Uncertainty

After roaming the streets of Seattle for around 2 hours at that point, Johan realized he was walking on autopilot, without aim, which is not strange given the events that he just experienced. 

Will he go to school? Will he go visit one of his friends? Maybe he could go to Jarvie's, the restaurant he and his parents always visited... well, maybe visiting his class one last time would ease his mind, it was 11:13 at this point, so he would be late but, who cares at this point.

Heavy step after step was taking him across the city's avenues and streets, all filled with the talking, honking and engine roars; the cacophony that characterized the land all too well, and after 45 minutes of walking which would be 10 if driven, he finally made it to his Highschool, East Seattle High school. After arriving at 11:58 AM, he made it just 3 minutes after lunch break started and all the students made their way to the yard to talk, eat and pass the time, and in all the multitude Johan finally spotted his best friend since they both started High school: James Miller, who was making his way to the cafeteria with his left hand in the pocket of his jeans and the other pushing his Faux Hawk hair back.

Tapping James in his right shoulder, Johan, with a slight grin, says

"Yo"

"Hm? Who- Hey, Johan, thought you wouldn't come! Was getting bored over here, ha!"

"I was honestly pretty divided on wether i'd be coming or not"

"Y'know Carolina made us take a surprise exam on math today? That woman has no shame, she dares to do something like that after she teaches us barely anything, she's always on her phone, right?"

Johan knows the teacher takes part of the blame, but James is not without some of it, either, after all, he's the one that likes to text his girlfriend when the teacher's actually giving a lesson, but, oh well. James continues:

"By the way, why'd you come in a t-shirt and sweatpants?"

"Ah... Hey, i know it's sudden, but come with me to the back of the school, you know where, right? Near the restrooms"

"...? Alright, i guess"

James follows Johan to the back of the school

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and when they get there, Johan suddenly speaks up

"I don't know what to do, James"

"Huh?"

"My parents are dead and my house is gone"

"...!?, what are you talking about?"

"Something blew up near my house, someone attacked us this morning, out of nowhere, now i don't have dad, mom, money... well, god damn it..."

Johan was on the verge of tears, both angry and deep in profound despair, and he continued

"Ugh... i'll figure it out somehow, i shouldn't have troubled you with-"

"Hey, come with me, i'm sure my parents will understand once they know the whole story, man. Want me to get you some cream horns? You like those, right?"

Johan stared at James for a second, and then nodded

"Yeah, why not? Hah, i almost lost my cool there, sorry"

James nodded and they both started walking towards the cafeteria.

On the way, Johan tripped on a rock and fell on another quite sharp rock, drawing a lot of blood from his right biceps

"...!, holy shit, Johan, you alright'- no, of course you aren't, let's go to the infirmary! ...? What the?"

Johan's blood was flowing back into his body, as if by magic, all the blood that he just lost was no more on the ground, but inside him

Johan seemed as dumbfounded as James

"Huh?!" both exclaim at the same time, and drawing the attention of other students in the vicinity.