Chapter 11

• Seven years ago
• There were people everywhere. Mostly their parents' friends but still, she hadn't known these many people would come to celebrate Ray's birthday. It's not like he had any friends because he just kept to himself. In fact, Alexis would go as far as to say the only friend he had was Jayden, her younger brother. They went around together even though Ray was twice maybe three times older than him. She didn't understand what they talked about but it was none of her business. Boys would always be boys.
• Walking in she placed her gift next to where the others were. She hadn't known what to buy him so she'd asked her father who had suggested something boyish like a watch or even cufflinks. She didn't understand why boys were so complicated. If this was his sister's birthday she wouldn't have had trouble finding her a gift. She only hoped he liked what she had chosen. If he didn't then it was also fine. He wouldn't know it was from her anyway because she didn't put a name on it.