Authors Note: This was one of the longest chapters and i think its one of the best. I hope y'all like it. The next chapter will be a continuing of the flashback with some more surprises in store. Enjoy!

Flashback

I quickly got out of bed, showered, and brushed my teeth after my mom threatened to get the cold water. I walked into the kitchen to see her dressed beautifully this morning she had her dark brown hair fixed up in one of those styles you'd see in a high class salon. Underneath her apron she had on a tight-fitting blue dress that came down to about mid-thigh, she had a pair of black 3 inch high heels that surprisingly blended with her dress quite well, a diamond necklace hung around her neck and gleamed brightly whenever the light hit it just right. She looked absolutely stunning and that's when curiosity got the better of me.

"So mom what's with the outfit?" I asked. She gave me a smile that had a surprised twist on it like she didn't think I would notice.

"Well I have a very important job interview today." The smile shining on her face as she waited to get my reaction.

"That's great mom! As beautiful as you look I know you'll get the job." I proclaimed and I could see the excitement in her eyes.

"Alright honey finish up your breakfast and get down to the bus stop, I'm sure your friends are down there waiting on you." She said as she took off her apron and disappeared into the bathroom.

I finished up my breakfast and grabbed my book bag and my lucky necklace with a midnight blue ring on it. My mom said it was one of the only things she still had of my dad's; it didn't fit my hand right now so I decided to put it on a necklace so I can keep it close to me like my father never was…

As I passed by the bathroom I hollered out that I was leaving, mom came out of the bathroom with one earring in and half her makeup done and gave me a hug and kissed my check telling me to have a great day…if I had known that would have been the last time I'd see her I would of stayed in her embrace for more than a few seconds…

Line Break

The walk to the bus stop was uneventful besides preventing a smaller kid from getting his lunch money taken and then putting a trash can. When I finally made it I seen my best friend…Percy Jackson one of the only people I can truly see that has always had my back, talking with a group of people; as I got closer I seen that my other two best friends were in this group along with Percy's 'other' friends that he claims I should get to know I can hear him now, "you should just to know them man, I believe you'll like them" except every time I tried to strike up a conversation with them without him around all I get is silence so I quickly threw that idea out the window.

As I approached I seen my other two best friends eyes light up were happy to see me. Aiden, Emily, and I have been best friends since kindergarten; Aiden looked like your basic fifth grader, wavy black hair, light brown skin that I've seen many girls swoon over and many cruel people would joke and pick on him about, since he's incredibly shy I would make sure they know not to mess with and let them know that if they didn't listen to me they'd have to deal with the fiery red head over there that is usually steaming by this point. One thing that would always throw me off about him is his piercing grey eyes that were scare you if you looked at them too long. Emily had always had a sweet spot for Aiden; I pick on him about it sometimes since I think they would make a great. Along with her flowing red hair she has these electric blue eyes that terrify you if you pissed her off enough, but when you stay on her good side (like we assure we do) they are truly mesmerizing. Ever since her mom became one of the biggest fashion designers in New York she always has the most up-to-date clothes and constantly tries to give me and Aiden makeovers every time we go to the mall. When I finally reached the group I gave Percy a slap on the back that apparently scared him to death resulting in him jumping 5 feet off the ground. After receiving a scowl from his 'other' friends and a smile from Aiden and Emily I joined in on the conversation.

"So how's everybody doing today?" I asked happily.

"Doing alright besides having to go to this crappy place." Percy said with a laugh.

"Didn't get much sleep last night with my mom yelling over the phone at somebody for her job." Emily said with a yawn.

"Just ready to get this day over with." Aiden said with a faraway look in his eyes. Looks like I'll have to talk to him soon. Emily must have noticed to, she was about to ask him about it but I gave her a wait until later look and she seemed to get the message.

The other two gave a halfhearted response that I didn't bother to pay attention to. "So Percy how's the home life treating you?" I asked hoping for a happy answer for once.

"Same old, same old. Gabe's being a jerk, my mom oblivious to it, and I wanna punch him in his smug fat face." He said with a smirk. Finally after about ten more minutes of laughing and enjoying each other's company the bus arrived and we filed on and this gave me the chance to talk to Aiden.

Percy sat with Emily near the middle much to her dismay since that meant the other two took the seat behind them; Aiden and I found a seat closer to the front.

"So do you wanna talk about anything?" I asked making sure not to be too pushy.

"Not really…" His voice trailing off as he continued staring out the window.

"You know you can talk to me about anything right buddy?" I assured him.

"Yeah…" he started, "I'm just having problems with my dad, he's drinking so much lately that I'm starting to dread going home." He said and I could sense that tears are trying to escape, but he steeled his resolve and he continued, "For as long as I can remember he's always had to drink; I know it has something to do with my mom, sometimes I can hear him screaming out 'why, why did you leave' I mean I can understand his sadness because she's my mom and I've never even met her!" anger swelling up in his face. "If anyone should be angry it should be me! She left me with a drunken monster that doesn't care about me one way or the other!" he finished as his resolve failed and tears slowly streaked their way down his face. Whether it looked weird or not I put my arm around him and done my best to comfort him.

"Listen bro, I know I don't know anything about what you're going through on one side, but as far as the never seeing your parent situation I can relate to that." My confidence dropping a little at the thought, but I continued on, "I've never even met my dad all I have is this ring," lifting my necklace out of my shirt.

"This is the only thing I have any of his. I don't even have a picture to see if I have any of his traits. "Now I felt like crying, but I held my self together for Aiden's sake.

"Wow…Jake I'm so sorry I never knew that…I'm a horrible best friend." His face drooping even lower if that's even possible.

"Don't worry about it buddy we both learned something new about one another, now let's just make it through this school day and I'll ask my mom if you can spend a couple nights with us." His face brightened up as I finished my thought.

"That sounds great. Thank you so much!" his grey eyes red and puffy from his tears, but still seemed to shine as he looked at me. Before I could say anything else the bus pulled up and we walked into hell also known as Walker Middle School. (Completely fictional school. I think.)

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