This is a request from my strawpage! Link is in my bio if you'd like to send one.

[BAKERSFIELD, CA, 1999]

You were sitting in your room, face in your hands. You just got home from your dad's house and weren't looking forward to seeing your mother when she gets home from work. Your parents had been divorced for a few years now, but it didn't make it any less hard.

as you sat there, deep in your own thoughts, there was a gentle tap at the window. Leaning there was your next-door neighbor, Jonathan. He was one of your closest friends at the time, though you knew 28 and 16 wasn't really a good age-gap.. You tried to keep your friendship a secret, but your mom found out and forbid you from seeing him. She wanted to keep her precious little daughter away from all the "bad influences"... ugh.

but she wasn't home right now. So what did you do? Opened the window, of course.

"Whats with the frowny face?"

The older man piped up, poking his through the open window. He glanced around your room, noticing the messiness.