~Tuesday ~

Jayden's POV:

We all hop out Johnny's car not bothering to open any doors since its an open Jeep. I land on the floor without a scratch. I look behind me, and barely catch Jessica as she trips over the seat belt.

"Thanks" Jessica giggles and stands up straight, " I didn't see the seat belt."

"No problem, I got you Jess." I laugh back.

"You can not go a day without tripping can you?" Johnny jokes as he locks his car.

I don't know why he does, his car doesn't even hood. Oh well.

Jessica sticks her tongue out at him and flips him off. I laugh at them and continue walking. Jessica follows me jumping on my back.

"Let's go my noble horse!" She shouts.

I began to run, but trip over my own foot. We both fall onto the slightly damped grass. We quickly recover and stand up. I look at Jessica, and she starts laughing.

"And they call me clumsy?" she says.

"I trip over the rock. " I reply in defense.

"What rock?" Johnny says looking at the floor that had no rock in sight.

Crap.

We laugh and shrug off the fact that we just fell, and walk to class. During most of the classes the teacher gave us speeches on how much they are going to miss us.

"Oh my poor poor children I'm going to miss you so so much. I remember it like it was yesterday when you guys got your head stuck in chairs, fell off the playground, or mixed your snout in the finger paint...."

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It's exactly ten minutes before lunch, and Mrs. Nancy handed us a paper.

"Alright kids, the paper I just handed out, shows the three school options you have. You have a Catholic school, Anchor high, and online schooling." she says with a sad frown on her elder face.

"Ew, Anchor High? What the fuck?!" a kid shouts.

Stupid John.

"Watch your language." she commands. "Anyways those are the only options to you have, well unless you go out of town. So talk it over with your parents. " she continues.

Ryan, Jessica, Johnny, and I turn to look at each other. I could see the sadness and hurt in their eyes. After a couple of minutes of dead silent, the bell rings. Everyone gets up sluggishly, no one is smiling as they leave the room. Mrs. Nancy may seem mean, but she's actually really nice especially since we known her since fourth grade.

"So we only have three options." Johnny sighs.

"My parents might want me to go to Anchor high, I mean my siblings go there." I say.

Ugh Kayden and Hayden, the perfect duo for the perfect disaster.

"If your going to Anchor High, so are we. " Jessica says hugging me, Johnny and Ryan nod joining the hug. I smile, I'm so blessed to have these three as my friends.

"Good because I don't want to be the only new kid there who doesn't have any friends. " I chuckle and they laugh.

We walk into the usually loud cafeteria arms linked. The atmosphere is heavy and droopy. As I look around, I see some people crying and hugging. Zack walks up to us with a frown, he looks at me and shakes his head.

" Ryan, I need to tell you something..." Zack mummers sadness showing in his eyes. If you look closely enough it looks like he might cry. My heart stops as Ryan removes his hand from mine. Just by looking, you can tell whatever Zack is about to say isn't very good.

" W-what is it?" Ryan ask concern.

Zack looks at Jessica, Johnny, and I then back to his brother. "Mom is sick - very sick - , so we are moving today. Dad called he had the house maids pack our stuff already..." Zack whispers his voice threatening to fail him. He looked down at the floor a small shiny tear fell to the floor, but he was completely still.

Breathe Jayden, breathe.

" How sick?" Ryan ask stepping closer to his brother, but not too close; for that can trigger him into a sudden mood change.

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Back in seventh grade Zack and I were pretty close friends, but not close like Ryan and I. We were both walking to math talking about some random stuff. Then the topic got to a time Ryan won the football captain position by twenty points .

" Dang he's a special one, huh?" I said.

Zack's smile dropped to a flat line in a instant. I looked at him with a confused expression, but he looked away. " Yup, ' The Perfect Son' " Zack replied with no tone in his voice.

" What do you mean? Just because he's good at stuff doesn't mean he's perfect, no one is perfect." I said confused. I was also shocked by his sudden mood change, just a few second ago we were laughing.

" Shut up, you fucking dumb ass!" He shouted at me. He pushed me back, and walked away leaving me on the floor.

Later on that day Ryan noticed the cut on my elbow and asked, so I told him what had happened. I remember him starting to explaining somethings that Zack didn't mean to hurt me that he's just ' sensitive and easily triggered' . At first I was startled, I was new to this stuff. I was afraid that if i say something wrong that he can do something much worse than just a little cut. Then later I realized that Zack is the exactly the same person I've known since diaper days, and that this piece of information about him shouldn't change the way I see him.

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" Very." Zack replies looking up. There was no emotion in his voice or eyes. " Good-bye guys, thanks for dealing with me." He says with a small closed smile, but it didn't reach his eyes.

Jessica let go of Johnny and I, and suddenly hugs Zack. He stiffens, surprise was now the expression on his face. Slowly his wraps his arms around her. " I'm actually going to miss you, you fucking asshole." She says her voice breaking at the end.

Johnny walks up to Ryan and hugs him. " I'm sorry to hear about your mom, but will you guys at least visit?" he ask Ryan. With a frown Ryan shrugs. Jessica and Johnny switch places, so now Johnny is saying good-bye to Zack and Jessica is hugging Ryan. I just stare at them as they finish up their good byes.

Breathe Jayden, breathe. Everything will be fine.

I stand there completely still. I know I'm crying right now because everything is blurry, and I could see my self in Ryan's eyes along with his hurt. He is now standing directly in front of me. I know he is talking because his lips are moving, but right now everything is silent in my ears. I know that my best friend is going to move far away from here, and I'll most likely never see him again or his brother. Yeah we have cellphones, but it's just not the same.

Zack moves around Ryan, and hugs me. He lays his head on top of mine and squeezes me in his arms - which isn't very helping my unsteady breathing.

"I'm gonna miss you Jay..." He pauses " Don't cry, I'm sure we'll see each other again at yours and Ryan's wedding." He teases trying to cheer me up.

"No we don't like each other like that." I reply my voice barely above a whisper since I was crying. Ryan and I have been friends since day care. I must admit at one point I felt something for him as more than a friend, but after time it slowly faded away; well I'm pretty sure it did.

I hug Zack and wipe my tears away. He let's me go of his suffocating hug, and turns back to Jessica and Johnny.

Now I look up at Ryan. He walks up to me pulling me into a warm hug. He kissed the top of my head as I put my face in the crock of his neck and lightly begin to cry again. I could feel the pain in my chest rip me apart.

Ryan gently lifts up my chin to look at him. His brown eyes looking straight into my blue ones. For some reason his glaze sent a shiver down my spine.

I was wrong, I still like him; but right now isn't the time. My time is up, he's gone.

"Don't cry." Ryan whispers as he wipes away my tears. He doesn't move his hand from my cheeks and I'm still lightly crying.

"B-But I'm going to miss you. " I cry my voice slightly shaky.

"Don't worry because no matter where I go I will always love you." he says with hurt in his eyes.

My heart stops even though I know he ment as just friends. "I love you too. " I reply.

He slowly leans down to my height and looks me closely in my eyes. Our faces so close that if I moved just a little our lips will touch. My heart begins to pick up it's pace.

I think my soul just left my body.

"R-ryan what are you doing?" I stutter out.

Is he going to kiss me? I thought we were just friends. Wait do I want him to kiss me?

Yes.

"I'm sorry I'm telling you this now, but if I don't tell you now it'll eat me up later. Jayden Gray, I'm in love with you. I love your laugh, your smile, your eyes, you goofy outgoing personality, I love everything about you. Being just friends was painful to me, but I didn't want to ruin what we had. Please forgive me for loving you." He says and moves closely to me.

Okay I think I just died.

He places his lips on my and kisses me. I close my eyes, but as soon as I do he begins to pull away. I leap onto my tip toes and wraps my arms around his neck pulling him closer. He doesn't fight it, he tilted his head to the side to deepen the kiss. His moves his hands from my face and slides them to my waste holding me closer.

"What the fuck?!" Zack laughs. Ryan and I separate completely breathless.

Darn you Zack.

"Oh my lord..." Johnny says completely shocked, and Jessica stands there staring at us with eyes wide open. I look at Ryan and blush.

What the heck, I never blush! Lie I blush all the time, it's uncontrollable.

"Wow that was the most wonderful thing I ever felt!" Ryan says pulling me into his arms and pecks my lips.

But it won't last forever.

"B-but you are still leaving." I mumble fighting to keep my emotions from colliding with each other creating a mental breakdown.

Zack's phone buzzes, so he looks at the screen and sighs. "It's time bro, dad's out in the front. He already signed us out. " Zack says hugging Jessica and Johnny for the last time.

Ryan hugs me tightly and goes to hug Jessica and Johnny. Zack hugs me then begins to walk to the office. Ryan comes back to me and grads my hand, he places something cold into it. He quickly kisses me and runs after his brother whispering " I love you" before he left.

"Good Bye ... I love you too." I say looking at them leave the building.

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That is sad ... poor Jayden. Her childhood crush and best friend just admitted his love to her,but was force to leave. Oh the heart break. Oh the pain. Oh that sucks.

I know I'm evil, but I can assure you that I can also be sweet. So just stick with me and enjoy this book.

What would you do if were Jayden?

I knowing my weird self I would have rejected him, and cry my eyes out for months or more. 😂 I don't know why.

Wow this was a long author's note, Welp.