"Gah. Why is there no food around here?" The girl asked looking through the cabinets.
"Because we don't have enough money to buy food. We only have enough to pay bills." The mother said.
"Well we would have money if you stopped buying alcohol and drugs." The girl rolled her eyes.
"Joey Lynn Warner, you don't talk about that." Her mother warned.
"Oh I'm sorry that you have a problem that is so bad that you can't take care of your own child."
Joey's mother slapped her across the face. "Look here you little bitch. The problem that I have doesn't involve you."
"Your problem does involve me. It is because of you that I started smoking and lost most of my friends except a few. You have ruined my life."
"I was going through a hard time when your father divorced me, so I turned to alcohol to take my troubles away. You probably were a bitch and your smoking made you lose most of your friends."
Joey's mouth dropped. "I can't stand you right now. I am leaving and not coming back tonight." Joey went to her bedroom, grabbed a few clothes, put them in her bag and left.
Joey was so sick how her mother treated her. She would have taken her own life by now if it wasn't for her best friend Alex Shelley. Her and Alex have been friends since they were little and she knew that he wouldn't mind. The entire time she was walking to Alex's house, she was thinking about when her life started to change.
Flashback
Joey was at her locker, not in her best moods. So much was going on that it was taking a toll on Joey. Her mother and father have been fighting a lot and they decided to get a divorce. Her mother started drinking more and Joey was so stressed that she took up smoking.
Joey's locker was slammed shut.
"What the hell is that for?" Joey yelled at her friends Kim and Stella.
"We can't be friends with somebody who smokes and has a mother who has a drinking problem." Stella said.
"Hey, it is not my fault that my life is basically getting turned upside down. I need you guys right now. I need your help to get me through this." Joey pleaded.
"Sorry, but that is your problem, not ours." Kim said before her and Stella walked away.
Joey started crying and ran to find her friend. Her life just keeps getting worse and worse. After five minutes of looking, she found the person she was looking for and ran right into his arms.
"What's the matter?" Alex asked Joey who was in her arms.
"Kim and Stella just told me that they can't be friends with me because of my smoking habit." Joey sobbed. "And they aren't the only ones. I have lost all my friends except you, Patricia, Frannie, Emma, Chrissy, Ashley, Teddy, Cody, Mike, Brett and Wade."
"It is because we are your true friends. We are here for you no matter what and we support you 100%." Alex said stroking Joey's hair.
"Thanks for that Alex, I needed that." Joey looked at Alex and smiled.
End of Flashback
After of 15 minutes of walking, Joey finally made it to Alex's house. She walked up the driveway and up to the front door. Joey noticed that the car was gone, so she knew that Alex's father was at work. She knocked on the door and after a few seconds the door opened. Alex seen tears rolling down Joey's face and pulled her into a hug.
"What's the matter hon?" He asked her.
"My mom is the matter. She told me the reason why I lost most of my friends is because I am a bitch and she slapped me across the face." Joey looked at Alex. "Is it ok if I spend the night tonight? I can't go back to my house."
Alex wiped Joey's tears. "Yeah you can spend the night. My dad wouldn't mind."
Alex stepped aside and let Joey inside the house.
"Remember when I fell on my ass in front of Tyler?" Joey asked.
"Yes, that was funny. You were like 'I can impress him, just watch.' You turned around and tripped over the brick." Alex laughed.
It has been three hours since Joey went over to Alex's house. They talked and played video games the entire time. It was nice catching up on the old times.
"My plan failed, but when I fell all you did was laugh, asshole." She glared at him.
"I'm sorry, but it was funny. It was payback when I slipped in that mud puddle during P.E and you fell to the floor laughing."
"Oh I remember that. That was such a fun day." Joey stared at the ceiling remember that day in P.E.
"It was." Alex smiled.
"I will be right back." Joey said standing up and walking out of the room.
Alex watched her leave the room. He always had a crush on Joey, he thought she was the most beautiful woman in the world. He wanted to make a move on her, but he didn't know if she liked him in the same way he did. Alex just sat there in a world of his own until he heard the door shut.
"Alex, I'm home." His dad said.
Alex got up and went to the living room. "Hey dad, how was work?"
"Same old, same old." His dad walked into the kitchen.
"Dad, Joey is spending the night tonight."
"Is she having problems at home again?"
Alex's dad knew the whole situation that Joey was going through and was always there for her when she needed it.
"Yeah, her and her mom got in a huge agrument."
Alex's dad nodded his head and was going to say something until Joey came into the room.
"Hello Mr. Shelley. Nice to see you." She smiled.
"Nice to see you too." He said giving her a hug. "You know anytime you have a problem with my mom, you are always welcome here. You know that?"
"Yes I do and I couldn't thank you guys enough."
"No problem." He smiled. "Now let me make you kids something."
A/N
Well here it is, my new fanfic.
I have some great ideas for this story, so stick with me.
Hopefully you guys liked this.
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