PARKER “Hey,” an 11 year old Axel had said to me. I was outside of the packhouse, twirling myself around the trunk of the tree as I waited for them to finish their after school alpha lessons. We usually played outside or played video games after school. I rarely stayed for dinner cause I wanted to go care for the kids at the orphanage after I finished hanging with them. It was close to their 12th birthday so I knew their Alpha lesson would be more serious today. “Hey!” I said excitedly. I wanted to play ‘Catch Parker’ cause it always ended in a fit of giggles. We had been the closest of friends for almost two years and I didn’t want it any other way. But where were Andrew and Aaron? “We can’t be friends anymore.” I frowned. He was playing a stupid joke. It was usually Aaron trying

