AN: Well, I feel as if overall, chapter one was a success. So without any further interruption, here is the next installment of Were Friends, Reluctantly. Please keep reviewing, as y'all are my motivation.

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Chapter 2

My alarm went off at around 10 the next morning. After hitting the snooze button a few times, I reluctantly slid out of the bed and headed downstairs. My father was in the kitchen making breakfast when I walked in.

"Morning son, how did you sleep last night?"

"It was rough. I had a lot of things on my mind, and I couldn't sleep really well."

"Care to talk about it?"

I was not sure how to answer him. My dad and I always got along, but we were never as close as me and my moms were. My mom died back when I was 10. She developed cancer, and by the time they found it, it had already spread throughout a good majority of her body. She didn't make it another three months. Since then, I guess you could say I kind of changed. I didn't make many friends, and the ones that I did have I pushed away until we weren't really friends anymore.

"Nah, it's nothing important." Was all I could say to him.

I didn't like for my dad to worry about me. He was a busy man, who worked two jobs just to support us both. He was not home very often, but he had the day off of both jobs. After I ate a quick breakfast, I went back to my room and laid down on my bed, running over what happened between Jade and me in my head.

After a few minutes and a quick shower, I put on some fresh clothes and went and picked up my guitar. Though many people do not know it, I'm a fairly decent singer/songwriter. I'd even say that I could give Andre a run for his money when it came to writing music. As I went into the drawer of my bedside table to get a pick, I came across a picture that I had totally forgotten about.

It was a picture of Jade and me when we were kids. It was taken a few days before my mother died. She had brown hair, no colorful extensions, and no eyebrow piercing. The thing that caught my eye though was the fact that she was smiling. I had forgotten that back in the day, she was actually a happy person. Nothing like she was now. I look at the picture for a little while and just remember the times that we had. Jade used to be my best friend. We would do everything together. I would be lying if I said I didn't miss those times.

As a felt a tear slide down my face, I put the picture back in the drawer and began to play when I heard a knock at the front door. I put the guitar down and walked out of my room to hear my dad talking to someone.

"Hey Mr. Shapiro, is Robbie home?"

"Yes, he is upstairs. Hang on and I will get him for you."

I was a little bit shocked when I heard Jade's voice coming from downstairs. I'm sure my dad was confused as well, as he had not seen Jade for years, and the last time he saw her, she looked completely different from what she looks like now.

"Robbie! There is a young lady at the door for you."

"Thanks dad, send her up here."

I was not sure what Jade was doing at my house so early. Honestly, I was not sure what Jade was doing at my house at all. But there she was, standing in the hallway right outside my door.

"Can I come in?"

"Yeah, make yourself comfortable."

She just nodded and sat on my bed as I closed the door.

I apologize, I know it's a tad bit short. Thought I would leave y'all with a small cliffhanger. I will probably be updating again today as I may be slow to update this weekend. That is if the weather is good. If it's raining, then I will most likely update at least once a day this weekend. Again, please don't forget to review. Let your opinion be heard, as everything that you readers have to say helps me as a writer to give you better material.