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Chapter 4: Friends for Never
Lily pulled up in front of the "Sunshine Daycare" and turned off the car. "Do you want me to go in with you?" Lily asked.
Rose was sitting in the passenger seat with her arms crossed over her chest. "No, actually, I don't even want to go in," she replied.
"Funny, but you're going. I need to look for a job and I can't take you with me."
Rose got out and slammed the door as hard as she could. She pouted as her mother drove off, leaving her on the curb. She turned around and walked into the brightly painted building.
She looked around the colorful room, annoyed. All the kids seemed to be way too cheerful for her liking. But as she continued to look, she noticed three boys sitting in a corner.
One boy had spiky, blonde hair, the second had curly, brown hair, and the third had straight, black hair. The three of them were playing with a deck of cards and talking secretly.
Taking a deep breath and tucking a strand of her blonde hair behind her ear, she walked over to the three of them. "Hi there," she said.
"Hi," the boy with the curly hair replied, "I'm Alex."
"I'm Justin," the boy with the blonde hair added.
"And I'm Sam," the boy with the black hair finished.
"I'm Rose," Rose said. "You mind if I hang with you guys?"
"Not at all," Sam replied, gesturing towards the free chair.
"Deal me in." She sat down and accepted the cards.
"The name of the game is BS," Alex said.
"You look familiar," Justin noticed.
"I don't think we've ever met before," she replied.
"But I think I've seen you in a picture." He looked at her intensely.
A thought struck Alex and he pointed at Justin. "I know that picture you're talking about," he said.
Sam nodded. "That one of our parents when they were kids. You look like the girl…"
"Maybe our parents were friends," Rose suggested.
"That'd be weird," Justin replied, organizing his cards.
"It would," Alex agreed.
Rose thougth for a second before saying, "You guys want to hang out after daycare?" (AN: Just a note, this is during summer, so they just aren't in school right now.)
"Sure," the three answered.
"Thanks for letting us come over, Mrs. Randall," Sam said, as they drove to the apartment.
"Oh, just call me Lily and it's no problem," Lily replied.
"Thanks, Mom," Rose added.
"Well, I'm just glad that you made some new friends. See this move wasn't that bad after all."
"I still miss Michael."
"I know you do."
"Who's Michael?" Justin asked.
"My friend from L.A. before we moved."
"We're here!" Lily said.
The four kids piled out of the car and ran into the house, ready to play.
"Let's play hide-and-seek," Alex suggested.
"Cool," Rose replied. "There are so many boxes that there are tons of places to hide."
With Sam staying behind to count, the other three dispersed, hiding amoung the many boxes.
Rose stayed crouched behind a pile of boxes when she noticed a box that said, "Photos." Curious, she opened it up and started digging through. There was a picture that caught her eye. It was her mom and three boys who looked similar to Alex, Sam, and Justin, all standing together in what looked like a radio station.
Excited, she ran from her hiding spot and yelled, "Guys come here!"
The three of them ran out to her. "What is it?" Sam asked.
"Is this the picture you guys were talking about?" She said, showing them.
"Yes!" They replied, happily.
"That's my mom," Rose announced.
"And my dad," the three boys answered in unison.
"Our parents were friends," Justin said.
At that moment, the doorbell rang.
"That must be my dad to pick us up," Sam said.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Lily screamed.
"Uh oh…" Rose muttered. The four kids ran out to the entryway to find Ray standing in the doorway.
"I'm here to pick up my son, Sam, and his friends," Ray snapped.
The boys and Rose said goodbye and they left the Randall apartment.
"I don't want you hanging out with her," Ray said to his son.
"Why?" Sam asked.
"I have my reasons."
"I don't want you hanging out with him," Lily said to her daughter.
"Why?" Rose asked.
"I have my reasons."
AN: Stupid Ray and Lily, getting in the way of their children's friendship. Anyways, please R&R!