Chapter 3

Connor paced the living room twiddling the phone in his hand. He wanted to call Jude to hear his voice, for their first conversation to be a less hostile one. 'Maybe if I call him later' he thought. Connor sat staring at photos of him and Jude. That's all he pretty much done for the past three days. "Hey I'm Connor"

"Oh hi I'm Jude"

"Your new here right?"

"Yeah I just moved into a foster home with my sister.

"Oh cool…you made any friends?"

"No not yet.. I'm…not really great at making new friends"

"Look everyone's great at making friends…you just made one without knowing it"

"What you mean.. you want to be my friend?"

"Yeah you seem interesting… come find me at lunch"

"Ok I will" Jude said with a smile on his face

"So everyone pick a partner"

"Do you have a"

"No"

"Do you want to be mine"

"What about your dad he doesn't want us hanging out"

"He doesn't have to know"

"Yeah, I don't want to be anybody's secret, tell your dad I said it was nice knowing you"

"I just didn't want to hurt your feelings, but it wouldn't matter if I did stand up to my dad it's not like I have a say in anything"

"Why are you avoiding me, I'm not mad ok"

"I can't be friends with a little bitch who tells his mom everything"

"I think that hurt Jude's feeling I wish he'd talk to me again"

"Look I want to apologize for not standing up for you with my dad"

"It's fine Connor, I know what it's like to have a parent who makes you scared, it's just were friends and I could have done with you standing up for me instead of wanting to make me some secret and that you lied to me when you snuck out"

"I know I'm sorry. That's why I wanted to share the tent with you on the trip, to show you that I care that I will always be there for you and that I don't care what my dad says, your my friend and your feelings come first and I hope we can put this all behind us"

"Sure"

"I can't believe you're going" Jude said holing back his tears

"Yeah" Connor started to cry " I'm really going to miss dude"

"Hey we'll always stay in touch you're not going to get rid me by moving to another state" Jude chuckled

" Yeah I know"

"Connor lets go" his dad spoke in a gravelly voice. The two boys hugged gripping each other tightly feeling each other tears run down their face's. Connor walked to his car but before giving one last look to Jude being comforted by his family. Jude caught Connor in the corner of his eye and raised his hand to wave goodbye'..

Connors phone started to buzz 'shoot' he thought to himself 'I'm gonna be late for practice'.

"Hey Jude" spoke Callie as she called Jude from her vacation with Wyatt.

"Hey sis, how's everything going, you enjoying Miami?"

"Yeah its really hot down here, whats the weather like in London?"

"Um its cold and wet and windy"

"I bet you wish you were here don't you?" she said sarcastically

"Actually I don't mind it, it's nice to have a change in weather for once".

"So what's it like living in a city I bet its different?"

"Yeah much different everything a lot more fast paced down here and busier too everyone's moving so quickly. I tell you when you get on a train it's like be crammed into a tiny box"

"That bad huh" she said laughing

"You know I can hear you laughing right"

"I know, anyway I spoke to Moms they told me Connor was back"

"Can we not talk about that please" he asked

"Why not I thought you would be excited that he moved back, I know you two lost touch but you might see him when you come back for the holidays"

"I just don't want to talk about him ok"

"Why?" Callie enquired

"I JUST DON'T OK!" Jude snapped

"Look if something's wrong tell me"

"NOTHING'S WRONG I JUST DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT CONNOR!"

"Jude"

"Bye Callie I have to go"

Jude sat trying to calm himself down after yelling at his sister. The had always been close she had always looked out for him and his interests at heart. About an hour later Jude texted back Callie 'Sorry'. She responded pretty quick 'That's ok little brother'. Jude got up from the couch and headed towards the kitchen. Just then his phone began to ring.' I don't recognise that number' he thought to himself "Hello" Jude waited for a response but got nothing. As he put the phone down it rang again , same number "Hello" again no answer. Again he put the phone down and like the past two times it rung again. "Look who ever this is it isn't funny"

"Hey Jude" he heard the voice on the other line say with a croak in his throat.