Jay pulled up to his house. He saw his dad's truck in the driveway. "Great." Jay said as he parked his car. Jay walked up the stairs and entered the house to find his mother and father in the living room watching TV. Beer cans, empty bottles, and pizza boxes where scattered across the floor. Jay's father was smoking a cigarette and drinking a beer. He looked up at his son. "Where the hell were you?" he asked he was drunk. "Out." Jay replied walking into the kitchen he opened up the refrigerator door. It was bare only a few condiments and some old milk. Jay slammed the door. He was sick and tired of coming home and not having anything in the fridge. It wasn't like his home was a "real home" anyways. His dad came in to the kitchen.

"You think you can just come in my home and disrespect me?" He said breathing heavily on Jay's face the smell of alcohol was over powering. Jay tried to walk away his father grabbed him by the back of his neck and threw him into the fridge. "Don't walk away from me. Where were you at?" Jay closed his eyes then spoke.

"I stayed over at Sean's" Jay said calmly as he opened his eyes. He knew if he got cocky he would be in for much worse.

"At Sean's huh? You think you can go out all night then come here?" His father backhanded him. Jay reached up and felt his lip. He looked down and saw blood on his finger tips. Rage washed over Jay, he sprung on to his father and brought him to the ground, he got in 1 punch before his father got up. "Oh you want to fight like a man?" his father asked angrily.

His dad threw him out of the kitchen and into the dining room. Jay fell on top of a chair, his father turned him around and punched him the face then in the stomach. Jay dropped to the floor. He looked up at his mother standing there watching. Jay's father grabbed him by his shirt. "Don't start fights you can't win" He threw him back down on the ground. His father walked passed his wife then out the door. Jay's mother ran after him. "Wait don't leave me!" She yelled as she ran out the door. Jay heard him start his truck then burn out of the drive way. His mother was still yelling outside. Jay slowly rose. He put a hand up to his freshly swollen eye. His mother came back in the house. Tears streamed down her face.

"Thanks a lot Jay he left because of you." Jay was silent as she walked over to the liquor cabinet and poured a drink. She gulped it down then poured another. She gave him one last evil glare before returning to the living room.

Jay walked up stairs and in to the bathroom. He looked at himself in the mirror. His lip was still bleeding and his eye was swollen. He let the cold water run as he got a face rag. He gently wiped his lip, he rinsed the rag out then placed the cool compress on his eye. He ran the shower soon enough hot steam filled the room. He showered letting the hot water beat on his sore back. When he was done he wrapped a towel around him then wiped the mist off the mirror. He looked at himself one last time in the mirror his eye had start to turn a light brown color. He shook his head. He left the bathroom and went in his room. He turned up his stereo as he changed his clothes. After he was dressed he sprawled out on his bed. How can my own mother stand there and watch what he does to me? Maybe I deserve it, I don't know, I don't give a fuck. Once I get more money together I'm out of here and I'm never looking back. I'll show them,.. He felt tears fill his eyes he held them back. What the fuck are you crying for Jay. Crying is for the weak. Jay got up and turned off his radio. He had to get out of his house he couldn't stand to be there. He got ready then went down stairs. He peered into the living room to see his mom passed out snoring loudly. He shook his head then left.

Jay looked up at Sean's apartment. The light was on. He parked his car then walked up to Sean's. He considered Sean his one "true" friend even though he did get Sean in trouble a lot, he knew Sean was a good guy compared to most of the people he hung out with. He knocked on the door he hoped Ellie wouldn't be there since she didn't care for him. Sean answered. "Jay? What's up man?" he said looking up at the abrasions on his face. Jay shook his head then smiled.

"Got in this fight with this punk ass down at the ravine. He got a few shots in but I finished him off." He said as he walked in he looked around no sign of Ellie. Sean shut the door. "So..what brought you by. I hardly seen you in the past few days." Sean said as he walked into his living room to sit Jay followed.

"Yea just been busy with other things." He let his voice trail off. Sean took a spoonful of ice cream out of the container. "Other things? You consider Paige Michalchuk other things." He said with a smile. Jay smiled and shrugged.

"What's up with you two anyways?" Sean said curiously.

"Nothing, nothing at all." Jay said casually. Sean smirked and shook his head as he ate some more ice cream. "Alex seems pretty hung up on what you have been doing with Paige, you should have been here earlier she was flipping shit to Ellie about you."

Jay raised an eye brow. "Oh really now?" Sean nodded. Jay smiled in a way he was glad Alex was she was having an issues about him and Paige. He knew she still wanted him but she would never say it. But he also knew her reasons for being so over heated about Paige and him was because of her notorious feud with Paige.

"I don't see why she is having such a big issue about Paige nothing is going on. You don't see me running to go break up her and that Dominic dude."

Sean let out a slight laugh. "It is so obvious you two will be back together." Jay gave him a funny look. "No, Alex and I are officially over. I can barely keep a civil conversation with her."

"When did you two ever have a civil conversations? You two were the weirdest couple, but that's what made you two perfect for each other." Jay laughed.

"We were the weirdest couple? What would you call you and Greenpeace?" Sean face formed in to a scowl he never liked talking about Emma, he looked down at the ground then cleared his throat. Jay continued on "I'm just saying, I have moved on from Alex..I just want more..I sick of everything I to start a new chapter in my life you know change things around."

Sean looked up at him he never heard Jay talk so seriously he was always the one making wisecracks, making fun of people, or just being mean. "So you think if you change your clothes and hang around a popular girl life will suddenly change for you? This isn't the movies people don't forget. In this world there are two kinds of people in this world people like us and people like Paige." Before Jay could answer Ellie and Alex walked in laughing their laughing stopped when they saw Jay. Ellie rolled her eyes as she walked in the kitchen to put her bags down. Alex walked in to the living room. She took a seat in front of Jay they stared at each, before he got up.

"I can feel Alex's brain wheels spinning trying to think up one of her oh so clever one liners that I love so much, so I'm gonna get going." Jay said as he looked over. Sean nodded.

"Yea, Jay just go run to your artificial princess." Alex said getting up and stepping in front of him she looked at him closer. "What happened to your face? Did she beat you with her spirit stick when your broke ass couldn't buy her the newest lipgloss collection from MAC make up?" Jay laughed and shook his head.

"You are so bitter Alex." He said stepping pass her. She step back in front of him. "Bitter of the new Barbie and Ken? No." Jay sighed and finally got passed her he didn't feel like arguing with her anymore. He got out the door but she followed him down the stairs. He turned around.

"God damnit Alex what the fuck do you want from me?" He asked aggravated.

She shoved her hands down in to her pockets then shrugged. "A ride"

"A ride?" he asked with a slight laugh.

"Yea is that obscure for me to ask. I mean you cart the Queen every where and you can't give me a ride home?"

Jay put his hands between his eyes. He can't believe this was happening. He looked up at her. Her arms were crossed and she was wearing her usual wife beater and baggy pants. He sighed then gestured his head for her to get in. He started his car then looked at her he smiled and shook his head. She gave a slight hidden smile as they drove off.

Ooo nooo Alex and Jay together in the car!!! Ha ;)