End of the Friendship

The Place Where Promises Aren’t Kept [Chapter 19] Did I mention before that sleepovers planned ahead of time are the best? Not long after waking up, Kyle and I started smelling breakfast being cooked in the kitchen. It was the smell of bacon, something that we rarely had in my house. When we came outContinue reading “End of the Friendship”

Return of the Friendship

The Place Where Promises Aren’t Kept [Chapter 18] My school day began with me sitting down by Kyle there in the back of Literature class. “My dad got us DSL,” I said. I was definitely bragging. I wanted to brag about the DSL internet specifically. Then I remembered about how Jakey’s dad didn’t live withContinue reading “Return of the Friendship”

Adults Don’t Understand

The Place Where Promises Aren’t Kept [Chapter 14] I almost was ready to burst out at Kyle as we went back to the computer after dinner. He had said the thing I had told him not to mention, the thing about going into the computer lab at lunch. I held back. I knew that evenContinue reading “Adults Don’t Understand”

Coming Over

The Place Where Promises Aren’t Kept [Chapter 10] Kyle never found a way to log into Rune Quest that day. He didn’t even manage to get to the game’s loading screen. He thrashed about more and more in his chair and against the keyboard every time he saw the words ‘blocked’ pop up on screen.Continue reading “Coming Over”