CHAPTER ELEVEN
(chapter title-Guys Points of Views)

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MARK'S POV

Sometimes I worry about Roger - that year when he went through withdrawal and he lost all the people he loved - April, Angel, Mimi and Collins. He was never the same after April died. He went totally angst for a while - keeping to himself, never going out of the loft, completely forgetting to take his AZT. I think he changed when he met Mimi that Christmas Eve in 1989. After she died, he had Jules to look after. Seeing him as a dad, makes both him and me so happy. He's so supportive of Jules and Eileen - no matter what they decide to do with their lives. I film everything that they're in - soccer games, school plays or whatever. I know that their English class is having an Around the World dinner soon, so I'm gonna film that. I want to be there for the kids as much as possible throughout their lives.

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JOHN'S POV

This is just great - I have feelings for Jules, but I don't know how to tell her without Eileen hearing our conversation. I guess I could write out my feelings down on paper - no, that sounds dumb. I could tell her while we're working on the Around the World thing. We're like siblings - I could never go out with her. I'm just so glad that she doesn't have HIV like Uncle Roger or Aunt Mimi. Dad told me that Uncle Roger has HIV, which is scary if you think about it. If he gets a bad enough cold and doesn't take his AZT, he could die. I can't imagine Jules without her dad. That's a sad thought and I'm not a sad kind of guy - I love skateboarding, playing video games, fooling around with my dad's camera, listening to rap (even though the girls, Uncle Roger and dad don't care for it) and doing your typical guy things. I just hate being the only guy (besides Uncle Roger and dad) in the loft - that'd be cool if I had a little bro sometimes. I like being an only child, even though it sucks big time, but ya gotta take whatever life throws at you.

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ROGER'S POV

Life has had its advantages and disadvantages on me. First I lost my first love, April, in May of 1984. Then I met Mimi in December of 1989. I met Angel in December of 1989 and then we lost her on Halloween of 1990. In May of 1992, Mimi and I got married. In June of 1993, Julie Hope Davis was born. In December of 2004, I lost my brother to cancer. A year later, also in December, I lost Mimi due to complications of AIDS. I recently lost my friend for over twenty years, Collins. Why do all the good people have to be taken away from me? I've given up music, even though Jules hasn't. She loves it - I even gave her my old Fender guitar for her birthday this year. She absolutely loves it. As a baby, I would place her on my lap and strum Your Eyes while Mimi slept. She, Jules, was such a good little baby who turned into a wonderful teenager. I love her and I always will, no matter what happens.