Ties of a Friendship
Chapter 20
Dear Diary, Wait does that sound to formal for you? I think it does. How about yo what's up diary you like that? Okay working progress, but it's been some crazy few weeks. I know I know I haven't written to you in a long time my fault, but I have an excuse…and it's a good one this time I swear! Okay well a few weeks ago I kinda had like some kind of spaz attack I couldn't breathe and my body was violently shaken and…get this the same time that I was having an attack my two little friends Connor and Jude were out drinking and Connor ending up getting shot! I know crazy right? Who would've thought the same time I was having an attack my little buddies were getting into trouble, but hold on before we get into the details let's get back to me. So anyway I know that my time is up soon I hope I can hang on for at least 10 years, but I feel like I might just get a year only. I try not to have this moment because I don't want to feel weak, but I'm scared knowing that my time is coming soon I feel like I failed my mom by giving up and not fighting, but I've been fighting since I was young and now I just want to live as much as I can. I hope one day my mother can forgive me and know that this isn't her fault.
Now Diary you probably want to know why Connor and Jude was at the hospital am I right? Of course I am. Well Connor got shot when he was out with his friends sneaking into one of their homes to get drunk! Now I know what you're thinking a group 13 year olds sneaking into their homes to get drunk sounds crazy, but it happens. Well Taylor one of their friends her father heard them and thought they were intruders and shot at them shooting Connor… in his foot so don't worry he's fine, but getting shot made both Connor and Jude realize that their friendship is not only important to one another but they have started to like each other which caused Connor to come out to his father. You know as well I do that it didn't go so well causing Adam to banned them from each other lives, but Lena one of Jude's moms (AKA my favorites, but don't tell her I said that.) she talked Adam into letting them see each other and they became boyfriends which if you ask me was about time they had a connection and sometimes you can't help that so why not with a little push from yours truly Jude stood up to Adam and defended himself and Connor. So sweet I say.
Even with that me and Connor are stuck in the hospital I visit him until the doctors gives me the okay to leave which I hope is soon. Connor is soon working on leg therapy and crutches. He hates every minute of it and I can't blame him I hate being tested on every damn hour like please it ain't change the last four hours! I tell you it's gets annoying after a while. But hey Diary at least I had some time to tell you a few things that happened in life. I'll try to update you later. Write to you soon.
Trey closes his notebook when he hears someone at the door. He places the notebook on the table next to him and gets up from his bed. He stretches from the stiffness from sitting in the bed for a long time. When he opens to the door he was surprisingly shock to see Connor held up with his crutches cracking a cheesy smile he was wearing a black hoodie half zipped that stopped below his chest and gray slack shorts with the black cast over his left leg and blue slipper on his right.
"Connor what are you doing here?" Trey asked as Connor hopped in his room. "I was just coming to visit you."
"Yeah back to my room because I've been trapped in there for weeks!" Connor tells him sarcastically. "Sorry, but no I decided to come and visit you. Beside I had to leave after the argument I just had."
Trey closes the door in front of him and walks ahead of Connor sitting on the edge of the bed Connor sat on love seat next to Trey's bed. "What happened? Is it with your dad again? Wait did something happened to you and Jude? What it's only been 2 in a half weeks?"
Connor places his crutches to his right side. "No! Nothing happened between me and Jude growing strong actually." Trey was relieved he didn't want all Jude and Connor to end before it begins. "My dad is trying and he was the scariest person I told. He's still not happy, but he's trying and I thank him for that. My main problem was my ex-girlfriend Daria…I had to break up with her today. We kinda got into an argument, but I didn't tell her the real reason why."
"Wait she doesn't know about you and Jude?" Trey asked. Connor sighed and shook his head. "Why is that? She has the right to know."
"I know, but me and Jude haven't talked about it and whether we were going public with our relationship or not. I mean it's all kind of new to both of us, but mainly Jude. I mean I don't know we both dated girls before so I don't know if Jude really liked Maddie, but I did like Daria…truly, but I didn't connect with her like I did with Jude…"
"I get it. No rush man. So only how many people know? Jude's family, Taylor, Me and my Mom, and your Dad. As long as the main people know then I suggest you don't rush it, but Daria does have that right."
"I feel bad because now that I'm gay and with Jude it feels like I betrayed her!"
"You didn't betray her because you truly like her just not in the way you liked Jude. It's tough and you're human and we all mistakes just learn from it and don't beat yourself up over it."
Connor set back in the chair he sighs. He runs his hair through his hand. He just thinks about how crazy life gotten especially for two thirteen year olds. Jude being bounced from house to house, Connor himself dealing with trying to be the perfect son in the eyes of his father now being gay just made it even more complicated.
Trey walks over to his backpack and grabs his sketchbook. He pulls out a picture and walks over to Connor who was deep in thought. He didn't say anything he holds the picture out indicating for Connor to take it. Connor looks up and sees the paper and Trey waits for him to take it. He does and unfolds it. He was shock by the drawing, he smiled he was thankfully for the picture.
"Wow…" That's all that Connor could get out he was amazed by the drawing.
"Do you like it?" Trey asked him. He was kinda nervous showing it off. "I've been working on it for a while even before you guys got together. I'm working on a showcase before I graduate from school which is a few days from now."
"Of course man this is amazing!" Connor tells him. It was a drawing of Jude and Connor sitting down on the beach under a tree. Their favorite spot that they meet up at their special place. Connor thought it was a nice gesture of Trey to draw this. "Trey this is so good! Man you're talented!"
"Thanks I try to be. I drew this for you guys to remind you guys of your friendship. I say the ties of your friendship has change into something more, but this picture is a reminder of your humble beginnings with one another…well at least that what I was going for."
"Well you sure did capture me and Jude's friendship I can't wait to see this displayed for your showcase!" Connor tells him handing him the picture back. "I can't wait to see Jude's reaction to the picture I think he would like it."
"I'm hoping so I got this showcase and once I complete the showcase I can graduate and hopefully everyone likes it!" Trey takes the sketch places back into his sketchbook and places in back into his backpack. "I hope you guys will come and see I know its day after you guys last day of school and I know you guys got that end of school beach party so after the next day you guys can come to my showcase!"
"Sure of course we'll come like we'll miss it!"
"Good, now on to you and Jude…" Trey changes the topic to Connor and Jude's relationship.
"What about us?"
"How has it been? You know being best friends becoming lovers? I mean you guys are young I know anybody who've been best friends first and become lovers. I mean beside on TV and this is real life."
"It's going good I mean we haven't had a first date or anything," Connor blushes a bit trying to hide it from Trey. "I mean I've been stuck in this hospital catching up on homework so I mean yeah it's like the same except we get to hold hands hug."
"Awww isn't that sweet! So have you guys kissed since the room incident?" Trey teased Connor. Connor smiles he felt his cheeks turn bright red he wanted to shrink into nothing. "As your friend who saw this coming a mile away you might as well talk about it. Beside we're trapped in this damn hospital for a long time."
"Oh my god Trey! I can't even!"
"Oh come on! I know Jude's a sweetheart and you're like the nice hero guy. There's an interesting dynamic especially now that you came out and told that you like him. So just between us when did you fall for Jude?"
Connor shook his head and laughs. Trey just smiles, but it was interesting his friends got together and he wanted to know when was the turning point in the friendship to make them like each other more than friends. "I don't know I never looked at boys…you know like that. When I met Jude he was a quiet person and we just connected when he told me about his life I just wanted to be a good friend. We had fun everything was normal and then my dad came along and it got complicated. He banned me from seeing him over the fact that Jude was gay. In truth I figured he was, but I didn't care Jude was my best friend and I didn't want to abandon him like the world did. I was my dad's perfect boy one of the most popular boys in school and I couldn't stay up to my dad over my friend I cared about him and it wasn't right for my dad to take that away from me. When Jude went mute and didn't talk to me I knew I was one of the reason why and I miserable I didn't know why I guess because it was my father or I truly had fun with Jude. We had a chance to talk and made up then we went on our camping trip. We talked and we told each other how much we meant to one another and then I kissed him."
"So camping is when you fell for him…interesting." Trey inquires as he scratches his head. "You kissed him because you missed him and realized you had feelings for him."
"Yeah I guess you could say I didn't know if that meant I was gay because I was interesting girls. I mean I had crushed on Maddie and I liked Daria, but I guess Jude was stronger he made me better and I couldn't go a day without thinking about him. I couldn't let my dad know, but he founded out and I reacted I pushed Jude away numerous of time, but I couldn't leave him and I would apologize and he would accept it. I think he couldn't leave me either. I started to date Daria because I did like her, but also to get my dad off my back, but the feelings with Jude was getting to me I made a move with him at the movies and then kissed him in his room when I kissed him in his room I knew, I truly knew then that my feelings for him was real and he knew too."
"Wow that is something man. I'm glad you guys are finally able to be together. With my short like I probably will never been able to find it, but that's okay I have family and some friends as long as I have that in my life I'm good."
"I'm sorry Trey," Connor apologizes, but Trey brushes it off. "Jude told me you moved here four years ago to start a new life and had a best friend do you still talk to your best friend?"
"Um…that's a touchy subject," Trey smiles before turning away from Connor. "I can tell you, life is pretty cool now I needed to get away from my old life. I left all that behind so I think I'm better now…their better off."
"Wait what do you mean touchy subject?" Connor asked him. "Sorry to push, but you said their better off without you. I'm sorry I just can't see that…"
"I was a different person back then. We're not always what we seem on the outside. Now Connor you know of all people should looks can be deceiving no one would think you were gay and look at you now you came out as gay. Even I wouldn't have thought that. So when people see me they think that I'm a nice person kind person, but in truth I'm not…well I wasn't before."
"So what happened?"
4 years ago… Trey was at school hanging out in the hallways. Trey wasn't the most charming person he would always say the first thing that come to mind. Didn't really care how it hurt people. He was walking in the hallway meeting up with one of his friends…well his crush. While walking through the hallway he would randomly trip or push people who were in the way. He thought it was funny, but others didn't.
Meeting up with his friend Evelyn he tried to play it cool. Evelyn was gorgeous to him. She was normal pleasant girl a little heavy, but he didn't care to him she was a goodness. They were close, but he never told her about having crush on her because he didn't want to mess up their friendship. She got him and even though he was ass to everyone around him he had a special place in his heart for her. He's been secretly helping her during her tough time.
"Hey!" She called to him as he leans next to the locker.
"What's good girl?" He replied.
"Nothing much about to head out with some friends," She tells him putting her books in her locker.
"How about we hang out? We don't hang-" Trey was cut off when someone bumped into him. He grabs the kid, "Hey can't you see I'm standing right here?" The boy tremble before Trey, but Evelyn told him to stop, "Get going and don't come near me again!" The boy ran from Trey scared by his close encounter. "So anyway like I was saying before I was interrupted…"
"Sorry Trey I promised the girls I would hang out I'm sure you'll understand?"
He was disappointed, but he understood. She closed her locker and gave him a goodbye hug before leaving. Trey decided to visit a student who was working on his homework for him. The boy promised he would do his homework when Trey blackmailed him. Trey was good at gathering information on people and using it against them whenever he needed them to do something or control him.
"So you finished my homework?"
"Yeah I finished it can I go now?" The boy asked.
"Sure thank you now get out of here!" Trey tells him. After getting his homework and his backpack he headed home. It was slow day for him, but it was whatever to him. On his way home he ran into some guys he didn't really get along with they were some guys who play sports at school.
"Trey!" The lead of the group of guys shouted at him. "You may have some of the people at school wrapped around your finger, but we know the truth! You fag! I'mma about sick of your shit!"
"Oh and I should care why?" Trey asked him.
"Because you think you own the school or something you have no real friends and no one likes you!"
"I have friends! You're just mad because you can't do what I do! Look you play sports and you guys think you tell others what to do! Well I'm not that kind of person and I like control and order not if you asked me you just mad that I do things my way and you can't control me!"
"Look everyone knows that your friends just pity you because their scared of you and use you. What's that friend of yours name RJ? I know your secret!"
"What secret?" Trey asked him. What did he know about his friend RJ that he didn't know? "RJ's my best guy friend if that's the secret you want to know! But I swear if you come near him or any of my friends…you'll regret it!"
"Oh sure… "guy friend" yeah right! Who are you fooling?"
That was enough Trey had heard quite enough and didn't want to hear anymore. He runs up to the boy and grabs him by his shirt collar and pulls him close to him. The boy struggles, but before Trey could react the boy's friend had grabbed Trey holding him by his arms and shoulder. The bot adjusted himself and punches Trey in his stomach. Trey felt the impact almost knocking the wind of out him.
"Like I said I know your secret and I will use it against you!"
"I…have no…secret!" Trey tells him. He slowly struggles against the two boys, as they push him back down. "Just like you to team up against me because you can't beat me fair and square!"
"Really now, what can you besides blackmailing people?"
"Why don't you tell your boys to let go and you'll find out!" The boy agreed to Trey's demand and he lets him go. Trey stands up dusting himself off. "But before I show you what I can do why don't you tell me what you know about RJ?"
"Why should I?"
"Because you threaten me and my friends I don't do kindly to threats. So tell me what secret as you well known I'm always talked about at school. There's nothing that hasn't been said about me!"
"Really, but you get this away from the public eye…your friend RJ he is your best friend…that you have a soft spot for no one knows this, but I saw you two!"
"That's ridiculous! I treat him just like I treat my other friends…just sometimes worst on occasions!"
"Please we know all know you're like this mean heartless person. It's been your persona for a long time, but then he came along you two are complete polar opposites and yet you two are close friends despite your reckless treatment of your friends especially him well at school anyway."
"Your trying to say that…we're what? Gay for each other?" Trey asked tightening his fist.
"Maybe I'll tell the school that!"
"You won't not if you want to live! I told you I don't do well with threats against my friends! He is innocent he has nothing to do with any of this!"
"We'll see!"
Nothing was left to be said Trey was enraged by the boy's comments and charges towards the boy. He tackled him to the ground. The boy tries to react, but he wasn't quick enough for Trey. All he thought about was him threatening his friend in a rumor and he wouldn't stand for it. He starts to punch the boy in the face repeatedly the boy puts his arms in defense, but Trey didn't care he didn't care about the burning sting of his knuckles colliding against the boy's face then his the feeling of his bones from his arms he didn't care about the blood covering his hand he just wanted to show the boy that he wouldn't pushed around by anyone.
The two boys finally grabbed Trey, but he pushes them off of him. The boy grabs his nose trying to stop the bleeding as the two boys behind Trey backs off.
"Man your crazy!"
"Yeah I am if you breathe a word to anyone about this I will do a lot worst you say I have a secret well you have secrets as well I won't hesitate to use them against you!"
"You'll pay!" The boy tells him as he turns the other way with his friends behind him on his heels.
Trey looks down and he could see the boys' blood covering he had to wash it off, but there was nowhere to go not in the direction he was heading to. He decided to lift his shirt for the t-shirt he was wearing under and takes off he rips his t-shirt he used half of it clean the blood off and then the rest wrap around his knuckles. He figured he'll come up with a story to tell. But after the encounter he wondered has he put RJ in danger?
He makes his way to meet up with RJ at the game store. It was their usual place to meet up after school. When he met up at the game store RJ was looking through PS3 isle looking for a certain game or just browsing.
"Hey!" Trey called out to his friend.
RJ turned away from the games his was browsing and smiles. He always smiles Trey thought that was so interesting he could smile about anything such an innocent he cares with himself. RJ had low fade and smooth beard he was proud of being able to grow it out. He was wearing a Batman shirt his signature thing he love Batman more than anything regular blue jeans and nice white shoes.
"Heyyyy buddy!" RJ beamed, "It took you awhile talking to Evelyn again?"
"You know it!"
"Awesome cool!" RJ said looking back at the games, "I was looking for a game we can both play when we get to my house. Any request?"
"Now you know I don't mind whatever game you want to play I'm fine with. What about a Batman game you haven't got one in a long time?"
"Well I would, but the Lego Batman 2 game is too expensive for me at this time! But I promise I'll save enough money for us next time to buy it!" He turned back and smiles.
"What I tell you about that?"
"No…Trey don't even think about it! You're always doing that I can't let you!" RJ tells him, but Trey didn't want to hear it he told RJ to grab the game so they can head out. RJ didn't argue he picked the game up and walked over to check out so Trey can pay for it.
"You can pay me back with some food how does that sound?" Trey tells him. RJ agrees and Trey smiles and pays for the game and they head out.
Few days later Trey was heading home when he overheard a group of his friends talking. He didn't want to interrupt them because he heard his name. Whatever it was about it sound good, but Trey figured it wasn't that bad as people always tells him how much they don't like him even some of his friends.
"I don't know if I can put up with him much longer!" He heard one of them say.
"Well you know he's just like that! I mean really are you surprised at all?"
"I'm saying that, but all the good he does can't undo all the bad he does! I mean he has information about us! He's controlling!"
"He abuses us I mean really who does that?"
"Him! We can't keep doing this! We have to be done with him once and for all show him that we won't tolerate this turn everyone against him!"
"I don't know that sounds extreme…"
"What? Harsh? He'll be fine he always say how he doesn't trust people anyway and Evelyn it's not like you're going to give him the time a day. You're his girl best friend and you know he wants to be with you and you don't want to deal with him you even said how annoying and needy he is so why not?"
"I guess so, but it seem wrong" Evelyn agreed, but still was hesitated. "Okay fine!"
"Well we all agree then?"
Trey took everything and process what was being said. He wondered what that boy was saying to him few days ago this conversation he overheard. He decided to head to the football field he decided he'll meet up with RJ they can hang and he could talk to him about the new information.
RJ had just finished up football practice when Trey came to the field. RJ ran over to his friend and they greeted each other with a fist pound.
"Lucky I just got finish with practice!" RJ tells him wiping the sweat from his forehead. "I'mma get clean up and we'll head out. I still owe you some lunch. How do some burgers sounds?"
"That's sounds awesome! Now hurry up and shower you're stank is killing me!" Trey joked as RJ laughs and head to the locker room.
Trey sat down on the bleachers outside and waited he was in deep thought from what he heard his formers friend say about him. He wondered when they starting thinking of this plans of theirs and how can they turn the school against him? In truth he couldn't afford being expelled since he's been suspended numerous of times the last thing is need is expulsion. He saw Evelyn she looked worried and upset, but he pretends to play it cool.
"Hey Evelyn!" He called out to her. She turned to see and walks over him. Once she gets there she puts on a smile he knows it fake, but go along with it. "How's it going?"
"Um its fine, how are you?"
"It's going good. You know me the asshole of the school am I right?" Trey jokes with her she tries to laugh back.
"Yeah the asshole you are."
"So looked worried early is everything alright? Is it something going with the family? Do I have to hurt someone?"
"No…no I'm fine. I was thinking about school is all."
"You sure?" Trey pressed for answers, but Evelyn sworn nothing was going on, "Well if you say so. You want to hang out with me until RJ come back?"
"Sure…I feel like we haven't had any time together in awhile!"
About 20 minutes RJ finally got out of the locker room fresh and clean with his backpack and another signature Batman shirt this time wearing a batsymbol across his neck. RJ head was still damped from the shower water, but he was relaxed and glad he was cleaned.
"Hey guys! Trey I'm ready Eve are you coming?" He asked her inviting her with them.
"No I'll catch you guys later," She responded getting up from the bleachers she picks up her purse and smiles at the two boys, "I'll catch you guys later!"
Trey and RJ headed to a burger joint just like RJ promised and paid for lunch for the both of them. They headed to back to RJ house for some video games and homework they had to do. Once they arrived they went up to RJ's room. It was a normal room except it had a few Batman posters around. RJ placed his backpack down on the floor and places his wallet and phone on his nightstand. Trey hoped on the bed making the bed his.
"Hey I'm going to the restroom and then I'mma get a snack you want anything when I come back?"
"No maybe something drink?" Trey chuckles, "It amazes me that you're hungry again after we just left the burger joint I mean you had two burgers I had one and I'm stuff what are you a black hole?"
"Maybe!" RJ laughs heading out the room to the bathroom.
While chilling Trey heard RJ's phone go off. He looks over to see Evelyn's number he wondered why she would be contacting him. He didn't want to think that there was something going on between two of them. He unlocks RJ's phone to read the text.
Evelyn: Hey RJ I know you had football practice and you couldn't make, but everyone agrees with cutting Trey out. You still in?
Still in? Trey wouldn't have thought that RJ would be in on it, but he was wrong he saw other text messages between Evelyn and others and it was about him. He knew that this was serious. The question was why did he even care? It's not like he was the nicest person, but I guess he thought Evelyn and RJ were different I guess he was wrong.
He laughed to himself that it was really, but part of him hurt from the betrayal especially those two. He places RJ's phone back down where he found it. He places his shoes back on and packed his backpack before making his way out of RJ's room.
RJ came in eating some potato chips and holding bottle of sport drink to give to Trey when he stopped. "Hey, you leaving? I though we we're…"
"We're not…I'm sorry I have to head home," Trey tells him as he walks pass him. He turns back around looking back at his former best friend he was truly sorry for what he's done to the people he supposed to be friends with. "I'm sorry RJ…for everything…"
Few days were awkward as Trey distance himself from his friends. He had to pretend like he didn't know anything, but decided to play his persona to the tee even to his friends. RJ was confused the most making effort trying to talk to Trey, but Trey refused. He thought it would pass, but it didn't he slowly saw the change with his friends and knew that he lost everyone, but things got worse much worst.
One day while he was at home he told his mom he wasn't feeling so good. He headed to the hospital and it was discovered he had rare immune system failure he needed a bone marrow transplant, but he couldn't find one, but they were able to give him good treatments that slowed his condition. He kinda smiled to himself thinking he brought it on himself he never told anyone and after a few months he withdrew from school and dropped off the face of the planet to continue his treatments. It was rough couple of years, but everything seemed fine he was in remission for the time being and his mother moved him to San Diego so he could enroll into an art school it was funny to think of his old life.
"Whoa that's something I'm so sorry to had to go through that."
"Yeah it's was okay. When I came here I decided to get a fresh start I changed my ways. I walk like a road of redemption if you will say. I live life to the fullest because I know my body is shutting down on me and I don't know when my last day might be…"
"But your two best friends Evelyn and RJ I think they deserve to know. I mean RJ obviously wasn't thinking at the time and it seem like Evelyn had regret. I'm sure they miss you plus if you only have a few days left you wouldn't want them to remember you like that?"
Trey walks over to the window staring at the white wall on the other side of the wing. He sighs and turns back to a curious Connor. Maybe Connor was right RJ did try to talk to him, but maybe it was because of how close they were made it hurt more.
"You know you and Jude reminded me of my friend RJ. We were best friends the closet I thought we were going to the best friends the world had ever seen," Trey looks away from Connor looking towards the ceiling wall of his room. "I know it was foolish child dreaming I mean who thinks that? I thought I had it all. All I needed was a few people and everything would be alright, but I see now the error of my ways you can't treat people harsh and except them to be friends with you no matter how much you do for them. I wonder what could've been sometimes."
"I don't think so I mean I couldn't have told you that I would've liked my best friend more than my best friend. And I couldn't tell you it was going to be a boy either, but it happens. I think it's been some years and you punish yourself enough and have been I mean look at you when through all of this and it made you a better person. I say give them call if anything give your best friend RJ a call maybe he regret everything as well you never know and what do have to lose?"
"I feel like they're better off without me in their lives."
Connor refused to believe that. It was like saying Jude was better off without him and he knew that was further than the truth. Speaking with Trey he could see how much guilt he carries within himself he may have changed and more upbeat with life, but he hasn't forgiven himself for all the wrong he's done and he doesn't think he'll ever be able to.
"I don't believe that we've all made mistakes before, but I think we're all able to forgive each other. Jude forgave me. And I forgive myself it's your turn." Connor tells him.
Still in deep thought he turns to the 13 year old boy who gave him some wisdom he could think about. He smiles at Connor while the teen gives him a smile as well. "Okay fine. I guess I should call them. But do me a favor?"
"Okay!"
"Whether you and Jude and stay together promise me you'll never leave him. I mean really don't let him lose his best friend regardless if ever work out or not just keep being his best friend. You got it?"
"Okay I promise!"
"Good nothing more important than friendship especially nowadays. It sad to see all the failed friendships out hear just don't want you guys to follow that path…"
The boys were interrupted by Adam walking in. He slowly walks in the room a gives a stern nod at Trey before facing his son. Connor was nervous him and his father still on shaky territory with one another so Connor was still cautious and had his guard up.
"Trey, you mind if I talk to Connor alone for a second?" Adam asked without taking his eyes off of Connor.
"Sure…I'll be outside if you need me," Trey tells father and son grabbing his cell phone from the table and walks out of his room.
Once Trey leaves the room Adam walks over to the window and sighs. Connor could tell that his father was worried about something because he was taking his time to speak.
"Connor I need to tell you something," He turns to his curiosity son. "Okay I have to tell you about a friend I had once…his name was Todd and he was my best friend when we're younger."
Outside Trey strolls through the phone he saw Evelyn's number and dials it. He pulls the phone up to his ear and he's the ring. He was nervous he hasn't talk to his friends in 4 years. What if they didn't want to talk him or even hate him for leaving, but he should be the one upset. The phone rung 5 times, but it went to voicemail so he hung up he couldn't leave a voicemail, but he was happy to hear her voice for a bit even if it was second. Once he hung up he dialed RJ's number he was hoping he wouldn't pick up as well maybe he can convince himself he tried if they both ignored his calls.
The phone only rung twice when he heard a familiar voice, it was RJ he sounded alittle deeper, but it was him the best friend he cut out of his life years ago.
"Hello?" RJ said again.
"Um…hello…is this RJ?"
"Yes, who am I speaking with?"
"It's Trey…"
"Trey?!" Trey could hear the shock coming from his voice as if Trey was a ghost who came back to life. "Trey is it really you?"
"Yeah…its me."