Flashback
Matt woke up slowly and blinked his eyes groggily. He rolled away from the sound of his alarm, burrowing into the blankets. He was so warm and it was too early. He heard his father yell and he sat up like a bolt of lightning hit him. He was out of bed in clothing down the stairs and ready for school within five minutes. He was standing at the door with his Dad glaring at him when the doorbell rang. He turned opened the door and flew past his best friend Tai and into the hall. He knew what that glare meant and it wasn't good. As he slowed down Tai ran to get him.
"Geeze Matt, you could slow down couldn't you?" Tai sighed exasperated. Matt just grunted, showing he heard but clearly expressing the fact that he wasn't going to answer. The two boys walked in silence for seconds, which tumbled into minutes. Tai kept sneaking glances at the, now more quiet, of the two and groaned in annoyance.
Matt, his best friend since junior high, was acting stranger then usual. He had been getting skinnier and dark circles appeared under his eyes. When looking at him straight on it appeared that he was a druggie, riding on highs until he needed more coke or such. Tai shook his head slightly, loosing the thought of drugs entering Matt's body. He took another look at the blond and registered the stoic appearance that cracked slightly creating lines between highly sloped eyebrows showing the grimace of…an emotion, Tai was still trying to figure out.
Tai sighed again; he had been doing that a lot lately. At least four times a day and it was all centered on the figure that walked next to him.
"Wanna go to my house after school?" Tai asked with his usual cheer.
"Sure." Matt answered shortly. He walked past Tai and picked up his pace as he reached the steps that graced the High School. Tai just shook his head and followed in the path of the blond boy
This was going to be a long day…