When Jon woke up the next morning, he heard the typical heavy metal music coming through the wall that his bedroom shared with his sister's.
He smiled weakly. He never totally got along with Zoe, but he found that he favored her more as a Goth than as a ditzy bitch like Sarah McMillan.
He got ready for school and got dressed. It was Friday, the last day of the school week. After today would be the weekend, two days off to do whatever he wanted.
He walked downstairs and saw his mom in the kitchen. She was busy getting ready for work, making herself a quick breakfast, as usual.
"Hi, Mom," he said.
She turned around and smiled. "Hi, Jon. Are you leaving for school?"
"Yeah. Did Karyn come by?"
"No. I haven't seen her since yesterday."
"Oh. Well, I'll see you later. Bye."
"Bye, honey," she said, waving as Jon left.
He walked to school by himself for the first time since ... well ... he couldn't remember. He always walked to school with Karyn (not including the previous few days, obviously). It was strange not having someone else there, being left to his own thoughts.
When he got to the school, he spotted Sarah McMillan, back to her normal sexy self. Today, she was wearing a tight and revealing sundress. And she was followed by a half dozen drooling guys.
Jon walked past her and to his locker.
For the entire morning, Jon didn't see Karyn at all. Was she avoiding him?
But then, at lunch, he finally met up with her.
