Chapter 1

Alex's POV:

I am bored. I am the most bored person, on this whole entire planet.

I was waiting for my best mate, Jack Barakat to ring me, telling me whether he was grounded or not. Me, Jack, and my other two friends Rian and Zack had snuck out last night, but had been caught out by Rian's mom, so she rang the rest of our moms and dads and told them. Zack had been grounded for two weeks, his parents didn't think it was the worse thing he'd ever done so didn't really punish him that bad. Rian's mom went totally over ballistic as always and he's now grounded for three months and has no computer or TV at all for a month. And then my mom, well, as always, she pretended to express her concern to Rian's mom, telling her how I would definitely learn my lesson, and then as soon as she put down the phone, she picked up her seventh bottle of wine that day, even though it was only 11am.

My phone started to ring, 'Head On Collision' but New Found Glory started, the influence of my band name, and I answered it smiling as I saw Jack's name on the screen.

Alex) Hey Jack, how did your parents take it?

Jack) Not too bad actually Al, they just said I had to do whatever they asked for a moth, you know like chores and stuff, and not do it again.

Alex) Good, so are you coming out? I'm so bored, Rian and Zack are both grounded, and my mom didn't care so didn't even talk to me about it, even though I was the one who suggested it…

Jack) Your mom needs to see someone dude, she must have a problem with all that alcohol she's drinking.

Alex) Well yeah I guess, but she's just depressed, she's been like it ever since dad died I suppose…

Jack) Aww I'm sorry man, here I'll come over, see you in a few minutes. Bye.

Alex) Bye…

I was happy one of my friends hadn't been grounded. I was more happy that the friend was Jack Barakat. My six year long crush on him (since we were both eleven) has been quite hard to hide over the years, especially the time at that hotel we stayed for our first holiday together. When the hotel accidentally gave us a double bed rather than two single ones.

Jack's POV:

I hated Alex being upset about anything, even accidentally tripping over and hurting his hand, so when it's as bad as him being emotionally scarred for life watching his dad being stabbed in front of him by a gang of random guys he didn't know I really hated.

I got in my car and drove as quick as I could over there. I wished I could just run into his arms and tell him how in love I was with him, and that he would feel the same about me. We could get married, and have a dog, and maybe adopt a child and teach him or her how to play guitar…

But of course he wouldn't feel the same, we're best friends, and of course I would never get the guts to tell him…