Reid
sat on the couch, watching TV. Or trying to watch TV, anyway. It was
kind of hard to do so with all the loud jerkasses about.
"Ugh,
why did Jonathan have to invite them to our house again?" Reid
pouted, leaning his head on his fist. He HATED having parties. They
were annoying if there were drinks available... Which there were.
"Reid,
come on, man. It's a freakin' party, get up and... well, party."
Jonathan ruffled Reid's long brown hair. His pale hand was slapped
away.

He
did everything he could to please her. Any financial difficulties she
had, he tried his damndest to help her with them. Any time she was
grieving, he tried to console her. He loved her, and he thought she
loved him.
But
it was not so. One day, Reid went to visit her at her job after
getting off of his shift early, and there she was, sucking face with
another boy their age.
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Reid
sat on his bed, glaring at the floor. In the doorway to his room, his
ex-girlfriend Sandy stood sad