Welcome to Hell
*Max*
I haven't talked to my friends since the '92 fire in Tokyo. I can't explain why I am doing this now, but I just had to urge to find them again. It just started on a whimper at first. I was just curious. My search began with a yearbook. I remember their faces so well. Ben, Kele, Julie, Lisa, Russell, Matt, Robin, Gordy, and little Kris. The more I wondered about how they were doing, the more I just had to find them.
I wrote down their names and looked them all up online. I was able to track down Ben, Julie, Kele, and Lisa. I plan to look for Gordy next. I can't seem to get a hold of Robin no matter how I try. Every time I try to reach Matt, his phone is always busy or he just doesn't pick up. I think I've seen Russell around, but I can't be too sure. Kris's number has been disconnected for a long time now. However, Julie gave me her new number. I plan to call Kris this morning and then find Gordy.
So, why exactly am I doing this? Like I said before, I haven't seen or heard from them in years. I just want the chance to talk to my old friends again. I've been all alone since my family and I all moved away from Tokyo to Suiten when I was six. I couldn't blend in well there and I still can't blend in well here. My current life right isn't any better. I am what the Japanese call a NEET. Well, almost. I don't have a job (yet). I am in my junior year of college. (Though my grades aren't that great.) I live at home with my parents and I don't like it. So, yes it is pretty lonely and pathetic. You can see why I just want my old friends back to talk to every once in a while. So far, I am fulfilling that quest and now I have four people to talk to from time to time. I just need to find the other five. I pulled out my cell phone and dialed Krista's new number. I flopped back unto my bed as the other line rang.
"Hello?" I heard a woman answer. I smiled at such a chirper sound. There's no mistaking it; that's Kris!
"Hey Kris!" I said. "It's me, Maxxie! How have you been?"