A crazy little thing called love.

Jude Adams Foster and Connor Stevens had always had a unique friendship. Jude was a peculiar kid not one who would make or have many friends but Connor was one of the cool kids someone everyone liked not exactly someone you would imagine who would befriend Jude but even though it's a cliché you should never judge a book by its cover. He saw Jude on his first day as someone who looked nervous and needed a friend. That was the day their friendship started and like many would face bumps in the road and weaken their bond. The seventh Grade camping trip rolled and recent weeks hadn't been good for their friendship. Connors dad had made it clear that he wasn't keen on their friendships based on friendly pat on the back at the batting cages and Connor had been honest with Jude in standing up to his father, which hurt Jude deeply for he saw a lack of loyalty in his friend. Jude's selective muteism had had an effect on Connor feeing as he felt his friend did not want to speak to him anymore. Determined to right the wrongs he made sure that him and Jude spent every moment of that trip together.

5 Years later.

Time had passed and Jude and Connor drifted apart. They remained close a few weeks after the camping trip but Connors father had the last say. His company was transferring him to New York and no matter how much Connor persisted on staying his dads decision was final, they were moving. He didn't like having break the news to Jude, especially after just reigniting their friendship but ensured him that they would still be best friends and stay in touch. However this was not to be both Jude and Connor found new friends and their contact with each other ceased to exist. Now 5 years on Connor was 18 and had just excepted a scholarship for baseball at Anchor beach University. It felt good for him to get away from his father's clutches in New York and start a fresh. Even though he was coming home his mind had not once thought back to Jude. I mean It had been five years, he had made new friends, he had moved on with his life.

One day whilst minding his business at the local 7/11 he noticed a women. She had a tall skinny physique with long black curly hair. Her face looked familiar but couldn't quite place his finger on it. Curious he followed her around the store, not in a stalker-ish way but more for curiosity. As he followed her around the store he heard someone yell a name. The women turned and greeted the caller. The name instantly struck a chord inside Connor 'Lena'. It was Jude's mom. He watched her as she had her conversation wondering if she would recognise him. As she turned to say goodbye she noticed him staring "Connor?" She called. "Um hi" he said nervously. "Have you been following me?" She asked

"Yeah" he spoke with a stutter " I recognised your face but couldn't place you… anyway how are you?".

"I'm good thanks so is Stef, the kids have all moved away and are getting on with their lives, so what are you doing here last I heard you were in New York?"

"I'm back on a baseball scholarship"

"Glad to hear it" She said

" I uh...best get going, I have class soon" He said trying to escape her "OK well I'll see you around… wait" she yelled. Connor stopped dead in his tracks " You never asked about Jude"

"Oh" he uttered " Um how is he?" he questioned looking at the ground

" He's doing well he's studying abroad having a really great time. I know you two lost contact"

"Yeah well what with it being long distance and meeting new people things just happened… anyway I have to go, tell him I said hi"

"Will do" Lena said as she watched Connor rush for the door like he was trying to escape inferno.

Connor got home and sat on the couch. On the way back all he could think about was Jude. He reached for his laptop next to him and began to look through his old photo albums. He came across a bunch of photos of him and Jude collected over the years, from the first time they attended each other's party's to school trips, yearbook photos and graduation. He sat their motionless staring at the memories he once had with Jude thinking of all the time they had lost and how it could never be returned.