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Last week's version had 3 comments. I will re-type them here so you guys don't have to re-comment your thoughts. @chris191070 said: Aedan seems to be having a rough time at the moment @weinerdogsaid: GF/BF breaking up and best friends falling out? I know it's middle school but the reasons here are so lame. Me quote-replying to the 2 above: Yeah, he's been acting like a bit of a player after his breakup. Jake has expressed being a little envious of Aedan before, so we'll see. Aedan might be jumping to conclusions again. It's likely not enough to permanently end their friendship, though. Rather just a fight/disagreement of sorts. It's 8th grade so BF/GF relationships are relatively un-serious at this point (as Jake pointed out), even if the characters don't see it that way in the moment. He's got a bit of a point about her snooping in his private sketch book, though. Even if he acted a bit irrationally.

Sunday Feb 11 2018 I was sitting on my bed practicing drawing in anime style and listening to music on my pear phone with earbuds. In the middle of drawing, I stood up to use the bathroom. When I came back a few minutes later, Violet was in my room and she was looking at my drawings. “Hey! What’re you doin’ in here?” I shut the sketch book and tried to shove her out. “I was just returning those colored pencils I borrowed,” my older sister raised up her hands in defeat and handed me y

We haven't seen Oliver in academic settings too much. But he does struggle a lot in school. In chapter 6, he was struggling on a chemistry test to the point where he just had to guess. He has certain things he is interested in that might naturally come easier to him. School just doesn't come easily to him, while it does for Toby and Cody. He does enough to pass in (most of) his classes. He's uncertain about his abilities to get accepted into college based on that, while Cody has a lot more options open to him in that way. Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses at the end of the day.

August 26 2019 I walked into the kitchen with a yawn as I absently scratched my bare chest. “Mornin’ mom, dad.” I opened the fridge for some breakfast. “Oliver, you aren’t dressed yet?!” Mom asked. “Uh, no?” I shrugged, pouring some milk into a cup. “I’ll throw on a t-shirt before I leave.” Mom gave me a death glare. “You and your brother are going to need to dress nicely for pictures. It’s your last first day of school and I need to get cute pictures for the scrapbook!”

Jacy’s whole world kind of crumbled down in this chapter. Skye is a bit of a player. Maybe he’s into open relationships? A very explosive confrontation with Aunt Daisy. I should have seen it coming. Might leave Michael in a tough spot whether to stay or go with his brother to live with Aunt Lilly or Grandpa Fletcher.

Interesting and unique story. Seeems like Jacy has some sort of spiritual/psychic gift. Possibly inherited through the family if any of his ancestors had spiritual/mystical roles in the community. Other people at the pow wow event might know more about his “gifts”. I’m glad Jacy wants to learn more about his history with the school project instead of just half-assing it for a passing grade. His dad’s side of the family tree might be more of a mystery though if they’re all passed away now.

@Weinerdog got it correct, yes. I did post the chapter before some time in 2024, but I didn't like the way the story was going and ended up rewriting some chapters and inserting new ones so the staff of the website suggested restarting new. This was one of the chapters that didn't change much. An earlier, unposted draft of the story had a more tense dynamic between Cody and Oliver, with Cody being more upset about Oliver being jealous, but it didn't feel like it was in character for him to be that way. Yup, the 4 main boys are starting senior year in high school in the next chapter now that Cody is back from living with grandparents in Montana. Some interesting new interactions up ahead.

August 23 2019 The Friday before school started in senior year was the day for signups for fall sports at Jasper County High School. Cody was outside for football while I was a volunteer in the gym helping everyone sign in. I unfortunately wasn’t in the line Cody was in so I didn’t get to see him. He was in Tyler’s line actually. I was thankful I was indoors and not outside, where it was blazing hot under the August sun, despite being morning. I was dressed in a t-shirt with its sleeves cu

A lighthearted chapter. Glad to see Joel fitting in better. His interactions with Colt and Lacy feel like Joel is just another sibling to them now. Davin inviting Joel back to his house should be interesting. A bit odd he isn’t showering after riding the horse through the creek water, though. Might not be the best smell for a date with Davin.

He did have a busy couple of days. A fun NBA game with his friend, an expensive jersey, a smartphone, making out with his girlfriend, and playing basketball at school. Jake’s dad is British so I tried some British slang, hence “quid”. Maybe I used it wrong lol but it’s a nearly 200 dollar jersey. Jake’s allowance maybe isn’t a thousand bucks but it’s probably a lot more than what Aedan would have been getting as his allowance before moving into Jake’s home. A bit sad that Jake only has one real friend. He’s probably had other people try to be friends with him only because he’s rich.

January 21 2018 Boston, Massachusetts I climbed out of the back seat of Jake’s dad’s Jeep. Tomorrow, I was turning fourteen, and as a gift to me, Jake took me to an NBA game. Jake and his dad were in Boston Celtics shirts while I had on a navy blue hoodie from my middle school basketball team. I was super excited because I have never been to an NBA game before, as tickets were so expensive. “Dude, you’re gonna get assaulted for wearing that...” Jake laughed, teasing me. “Navy blue

Yup, Logan was being very petty the last 7 chapters because his crush didn't have the same feelings for him. Toby kept his promise and didn't tell Oliver about it, even if Oliver was slow and took him a while to figure it out. As for Cody, we'll have to see why he isn't responding. He is in a very remote location as well, so he may not have great cell service out there. Or, yeah the phone could also be damaged. Yeah, Oliver was maybe a little bit hypocritical. He immediately got jealous seeing Cody with another guy on Instagram. And, yes fajitas are amazing. Oliver is lucky to have a Mexican family living next door. Yup. He wanted Oliver to get jealous at the picture on Cody's Instagram page. Logan knew what he was doing. Oliver gave him that kiss he wanted, so hopefully Logan was satisfied and can move on, being friends with the other guys again.

Jake knows Aedan is Bi, so Aedan is into girls as well as other boys. He’s been on and off with Nina for a bit. The characters in this story are quite young in eighth grade. Most people that age probably haven’t had their first kiss yet, so seeing two of their friends kissing might be a bit of a surprise to them. At least Aedan got to visit his relatives in Tennessee for Christmas as well.

June 24 2019 Summers for Toby and I were never as relaxed as we wanted them to be. We always had activities to keep us busy, so at least I was never bored during summer like some teens are in cities. We took our final ACT and SAT tests last week to have for college applications in fall. And we were taking the last bit of driver’s ed at the local DMV this summer. Well, the last bit for me. Toby still will have 6 more weeks to make up after this summer. He’s way busier than I am in summer and

Dec 24 2017 Alcorn, Tennessee I was outside playing in the snow with my cousins. There was a nice hill for sledding in the park across the street from Gran’s house. Gran is my great grandma. The grandma of both my parents. She had recently turned 85 years old and a lot of my extended family lived in Alcorn and so Christmas was spent here most years. Last Christmas we spent in the townhouse up in Connecticut, as we had just moved in and couldn’t afford a trip. When I lived in Tenness

Gavin kissing Joel's cheek?! Maybe Davin isn't the only non-straight person in the family? XD At the party field, Joel doesn't have those teachers to intervene, so maybe more punches will be thrown if Jax decides to continue harassing the "traitor" who is now committed to be a Warhawk on the baseball field.

Hehe yeah Samantha doesn't mind much. She knows Oliver well so she doesn't mind that she caught him in the morning. Oliver will have to learn patience since he won't be seeing Cody in person until August. Logan physically confronting Oliver would not go well for Logan. Logan's a bit younger and thin. Wouldn't be much of a fight. Hopefully he's smart enough to not try an attack against Oliver or Toby, given their karate red belt knowledge. And no Logan isn't in band with Toby but he does live next door to the twins' house.

Plot is getting interesting, yes. Aedan getting a little more experimental with his orientation and giving Jake that 14th birthday present. Jake is supportive of his best friend coming out. I guess I didn’t think of Aedan getting grief at school over his dad going to jail. Might be something that happens between scenes or maybe his classmates know that he is a different person than his dad. Thankfully that Vincent guy from flag football isn’t a basketball player.

May 31 2019 I was cleaning out my locker, which was next to Toby’s, in the main hallway of the high school. I kept my sports stuff in the gym lockers for summer training stuff. Cody came up from behind and patted my back. “Hey,” Cody smiled. I turned around and kissed Cody. “You finished cleaning your locker?” I asked. “Yuh huh,” Cody nodded. The blond teen was wearing a purple tank top and white shorts. I had on a grey tank top and some black shorts. I was relieved school was

Oct 6 2017 It was a Friday at the end of a long week at school. Jake and I were in the huge backyard of the house playing basketball on the court. Fall had arrived and many of the trees were vibrant shades of yellow and orange, except the pine trees. The large yard also had a big trampoline, a pool (covered for the colder months), a patio, and a large open grassy area. The sun was almost setting and it was almost dinner time, so we grabbed the basketball and began walking back to the house

This week's chapter for this story is actually going up Thursday (12/4) instead of today (Wednesday is the usual chapter update day for this story). Had selected the wrong date on accident when uploading the chapter, and I am unable to shift that date backwards, only forwards. Sorry for the delay, but it is only a day. See you tomorrow.

Interesting ending. A bit bold of a move there on Razi’s backstory given the current issues ongoing between Israel and Palestine and the current illegal immigration issues. Glad Killian didn’t get into a near death situation like the other times. He was in danger but ended up with just some cuts in the face. Glad to see the Pepper Spray worked; it probably saved Killian & Micah’s lives.

Our little friend Razi returns to the plot. Definitely time to rescue Tad. He needs somewhere safe ASAP. I’m no cop or investigator, but I feel like Jake’s mentioning of Razi as a possible suspect in the chain of murders at least warrants some kind of visit from the DC police. Hopefully, Razi isn’t doing anything too terrible to Micah, but based on what I have heard, Micah’s in danger. Also, yes, Killian’s reckless vigilante actions are quite dumb, illegal, and immature, but it certainly makes for a good story, and he gets the cases solved. Hopefully with more training as Novak’s apprentice, he can learn how to deal with these things in a more appropriate manner.

I’m glad Rob and Ivan get to be together. Nice one-shot story.

Oliver's mom is displeased with the fact that one of her two sons is gay and especially that he was skipping school with his boyfriend. Definitely not acceptable to use the term, but explaining her point of view. Who knows how she would react if she found out Oliver and Cody gave each other BJs at the lakeside beach that morning!? XD