As soon as the closing bell was heard, Ryan and Chad left the school premises. Ryan was reluctant to party but he didn't want to go home so he had no choice but to be at the party.
He was still considered a minor so he didn't take alcohol of even smoke but Chad was the opposite. They were both the same age but Chad was the direct opposite of Ryan except for the fact that he also didn't give a shit about school.
The party was supposed to be at Chad's house, he had the guts to party at his parents' house mainly because they were out of town. Chad had been doing that since tenth grade. He parents never found out about what he was doing because he would clear everything before they got back.
Ryan just sat on the couch doing nothing. He was as expressionless as ever, it was like he wasn't thinking about anything but inside he knew what was going on in his mind. He just couldn't say it.
"We have sometime before the party starts" Chad sat next to Ryan.
"Mm" his simple reply.
Chad didn't like how Ryan had been for the past few days, he had tried to know what was wrong with him but he wouldn't tell so he decided to host a party for him because Ryan liked to party but it's not working.
" I won't be going back home today" Reyan finally made a long sentence.
"Then tell your mom first" it wasn't a new thing for Ryan to sleep over at Chad's but he had to tell his mother.
"You tell her, you're the son" he stood up and walked to the garden.
Chad could only sigh. What was wrong with his friend?.
He picked his phone and dialed Ryan's mother's number.
"Aunt Kim, how are you doing today?" Chad sounded so cheerful. He heard the woman chuckle.
"Um.. I called to tell you that Ryan would be spending the night here" Kim agreed and Chad heard her say she wished Ryan was like him and it made him frown but he remained calm
"Thanks aunty Kim" and the call ended.
Chad didn't really like what Ryan mom said.
What did she mean by that?
He felt like that had something to do with Ryan's recent behavior.
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Night finally came and the guests started arriving one by one. Ryan was in Chad's room, it looked like he didn't know that the party already started or maybe he knew but just didn't want to get up.
" Bro, when are you coming?" Chad asked as soon as he walked into the room and saw Ryan on the bed.
"Soon" his one word reply.
"Everyone's waiting"
"Just go I'm coming" almost a whisper.
Chad didn't understand why Ryan was like that. he shrugged off the feeling immediately.
As soon as the girls set their eyes on Ryan, they all went crazy.
"Ryannnnnnn" he hated it when girls screamed his name Like that, he just couldn't get used to it.
"We missed you" some of the girls ran to him. They were visibly very happy to see him.
"Oh well, I didn't" he murmured as he walked to a place where they was no one.
Ryan just couldn't bring himself to have fun. He tried but just couldn't.
Chad was already carried away by the drinks and the girls, Ryan shook his head and looked at the sky, the only thing he liked looking at. If only he could be as free as the clouds.
Sigh...
The party went on without him. He didn't even care about what was going on at that moment.
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Joy spent all day cleaning the whole house. She cleaned every day but it was like they brought back the dirts into the house. It was always a big mess.
She walked to her room and fell in the bed. She was really exhausted from that days work, she should be used to this by now, she thought.
She brought out her bag and the new books the school gave her since she was on scholarship. She smiled as she looked at them, so clean.
She arranged everything she needed for the next day, it was going to be great, with Lily around what could go wrong. She prepared all she needed and wanted to study a little before she went to sleep but was carried away by the sight of the sky. The full moon shining bright and the many stars made it look really beautiful.
"I wish I was as free as the clouds" she really did.
The stared at the sky for a long time and completely forgot she had to study.
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"Mom I need money" Jess said to her mom who sat on the couch watching her late night show.
" I don't have money" Eve said with a mouth full of popcorn.
"But my skincare products are almost finished. I need to replace them soon. I don't want my face looking like ...ugh I can't even say it". She said with an irritated face.
"Ask your father for money "
"I already did, he doesn't have any money "
" I don't have too" Jess got angry with what she just heard.
"What should I do?! You always say you don't have money and it pisses me off! How do you expect me to survive without my cosmetics?!" She yelled and Joy could hear them in her room but didn't get distracted by them at all.
"Work for your money. How old are you that you can't use your hands to do anything? Can't you see Joy? She works for her money"
"Are you comparing me to that jerk? That stupid idiot that doesn't even hold a candle against me. I can't be like her. She doesn't have parents to provide for her that's why she's working but I have and I can't even get anything I want" she stormed to get room angrily.
"Come back here....you moron, get back here" Eve yelled at Jess who just walked away without even looking back.
"Looks like I'm not the only one with mommy- daddy problems" Joy said and was drifted to the land of dreams.