Freddie had been away for almost two years now. In all honesty no one thought he was serious when he announced that he had signed up for a 24 month experimental computer-training course in Tokyo.
But he was deadly serious.
His Mother was in pieces when he broke the news, though she was quickly ushered away by a guy in a suit, to have a few quite words with her about how her son was special and all the great things he could do with this training. blah, blah, blah.
The Woman finally gave in to Freddie's delight: Though according to the neighbours down stairs they had a fight soon after the gentleman left, the arugment led to Freddie storming out of the apartment with a half packed suitcase, and his hair only half combed back by his mother. The neighbours say the woman was quite hysterical for some time after the event. Though Wither or not her and Freddie talked over the two years which followed is a mystery.
As for boys Friends Sam and Carly, once it had sunk that he was really going; their reactions varied. Carly at first just gave a weak smile before she tightly held him and whispered some words of support in to his ear. Though the girls composed manner didn't last long. Because the moment she pulled away from Freddie; and he began to bamble on about how he would set up a webcam so they could talk every day. She cracked.
Overwhelmed by a flood of emotions she pulled the boy forward by the collar of his shirt and she kissed him, stifling his words mid sentense. Freddie was stiff for a moment before slowly his hands wrapped around Carly and he kissed back.
Sam almost leapt over when Carly did it, though her look of shock soon slipped in to an unreadable expression as she watched her two friends kssing passionatly. She looked away as they then pulled apart breathlessly; it was like something out of a movie. The pair then awkwardly stepped apart their cheeks flustered as they grinned shyly at one another.
Sam coughed to get their attention she then scarastically thanked them both for making her feel sick, and added before either one could reply to the remark, how she was happy Freddie could finally be with his own dorky kind in Tokyo. She then gave the boy a pat on the back and walked out muttering something about chicken wings under her breath.
So Freddie basically left his old life in a bizarre kind of way.
And now he was returning to it and a lot had changed.
