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Chapter 1: The History Between the Two
Manny and Craig were such close friends who met each other through their mothers. Mrs. Santos grew up with Julia Manning. They were unseperatable, just like Craig and Manny. Well Craig and Manny used to be close.
They knew each other since Manny's second birthday. Julia brought Craig along to Manny's birthday party. Ever since then, their mothers always set up play dates for the two so they can grow up together just like their mothers did.
Then the Mannings moved away when Manny and Craig were only eight-years-old. (A/N: They're the same age in this story, only a few months seperate their birthdays so they're in the same grade too) Of course they would always stay in touch.
When Craig was twelve, Julia Manning died of cancer. The Santos family received the devastating news. Craig was left alone with his abusive father, Albert Manning. Craig was always frightened by his own dad. One day, Craig had enough of his dad beating him, so he ran away. He knew where he was going, he was going to Manny's house. He stayed there for a few days and he found out his dad died in a car crash. Ever since then, Mr. and Mrs. Santos were his guardians. Yet, the memories of his dad beating haunted him in his sleep.
Craig had a room next to Manny's. They were the best of friends and spent as much time as possible together. Obviously they had feelings for each other, everyone could see it, no doubt. But they denied it everytime someone would mention it, saying that they were just best friends.
The four years passed by. The 'best friends' were now sixteen-years-old. That's the thing, Craig and Manny weren't best friends anymore. They grew apart over the years, had new friends and barely spent any time with each other. In fact, they started to hate each other. Their innocence as children disappeared and the feelings for each other were gone. At least, that's what they thought.