Chapter 2

April's POV

"Jeremy? Jeremy Gilbert?" I said now with a smile as I looked at the boy who clearly hadn't connected the doots yet.

"Yeah. Do I, like, know you or somethin'?". He said still confused.

"Yeah, it's April. April Young? Ringing any bells?" I said almost laughing outloud at his slow brain. It was almost cute. Almost.

"Oh my god. April." He said now smiling with his intire face. "It's been so long."

"To long if you ask me." I said with a quite giggle.

"Definetly, to long." He said.

I stood up and to hug him and he put his pen behind his ear again before hugging me.

"Cute." I said as I pulled back and pointed at the pen.

"Right, it's a part of the uniform, y'a know." He said with a look that made me wonder if he was serious or not. I decided on not.

"Hehe, right." I said and winked as I sat down.

"So what can I get you april?" He said smiling as he said my name.

"Just a hamburger and some fries." I said smiling back at him

"Comin' right up." He smilied as he left my table.

Suddenly it feelt really empty and annoyingly quite. I didn't really know what to do now, so I just sat and fumbled with my fingers until my phone buzzed. I picked it up.

1 New Textmessage

From: Nath

Subject: Honeey!

Hey honey! I know you must be dying missing me right now so I thought I'd send a text to tell you about the life u left behind (I'm still mad at Anni for sending you all down there again! Like wasn't in bad enough last time? Like what if you go all sui on me! Then who will miss me?!) Anyways.. I'm missin' you sooo much! And so is the rest of the class! Well kinda, We all know Rhonna isn't your biggest fan exacly. But other that that everyone's missin' you already! And u left just a couple of hours ago! It's crazy how slow time goes without u! Ms. Robin gave ous a English homework to wright about someone we miss. U bet ur ass I'm wrighting 'bout u. I'll mail you my work laters ok? TEXT ME! Bye XOXO

It was a text from my bestfriend Nath. She's very... Protective... over me. I think that's why she doesn't want me here with my dad, because of what happen last time I visited my him. I didn't even stay one day.

I remember being super happy that day. I was finally going to see my dad again. After all that had happend my aunt Anni and her husband Ben had taken me in, given me food and somewhere to live, somewhere to start over. But it never quite was as before, no matter how hard they tried making it as home as possible, it was still something missing. That's why I was so happy that I could finally see dad again. Maybe that could fill this empty hole inside me. But it didn't work. The opposite actually. When I came to the house I accidentely walked in on a privet conversation. A conversation between my dad and a stranger I'd never seen before. They were talking about my mother. The stranger said something about being the brother of my mom and made the misstake of saying 'god bless her soul', and dad snapt said that she deserved what she got. And that if it would have been up to him he never would have laid hand on such a filthy little whore. And most defenetly NOT have some filthy children with her. 'Haven't you seen my daughter? Such filth.' He said then. And that's when I left the conversetion. Afraid that they might hear me crying from the door, but when I hade gotten to my room I let it all lose. And I spended hours crying over what my father had said. And when he then hours later came knocking on my door asking if 'I'd like something to eat' like nothing had happend. But I had just said that I wasn't feeling very well and wanted to go home to Anni.

I was 11 at the time. And I'm 16 now. 5 years have passed, but I still remember every word he'd said, exacly the way he said them.