I go downstairs and help set the table for dinner. I take my seat with my mom and sis and we say grace. It's not like we're all that religious or anything, but my dad used to always say it so we do it in honor of him.

Mom passes around the bowls in silence and I gladly load up my plate. Mmm. Chicken Parmesan and potatoes with a pasta salad? My favorites. I've always considered them my comfort foods. Looks like mom knows once again what I need.

We sit in silence for awhile and stuff our faces. I'm quite thankful thatched meal involves less investigating than the lunch table did.

I start my second helping of pasta salad and my mom breaks the silence. "How was your day, Zoey?"

I look up from my plate and meet her eyes before looking down to stab another noodle."it was interesting. I thought the whole Ethan scandke would be anything everyone was talking about, but it was actually mr. Boston having cancer."

Amanda stops Eatting and looks at me. "Omg. Is that why he's been going bald?"

"I don't know," I answer. "He was only diagnosed recently so I doubt it."

"Yes yes," my mother says. "Me. Gregg sent home an email today talking about him and very vaguely Jenny being drum major. Poor thing. Boston, not Ethan. Ethan had that one coming."

Mom shakes her head disapprovingly before standing up to clear her plates "you know, he had someone stop by earlier with flowers. I was going to take them until Amanda came in and told me not to. She filled me in on the story. What a terrible bastard. Nobody hurts my little girl."

I smile a small smile as I put my plates in the sink. It's amanda's turn to wash tonight. I grab a chocolate bar out of the cabinet and head back up to my room.

I sit down at my desk and eat my Hershey's bar. I pick up my phone and check for messages. I find one from Noah with a picture of his Marisa at his house. "Guess who was released today?"

I smile and shoot him a text back. "She's so cute! this picture seriously made my day. Thank you "

I had barely put my phone down before I had another message from Noah. "I'd do anything to make you smile. "

I send him a smiley face and return to my chocolate. I throw the wrapper away when I'm done. I make a stop to my radio and turn it back on. This time, the song problem was on and I found myself singing all the words.

When the song was over, I was inspired and got on my twitter. Before heading to take a nice bath, I tweeted "I got 99 problems but you won't be one."

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Hey y'all! We did it! 2000 views. Holy cow! Thank you so much. Keep spreading the love to your friends. Don't forget to like and comment your thoughts. Now that's schools starting, I should be more inspired to write. Senior year, here I come!