How It Used To Be

Chapter 2

"Come with me, Daniel!"
"We need to get to the cave!"
"Yeah we need to get food!"
"As long as no meat is involved!"
"Food? In a Cave?"
"I'm hungry."
"You're always hungry."
"I would have to go with her on this one."
"Let's just get to this cave."

I woke up in shock after that dream. It made me want them back even more. Those people in the dream were my old friends. In old adventures through the forest. I wish I could move on but they were my best friends. We did so much together. I don't know why they go against me now. I just need to find more people that can be like them or be good people with me. Maybe I can get lucky at school someday. But for now. I have to get ready.

I put on my leather jacket and then my backpack. I walk outside and guess who's there? "Heyyyy Danny Boy." He said. Did I mention I hate the name Danny? But I let him call me that because he's always called me that.

"Hi Shaun. What's going on in your life?" I said because might as well spark up a conversation with him.

"Nothin' much. But we still need to fix your friend problem. If you want to fix it."

"Haven't I told you it's my problem not yours? Thanks for the help but I need to resolve it myself." I told him as the bus pulled up. I went to go sit in my spot when someone called from the back.

"Hey, Daniel! Wanna sit back here with us?" I didn't know what to say. I don't like the back of the bus. But if someone wants me back there then we'll go back there. Or I'll go back there. As I walk to the back they start aaying things like "Hey" and "Welcome back here" I still didn't want to be back her but they asked me to so I obliged. I sat down in the very back and now I had to talk to them.

"Hi." A girl said to me. "I was the one that wanted you back here. My name is Amber. How are you Daniel?" She was a nice person so far, plus she was pretty. She had nice red hair and pretty blue eyes.

"I'm fine." I said and then said nothing else. I just kinda stared back.

"That's all? Hey, at least it's better than no." She said with a smile. She has a pretty smile too. That made me smile. I had no clue what to say to her. "Mind if I sit next to you?"

"Uh, no I don't mind at all. You may sit next to me." I chuckled with that and positioned my hands to a spot next to me. She sat down and we had a small chat I guess to the rest of the way to school. She said she was in my classes and that's how she knew my name. Well except for German. We got to be good friends. And I guess it was my first step into getting new friends. She also had no friends at the moment so she came to me.

By the time lunch rolled around I was still sitting by myself since we didn't have the same Lunch schedule. I ate my chicken and drank my juice. Until a guy walked up to me. "Hey, I saw you were eating by yourself so I wanted to say hi. My name is Jon. Nice to meet you. How are you?"

"Hi there. My name is Daniel. Nice to meet you. I'm fine thanks." I threw away my trash and walked off. I was outside and sat in my spot. I started writing about Amber and then I looked up and saw him there. "What do you want?"

"To be your friend."

"Fine you're my friend." I went back to writing and he said something again.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm writing a story." I was being a little harsh. But I wanted to keep what I was writing about Amber private. I have my privacy options too. "Don't you have anything better to do?"

"Not really. But since you want me gone so bad I'll leave you be."

"Thanks." The day went on and it was pretty normal. I got past my classes but Mr. Potrykus made us write an essay. Even if I'm good at writing it's still hard. I got on the bus, talked to Amber and then got off at my stop. I walked home and while I was walking I was thinking about Jon. Was he a good enough person to be my friend? I feel like I hurt his feelings. Oh boy. I gotta apologize tomorrow. I also couldn't stop thinking of Amber. She was a good friend but she was so beautiful. I don't know if it was how she was, how she looked or both. Probably both. She was a great person and she was just stunningly pretty. Maybe it was the red hair or the blue eyes.

I couldn't really understand what I liked about her so much but I continued to think what it was. I sat at my computer and looked at everything coming from things I do all the time. Books. Videos. Games. Stories. I couldn't upload my story because it was about Amber and I still want that private. I had such a day and I completely forgot about my other friends. I guess I may be doing right. I tried to sleep and then I ended up dreaming about my old friends and Amber. Was Amber supposed to replace them? Was Amber someone that could be my girlfriend? I doubt it but it could happen. I was still sorta hoping it could be like it used to be but maybe it wasn't meant to be like that? Maybe I was supposed to find Amber and Jon. Maybe they were the next step to my new friends.