "is it that noticeable?" she asked. "well...I'm not too good at this whole flirting thing but I'd say its pretty obvious" "well aren't you captain obvious then" she smiled. We finished cleaning up while we kept the small chat going. I felt something, weird. I find her attractive, not going to lie. But I don't know how she would fit into my life. No one can really keep up with this lifestyle of mine. If she were to even know half the shit I have done, she would freak. When we were putting the clean dishes away she stopped for a bit and then smiled at me. "What?" I asked. "You're just really cute, I don't know how to describe you. I met you a few hours ago, and since then I can't forget that smile of yours. Its almost addicting" she told me. "Well thanks. that's the most nice things someone has ever said to me in one breath." "Really? I don't see why. You are sweet, you are cute, you cook for girls, you even help clean" "Well...I kind of have to. It's my house" I laughed. "I'm surprised you guys don't have a maid" she joked. "we do, she just doesn't come for a bit. She's not really a maid she comes in the afternoons to clean" I said. "so you are the typical rich boy then?" "No, I've never even tried comparing myself to that. I clean my own things most of the time. She just helps because the house is so damn big" "I don't want to be weird but you are a girl's dream. Good looking, polite, sweet, and rich" "Yeah...that's nice to know" I said. I usually don't see myself like any of those words she just said. I also never really think anyone would ever use me, but for some reason I was getting the impression that maybe she was focusing on the money part of me too much. I mean, she's pretty. Why would she even try flirting that much with me? Nevertheless, I can't judge yet. I don't know her. "why did you get quiet?" she asked. "nothing, I just never considered myself a girl's dream" "so what are you going to do today?" she asked. "nothing much. I had nothing planned. Just relax I guess" "you don't hang with any friends or anything?" she asked. "well, I don't really want to. The past year has been weird for me. My friends have come and gone" I said. "well I'm sorry. I just moved here so I got nothing. I used to have plenty of friends though. It sucks waking up knowing that there is nothing to do" "I'm sorry. Why did you guys move here anyway?" I asked. I walked to up the stairs. She followed closely while staring at my ass. I only knew this because she kept poking it. "Long story. You have a nice little butt" she said. "I noticed you were checking it out" I said as we reached my room. "how?" "you kept poking it" I laughed. "o yeah I did didn't I?" she said with a sneaky look. "nice room. Its neat" said Sylvia. "isn't it! I love it! I'm so jealous!" Adrian jumped in excitedly. "I'm flattered. Both of you are really good at making me feel guilty and embarrassed" I said. "no don't. we wish we could live like this" Sylvia said. "it wasn't always like this. Just 3 years ago we were living in a small little house not too far from here. Normal money, you know. Nothing crazy like now" I said. "do you miss that?" asked Adrian. "sometimes I do. But sometimes I realize how much I have changed and how I would miss being able to have most of what I want" "I bet I know one thing you can't get no matter how hard you try" said Sylvia. She sat next to me on the couch where Adrian was sitting down playing video games. "What?" I asked. "To get laid" she joked. "I'm sure Aaron gets plenty of pussy" Adrian added. "do you?" Sylvia asked. "Um...did Adrian say pussy?" I asked surprised. "He says lots of things like that" Sylvia added. "Yeah, I'm not a baby" Adrian said. "um...well I don't really talk about that, specially with a 14 year old" I said. "Yeah, so what. We're all intelligent people here. Adrian knows whats up. He's not some dumb little boy" Sylvia told me. "Well still. Maybe another time" I said. "So you do then" Adrian said. "No I mean yes I mean don't worry about it!" I blurted out. I didn't even know how to react. I don't think I have ever been put in that situation. I joined Adrian at playing video games while Sylvia sat down next to me talking about whatever topic came to her head. Every once in a while she would ask a risky question, but I'd just talk my way out of answering. Adrian was also throwing some random curve balls at me here and there but I was able to shoot every one of his questions down. I just didn't think it was necessary to answer that kind of stuff yet. But we did have a good time. It was something new to me. I had never seen a relationship like theirs. There seemed to be a lot of trust and openness with them. Something that was really freaking me out. Hours passed before our eyes and we didn't even notice. At around 3 pm Sylvia pretty much jumped up. "Adrian! It's freaking 3! I haven't done anything at the house. My moms going to get freaking pissed" "So go do it" Adrian answered. "I know. I'm going to. But what are you going to do?" she asked. "can I stay here?" he asked. "no mom's going to be home and she's probably going to want you to change and whatever" "Okay then" he said sadly. "Hey buddy, you both are coming back later on" I tried cheering him up. "yeah you got a point there" he said as he got up. The three of us walked to the door. I was checking both of them out. Something I had never done, check out a boy and a girl at the same time. This was going to be weird. "hey, I'll text you" said Adrian. "yeah, that's cool" I said. "fags" Sylvia replied. "your just jealous because I got his number and you didn't" Adrian joked. "well, I'll see you later" she said. "Of course" I answered. They walked out and headed towards their house. I couldn't believe I had just spent most of the day with Adrian. Of course Sylvia joined us, but I still spent some good quality time with Adrian. I thought it was kind of cool how open the kid was. He didn't act too immature, yet he didn't act too immature. He seemed like he knew enough about life as you'd expect a 18 year old to know. I went back to my room to relax. I lied down on my bed. Well I guess I can't say that I'm really thrown off by how my dad was going so far. I happen to like how things are random. 3 days ago my life seemed to be stuck. Now, it seems like there is hope. Yeah it involves 2 siblings, 2 very good looking siblings, but its still something new and well, I like challenges. I went into my closet to find something nice to wear. I don't know why but I really wanted to impress both Sylvia and Adrian. I know earlier I felt like I didn't want to get involved with anyone but, man I don't know why I'm feeling this right now. As I was choosing what to wear my mom called. She wanted to remind me about the dinner tonight, as if I didn't know. I told her I would be home and I was changing right now. She sounded happy about it. It had been a while since she made a new friend in the neighborhood. In a way it still was weird to me to see her like this. The once hard working lady who couldn't stop cleaning her house is now a business lady who enjoys random fancy dinners with new neighbors she doesn't know yet. I really hoped she didn't invite Jon's mom. Not that he would even come. I'm sure he would find a way to avoid me but still it was getting harder and harder to pretend we talk even though we barely see each other. O well. I finally chose what to wear. I was going with some nice jeans, a baby blue dress shirt with a vest on top. I figured it was classy yet chill. I didn't quite change though, I went to my couch to lie down and watch tv. The dinner wasn't for another 4 hours anyway. I was dozing off when I felt my phone vibrate. `sup man' the phone read. It was Adrian. `sup' I replied. `whut u doin' `nothing, chillin you?' `same. Watchin tv. Whut we funa do later?' `why are you using ebonics?' I replied. `cuz I'm black lol' `you are not, I don't talk to ghetto Mexicans' I said. I wanted to see how he replied. He took a while to respond though. I didn't know if I had made him mad. I went back to watching tv. Minutes later he responded. `sorry bro. I was takin a shower' he replied. `o that's nice. You smell nice then' I said. `everywhere =)' `that's nice.' `u wana smell me?' he replied. At this point I didn't know what to say. Was this kid really saying this? His humor was a little too racy for me. But I figured what the hell. If he's this open why not. `sure, why not but how' I said. `lol ur gona have to wait til later' `damn' I said. `lol' `u know if anyone sees this they'll freak out' `no one sees my phone' `not even your sister?' `nope specially not her' `nice...' `super nice. What u wearing?' `uh...really?' `lol not like in a dirty way dude' `oooh. You scared me for a sec there Bubbles' `why? What are you wearing tonight' `cuz its like what fags ask lol jk anyway umm blue' `me too' `really?' I replied. `yah. What color pants?' `just regular jeans' `me too' `I'm startin to think u copyin me man' I replied. `hehe. Well u are a handsome guy, why not copy you' `wow man. You really are something else' I said. `I know well I gotta go man. I'll see you later okay' he said. `okay can't wait' `me either bro' `ok bubbles' I said. That was the end of our text conversation. I was still a little surprised at the things he said. He was not just a normal 14 year old al right. O boy was this going to get interesting. I started to get those nervous feelings in my stomach, the ones that Jon used to make me feel before we would see each other. That hadn't happened in a very long time. I decided to take a quick nap before tonight because I had nothing else to do. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At 5:30 my mom came to my room to wake me up. "hey honey, wake up. Get showered" she said as she sat next to me. "hey mom" "you going to get real cute tonight?" she asked. "not really why?" I asked. "well, I talked to that pretty girl's mom today" "Sylvia's mom?" I asked. "yeah, she is very nice and we are going to have dinner tonight and then go out to a club" she said. "Club? Aren't you a bit too old to club?" I asked. "No I'm not. And that's not the issue here" "O...well then what is it?" "Sylvia is going to be here for a while. You could show her around the house" "Are you inferring that I do something bad?" I asked. She busted out laughing. "no you dirty little man. I mean like talk to her, show her the gentleman in you" "O...yeah that...of course" I said. "She's not staying here because you know, but I think her friend from out of town is coming tonight to stay with her. But is it okay if Adrian stays? I know your good with Jon and all, he's 14." "yeah. Actually we've met. I was jogging and bumped into him. And also through Sylvia. But I don't know how I'll keep him entertained. Jon is younger you know." "Yeah, I know and I know you guys are like brothers, but give Adrian a chance. He might need you more than Jon. This kid doesn't have a dad or a brother figure" "mom what are we charity workers now? Social workers?" I joked. "no! but I do like to help. Make a difference in some one's else's life for once" "we can do that just by making yummy food for them. Not changing their lives" I said. "O honey just give it a try. I'm sure you will get along fine" "Well we do but gosh I feel used now. Like you see me as a cheap baby sitter" I joked. She gave me a hard look and smacked me gently before getting up and walking away from me. A sleepover with Adrian already. That could be fun. A little odd, but im sure we can make it work. Nothing bad could happen I know that for sure. I went to my closet and grabbed a fresh pair of boxers and undershirt. In the shower I couldn't help to remember the crazy showers I used to take with Jon. Man where did those times go? And why the heck was I thinking about him? I had done so good for a while not really remembering those kind of things. Then I started asking myself if I should try to actually talk to Sylvia as more than a nice friend. I mean it could be interesting. What's the worst that could happen? Her not like me back? I finished up and chose a decent outfit, nothing too crazy though. Once dressed I headed downstairs to watch some TV in the tv room down in the basement. I relaxed my mind and tried to keep a clear mind. After all, my life was changing and I needed to learn to adapt to new situations and new people. I heard my mom and dad talking and getting things set up in the kitchen. I didn't know if I felt excited about hanging out with them or worried, or just interested. Maybe a little bit of both I could say. I watched a few shows on TV and texted a few friends. It was nice to kick back and watch TV sometimes, I just never really get a chance to do it. Then I heard the doorbell ring, followed by voices and footsteps. My heart started to race for some reason. I think I was secretly excited for the upcoming night. I didn't know exactly how it would go, but I mean im not going to lie, I like spending time with Adrian. I just don't know how to handle both Adrian and Sylvia at the same time. Either way I just took a deep breath and waited for whatever was going to happen. I heard my mom tell Adrian and Sylvia say I was downstairs watching TV. I heard them come downstairs and before I knew it Adrian had jumped on the couch and sat next to me. "Whats up man" he said. He was wearing a really nice polo with some tighter jeans. I was very impressed. He even had his hair done, which made his really cute light brown eyes pop out at me more. Sylvia was wearing a nice tank top with shorts. She was looking pretty hot herself. She sat on the other side of me. "not much. How you guys doing?" I asked. "good. Late cuz Adrian wouldn't hurry in the shower" Sylvia complained. "I had to scrub real hard. I hadn't taken one in days" he said as he smelled himself. "I'm sure you missed a few spots here and there" she joked. "Hey that's not nice. Let the kid enjoy his cleanliness" I said. "Yeah well only because my mom told him he was staying here with you. If not he wouldn't have even showered" "Well that's nice. Wouldn't want a smelly kid" I joked. "no. anyway, I hope my mom don't embarrass herself with your parents today" Sylvia said. "I'm sure she'll be fine" I said. She kind of moved her legs closer to me. I didn't do anything. But I was thinking about what to do if she got closer. "Why you getting so close to my bro?" Adrian asked. "wow bubbles. You just met him and you are all clingy" she said. "I'm not clingy. I'm just saying. You can't be all up on him. What if he's not into you" "Are you into me?" she asked. "Well someone is very bold" I answered. "Well I like to know what is going on you know" "Sylvia, we just met. What can I say?" "this is true. I guess time will tell huh?" she said. She got even closer to me though. And her hand went on my leg. "Sylvia you slut!" Adrian yelled. "chill! Its just a nice friendly touch" she said. I just laughed. I didn't know what else to say. "well...what are you guys going to do tonight?" she asked. "I don't know. Play games or watch movies" I said. "or swim all night long" Adrian said excitedly. "are you crazy?" I asked. "I could be" he answered. I wasn't really focused though, Sylvia was massaging my leg now. I was trying really hard to not get excited in the wrong way. I wasn't exactly wearing loose pants to cover up for anything. I looked at here and she just smiled. "Sorry bubbles, aaron's not really focused. I can tell he is focused on my hand on his leg" she said. "Well then quit it" Adrian said. "Aaron, you are really cute you know that" she told me. "You are too. But can you not do that in front of Bubbles here. Its not really the right message" I replied. "He isn't a baby Aaron. He knows whats up. Don't you Adrian?" she asked him. "Yeah but can you not do it in front of me. Its gross" he said. "Fine, what are we going to do?" she asked. "Well its hot outside. Can we swim please?" asked Adrian. "What am I going to do while you guys swim?" Sylvia asked. "You can watch Aaron all wet" Adrian smiled. "That works for me" she said. "You really like me? Why?" I asked. "You're cute. You're nice. You're not a horndog, your perfect" "and rich. You better not be after my bro for money" Adrian jumped in. "What the hell Adrian. Why do you got to bring shit up like that. You know I'm not like that" she said angrily. "I'm just saying sis. It wouldn't be right" "Umm...I feel slightly confused about what to do" I said. "Sorry, my brother is a little crazy" she told me. "Let's just go swim." I said. I turned off the TV and they both followed me up the stairs. We walked into the kitchen where my parents and Adrian's parents were sitting down having wine. I saw a guy with his mom, I bet it was one of her boyfriends. "This must be the infamous Aaron" said the lady. "Hi..." I said. She looked rather young, I could even say she was hot, for an older woman. "Adrian has been talking a lot about you. Seems like your quite the role model" she said. "Umm...yeah I get that a lot. I don't know why" I told her. My mom just smiled. "Aaron, why don't you guys join us. We are going to have dinner in a bit" my dad asked. "Well actually Adrian wanted to swim since its still hot outside. If that's okay with you mam?" I said looking at his mom. "O its fine with me as long as its okay with your parents" she answered. "Well, what are you guys going to eat?" my mom asked. "Well, we can bring food outside" I said. "Yeah that's fine. Are you going to swim too Sylvia?" my mom asked. "No, I'll just sit with them. They are funny to watch" she replied. "Okay you kids behave. And I'll take some food out there" my mom said. "Yeah, we're going upstairs to change. Well me and Adrian" I said. Both Adrian's mom and my mom laughed at the comment. "What Sylvia doesn't fit into your swimming shorts?" her mom asked. "MOM!" Sylvia yelled. "I didn't mean it in a sick way honey" her mom snapped back. "Yeah...we're going to go upstairs now" Adrian said as he pulled me by the hand. He followed me to my room and when we were in there he shut the door. "What the heck is up with my mom and sister its like they want her to date you" he complained. "Yeah, you say it like it's a bad thing" I answered. "It's not but doesn't it feel weird to be pushed into it. I mean you guys just met" "Yeah, it is weird. But it doesn't surprise me. My mom can be a little wacky sometimes" "and I bet they want to be like family. Although that would be cool. You'd be my real brother in a way" he said as he sat on the bed. "that is very true young man. Well I hope my shorts fit you" I said. "What size are you?" he asked. "Well pant size I'm 32" "Me too" he said. "really? Well then I guess its not a problem" "What do I not look like a size 32?" "Of course you do...I think? Unless it's a bad thing." "Well I look chubbier than you do" he said. "Its because youre a little shorter than me. But its okay" "Okay that works. Do I take my boxers off?" he asked. "What do you mean?" "Well with the swimming shorts" "well yeah you dummy. Or else how would you wear them?" "I usually don't take them off because I wear tighty whitey's but my mom bought me boxers today. It feels really different" he said as he touched his privates. "Yeah, you're not used to the freedom" I told him. "No I'm not. Although I don't need much freedom" he said. "Did you just make fun of yourself?" I asked. "Uhh...unintentionally I think I did" he said as he giggled. "You dork. Let me grab some shorts for you" I said as I went to my closet to pick some out for him. It did feel weird because I couldn't help but compare this moment to when I used to swim with Jon. I didn't want to but I couldn't help it. I chose a new one just because I wanted him to feel special. I grabbed one for me and then walked over and handed him his. "this still has the tag. Its new" he said. "yeah you can have it" I told him. "no man why. Its yours" "cuz your going to be swimming here a lot. Might as well give you some to wear" "thanks. Youre really cool" he said as he hugged me. "your welcome..." I said kind of surprised. "is it not okay to hug you?" he asked. "no its fine. It just surprised me. Haven't been hugged in a while" I told him. "Well I'm your little bro. I get to hug you" "Yeah, I'm glad you assigned yourself to that position" I joked. "well it was open right?" "Yeah of course. Do you see any other little kids around here?" I asked. "nope. Hey where do I change" he asked. "in the bathroom" I said. He walked in there and I quickly changed. I put on a muscle shirt and grabbed one for him. He took a while to come out again so I decided to glance out the window. I looked over at Jon's house. The light to his room was on and I imagined walking in there and seeing him sitting on his floor watching TV as he usually did. I wanted to be there. To talk to him, to ask him what was making him change so much, but I knew I couldn't I heard the door open and turned around to see him. The shorts fit him very nicely. Since the shorts weren't very loose, they hugged his behind really nicely and I could really see the outline of a very bubbly ass. He was still wearing his shirt though. "Here take that shirt off and put this one on" I told him. "What size is it?" he asked. "It's a small" I told him. "I'm going to look fat" he said. "no your not. I'm wearing it too" "but your muscular I'm just flabby" "your fine just put it on" "why thank you. Your fine too" he smiled. "not like that you perv. Just put it on" I joked. "what. I was complementing you geez!" he said. "just put it on" I said. He quickly took off his polo and I got to see his amazing light brown skin. It had more of a creamy light color to it. It was really the perfect match for his beautiful eyes and hair. He had the cutest little gut and the cutest little boy chests. "are you checking me out?" he asked. "yeah sure am. Just hurry" I said. "do I look muscular like you?" he asked. "just like me" I told him. He smiled at me and then he randomly tried to tackle me down to my bed. "what was that for?" I asked. "I don't know. It seemed like the right thing to do at the moment" he said. "too bad you don't got the muscle for that. Here take this" I said as I handed him a towel. We put it around us as if it were a jacket and we headed downstairs. "what took you guys so long" Sylvia asked us as we were coming down the stairs. "nothing. I was just trying to find shorts that fit him" I told her. "what are you jealous?" Adrian asked. "yeah, you keeping my mom from me" she said. "he's not your man yet don't get ahead of yourself" he told her. "whatever you little jerk." she said as she held my arm. When we were outside in the patio both of them stopped and just stared. "its so pretty. All the lights and the pool in the middle just looks beautiful. Who designed this?" Sylvia asked. "I did actually. I helped my mom choose everything and then I chose the lighting and things" I said. "another reason why you're perfect" she said as she put her head on my shoulder as we walked to the pool. "your such a freaking suck up" Adrian complained. "o I'll suck it up" she said with a smirk on her face. "I'm sure you will you slut" Adrian fired at her again. "are you guys ever nice to each other?" I asked. "yeah at nights when he's too scared to sleep alone" "AM NOT!" Adrian yelled. "whatever. Lets just chill" I said. I sat down on this little couch by the pool patio and Sylvia sat with me. Adrian was still looking at the pool admiring it. I couldn't believe the chemistry between us though. It felt pretty good. It was like everything was okay. I mean those two argue and everything, but they don't like go over board. Its almost kind of funny. And then the fact that Adrian is so mature for some things and then really innocent for others makes him so perfect. The way his little butt stuck out as he stood up in front of us looking at the pool was a sight that I'll never forget. Not to mention the color red looked really good on him. On my side, was one of the prettiest girls I've ever talked to, and she seems to really have a crush on me. I'm still not going to give in so fast since its so soon, but still. It could be a start of something new. "So what are you going to swim or what?" Sylvia asked him. "I'm waiting for Aaron" he said. "o just go in honey" she told him. "You just want to be alone with him don't you" he said. "No I'm just seeing how excited you are to get in so jump in there come on" she told him. I stood up and put my towel on her. Before I ran to Adrian. We started laughing. She didn't seem to happy about it though. "You know you look better with a towel on your face" Adrian joked. "O yeah I think so. Hey what the heck is that? I think it's a shooting star" she said as she pointed behind us. We both turned around to not miss the shooting star but as soon as we did we got pushed into the pool by Sylvia. I was taken by surprise because I was totally not expecting this. The water heater was on but it was still a bit of a shock to fall into water out of nowhere. "Sylvia! You bitch!" Adrian yelled. "You both looked like pussies flying in the air because you got pushed by a girl" she said. "I could have pulled you with me" I said. "Then I would have been all wet for you" she joked. "Yeah...that would have been different" I said. Adrian was roaming around the pool I noticed he looked even cuter with his hair wet. "are you a good swimmer Adrian?" I asked. "not really. I never got taught. I just like to relax in the water and chill you know" "yeah he was always scared of the deep end of the pool" Sylvia said. "why you always got to be telling my shit Sylvia?" he yelled. "why you always gotta be yelling you drama queen" she told him. "before this becomes another fight do you wanna play basketball?" I asked Adrian. "like in the water?" he asked. "yeah I have a ball let met get it" I sad. I got out of the pool and I noticed Sylvia was watching me the whole time. She followed me to the pool shed. "Need any help sexy wet man?" she asked. She was really close to me. Close enough that I felt her breath on my face. "Um...carrying a ball?" I asked. "Why wont you just take me?" she asked. "What do you mean?" I asked. "Don't you want to fuck me?" "Umm yeah but that doesn't mean I'm going to. I don't do everything I want" "Why not? I'm not going to stop you" "That's exactly why I'm not going to" I told her as I moved her out of the way and walked to the pool again. She followed right behind me. But I could tell she was really confused. "hey Adrian here you go" I said as I threw the ball at him. It landed right in front of him and he jumped out of the way. When he did. His shorts came a little bit down and I got a little peed of his butt crack. It was really hot. Then I realized that this time I was falling for two siblings. I thought falling for Uriel and Jon was bad, how bad was this going to get? I jumped back into the pool with him and we started playing. Sylvia was sitting down watching the whole time. She joined in on whatever we talked about but I could tell that she was stumped at why I wouldn't give in as easily as she thought I would. My mom brought out some food for us later that night and the three of us sat on the patio table to eat. Sylvia was still a little quieter than she normally was. "how weird is it that in just two days we became cool friends" Adrian asked. "believe it or not kiddo, I've had lots of good friends who become really close to me in just a few days. But I'm not going to lie, you guys really got the record now" I said. "Why are you so quiet Syl?" Adrian asked. "I just got tired out of nowhere I guess" she said. "What time is your friend coming over?" he asked. "Like in 30 minutes I think. Im just waiting for her to text me. You're going to be okay?" she asked. "yeah I got my big bro" Adrian answered with a sense of pride in his voice. "He might need to sleep with you, no lie. He gets night terrors" "Um...really?" I asked. "No. its not that bad" Adrian said. "he sometimes freaks out so much he wets the bed. I'm not trying to be mean honey, I just don't want you to have an accident you know. Plus I'm sure Aaron will take care of you" "Okay...yeah..." Adrian said quietly. "So this time its true?" I asked. "Well. I'm getting better" Adrian said shyly. "O baby its okay. don't get shy." Sylvia said as she hugged him. I think that was the first time I saw those two be that close. "Its okay bro. I'll take care of you. I used to have night terrors too. I couldn't sleep without a night light on until I was around 15 years old. I know...it sounds sad" I said trying to cheer him up. "O I'll be okay as long as we leave one little night light on" he said. "Don't worry about it now. Well worry about that when its time to worry about it. For now lets just eat and have fun" I said. I was surprised at how fast he went from being happy to being worried to being happy again as soon as I said that. "Sylvia, I didn't know you had a heart" I joked. "Shut up. I do. He's my baby you know. I worry about him even though I sometimes push him around" "Sometimes? More like all the time" he complained. "It's natural. I'm sure Aaron's bros pushed him around too when he was little" "They did. Its true. I know how it is man. I'll take care of you don't worry" I said. We finished our late dinner and then headed back to the pool area. I was always told that you shouldn't jump into the water right after eating so I told Adrian to take a break with me for a bit while our food settled in our stomachs. The three of us sat down on the couch by the pool to just relax. We were cracking jokes and telling childhood stories. It was actually really cool. Sometimes I could even say I felt like we were actually friends for a long time. I really liked the way we connected. We started to hear weird sounds and someone whistling from a distance. I didn't know what it was. "Whats that sound?" Adrian asked. His voice was a little shaky. "Hey, baby its just animals. We're outside at night." Sylvia told him. "So these night terrors are serious huh?" I asked. "Yeah he really freaks out. I don't know why. He's always been like that" "Hey, sexy" we heard a guy's voice come out behind us. "What the fuck?" she said. I was thrown off too. We looked behind us and it was Jon and his friends. Jon wasn't talking though. He was just standing back. There were 4 of them including Jon. Since I hadn't seen him in a while I noticed he was getting a little taller and he had a different hair cut. He was not looking ghetto with those weird really short haircuts with fade and whatever you call it. I think its called line up. He was wearing baggy clothes and I could tell he was trying to avoid eye contact with me. "Umm...hi Victor" Sylvia said. "I was just chilling at my homies crib when I noticed you were hanging out over here" the guy said. He was my size, just a little more beefy, not by much. Seemed to be the "head honcho" of the crew. "Obviously, I'm a little busy with my boyfriend..." she said looking at me. "This your girl homie?" Victor asked. "Yeah, so why don't you go hang out elsewhere" I said. "What? What does that even mean?" he asked confused. Now I see why Jon has gotten so dumb. "Well I'd love to go get a dictionary and thesaurus to help you out but I'm busy relaxing." I said. Adrian chuckled. "Yo Jonny, this the guy who was bugging you?" Victor asked. "No, he's my friend" Jon answered. I don't know why he said that but I was shocked. "Umm...yeah you could say that." I said. "I'm just saying guy, watch it." Victor said. "Victor? That's your name right?" I asked. He shook his head yes. "Okay Victor, listen, you don't want to bite more than you can chew, well actually you might, you're a little on the heavy side. Anyway, don't come around here alright, and stay away from my girl. Sneaking up on someone's private property is just not cool, specially looking the way your looking. And if this is your crew, why don't you go and try to find you know tougher guys, that way you can be just a tad scarier" I told him. "Woah, Jonny your friends a wise guy. How old are you again?" he asked. "18 and you shrimp?" I asked. "19" he said. "So you're crew is full of little kids? Your one tough guy" I told him. He looked a little insulted. "Listen Jonny is not really in the crew okay, he just mentioned he knew you and I didn't want to come here without someone who knew you" he told me. "Well you came here, you saw my girl, now you can leave. Obviously she doesn't want to talk to you" I said as I stood up. All of them backed off. Jon was looking very confused by now. When he did meet my eyes, I shot a mean glare at him. How dare he bring his ghetto `crew' to my patio and try to intimidate me? What was he thinking. "Damn fool, I just wanted to tell your pretty lady was good you know" Victor said. "Well with that vocabulary of yours, I'm surprised you can even order at the drive thru" I shot back. "damn you gots jokes. Your straight. If you ever wanna hang with our crew, we could use a smart guy like you" he said. "So I can go and invade people's property for fun, I think I'll pass. Plus if I got to look like you guys, its not going to work for me. I don't think I can downgrade that bad" I replied. "damn you got even more jokes. Straight. Laters" he said as they all walked away. Adrian just looked at me confused. "What the fuck Syl, you been talking to that dude?" he asked. "No, he talked to me the other day, I ignored him. I wonder why the heck he came here" she said. "I think I know why. That kid Jon, that used to be like my little brother. But lately he's been hanging out with that ball of geniuses, he's not the same." I said. "You think they really do bad stuff?" Adrian asked. "I don't know. Probably not, most of them except for Victor are under the age of 17. Specially Jon, he's only 11. But I can't keep telling him what to do. He will just keep ignoring me" I said. "I'm sorry baby. Well I got to go. My friend is here to pick me up" Sylvia said. "I thought she was staying at our house" Adrian asked. "She is but first we are going to the movies. Is that okay honey?" she asked me. "I guess? Why are you asking me" I said. "Cuz you're my boyfriend remember" she joked. "O yeah, just don't cheat on me with Victor at the movies" I said. "What are you kidding me. You're way better than him. Did you see what he was wearing" she joked. "yeah, well im just saying. Be careful" I sad. "Yeah be careful sis" Adrian said. She smiled and hugged both of us, then went on her way to say bye her parents and I'm guessing mine. "Those guys were really weird Aaron. Are you sure that kid was your friend at one point?" he asked. "Yeah, but he wasn't like that. But he hasn't changed too much yet. Did you see how he didn't say much and he kept his distance" "Yeah he was probably scared you'd get mad at him" " we haven't talked since December I think. Or maybe a little more." I said. "Woah,almost half a year. Do you miss him?" he asked. "No, besides, I got new friends and other friends" "Yeah, you got me" Adrian said. "Do you want to keep swimming or just dry up and then go inside?" I asked. "I say we dry up. I'm kind of tired" he said. He put his head on my shoulders and I put my arm around him for some reason. It was relaxing. I looked up at the sky to see the beautiful night sky. We were both quiet. I couldn't believe this beautiful boy was in my arms just like that. I thought that at this point, I was the luckiest guy in the planet. Pretty girl likes me, this awesome boy is my new brother, its summer, the only damp of the night was that weird encounter with this Victor guy. But I wasn't going to let it get to me. It felt like closure to the whole Jon thing. I mean I saw him, he saw me. It was needed, and I got to see the kind of retard friends he hangs out with. But then, out of the shadows he popped out at again. He slowly walked towards me with another one of his friends. This one was his height though. He didn't say anything. He stood there for a bit. Adrian raised his head and moved a little bit away from me just in case. "um...can I help you?" Adrian said. "uh no not you. Who are you?" Jon asked. Just then my mom came outside and was surprised to see Jon. "Jon! What are you wearing honey? Are you going to hang out here tonight?" she asked. "My clothes? And no I just came for a little bit to talk to Aaron" he said confused. "O okay honey. Aaron, we're leaving now. Do you need anything?" she asked. "No mom. You guys have fun, be careful okay" I said. "OF course. Hey Jon youre more than welcome to stay the night. Aaron and little Adrian are going to hang out here today too. You could have a all boys night" she said. Of course she didn't know what was going on, but we just led her on until she walked away. "Umm...what do you want?" I asked. "Are you still mad?" he asked. He was trying to sound manly. It was kind of weird. "I don't think it matters. Who's your friend?" I said. "Whos yours?" he shot back. "I'm Adrian. You and your friend should stop juts randomly showing up. You're not even Aaron's friend" Adrian said. "You shut up. And didn't you hear his mom. I am his friend" Jon said angrily. "Woah there. What gives you the right to come to my house and say shit to my friend when we haven't spoken a word in months" I told him. "I just wanted to apologize for Victor okay. Damn." he said. "Okay apology accepted. Anything else I can help you with?" I asked. "No" he said. "Okay then, good night" I said as I stood. Adrian followed me as I walked back to the house. "Watch your back" Jon said as I turned away. "Don't need to. I'm not messing with anyone anymore" I said walking away. When I got inside I saw him walk away with his friend slowly. I didn't know what to even think about him anymore. Why would he randomly come to my house to apologize for his friend. What the fuck was going on through his little mind. Was he loosing it or what? Thanks for reading :D I took a while to write this one because it involved lots of thinking on how to introduce the new characters. As a lot of introductions were needed, I had to take extra time to think about how I would put it together. I'm glad you guys are emailing me asking me to hurry. Thank you very much. I would love to get feedback from this chapter. I am working on the new one as soon as this goes up. Please write me with your comments or concerns. Or just to say hi. The email is Tommy199212@hotmail.com