Drops Of Jupiter - Chapter 2!

Hahaha, it's chapter 2! I'm really slow in my writing, so forgive me if I take forever to post something! (: This chapter's pretty boring. It's basically an intro on Josh's life and introducing some of his family and friends. Enjoy! Thank you for reading my work!


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Chapter 2

Josh dusted the sand off his shoes and breathed in the strong smell of the sea. It smelt like rusty iron, but he adored the smell. It was like a drug to him. The beach was his haven when he was feeling like crap. The sun had long set, and it was getting rather dark, and it was cold. Josh shivered before wrapping his hoodie tight against his muscular body and carefully stumbled through the dark toward his car.

He eventually made it to his house, where he lived with his brother, Zachary Farro. Zac was a few years younger than Josh, and was still attending high school. They were both in a band, which they entitled “Far Away”. Josh was the singer and guitarist, while Zac was the drummer and some of their close friends played the other instruments. Jeremy played the bass, Taylor played the rhythm guitar and Ajax played the keyboard and sang the backing vocals. Far Away was an amazing band, which just hadn’t got its lucky break yet. However, Josh was concentrating on his studies and the band was taking a short break for now.

“Zac, I’m home!” Josh yelled as he entered the front door of his posh, two story apartment. His family wasn’t exactly rich, but they were definitely rich enough to afford most things – including a very high-status apartment in downtown Franklin.

Josh was greeted with silence. Oh well, maybe Zac was out. Josh chastised himself for the fact that his younger brother had more of a social life than him. He threw on some comfortable clothes, which was technically him being shirtless and leaving only his boxer shorts on. He laid down on his bed, and began to drift off into sleep.

Josh was a handsome and popular jock in high school. He was a nice and honest guy, who was good in sports and music, which explained why he was a baseball and football star. Many girls swooned at the sight of him, but he never dated anyone. He only waited for Hayley. He had many friends, but never as close as the relationship that he had shared with Hayley. Even if she wasn’t there, he thought of her constantly.

Josh had shed all his high school friends when he began university. He knew that most of his friends only stayed with him for popularity but he knew who his real friends were, namely, his closest and most trusted buddies, Jeremy, Taylor and Ajax, excluding his brothers.

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“Mum! Why isn’t Hayley back yet? She said she’ll be back in about a month!” Josh whined while pacing up and down his living room.

Hayley’s family had been vacationing in Europe for more than a month and Josh was eagerly awaiting their arrival back in Franklin. He was missing Hayley terribly, and he had not spoken to her since her departure as Hayley did not own a mobile phone, and he never believed in emails. Letter exchanges were out of the question, as Hayley was touring all over Europe and had no definite address

“Shush, honey, Hayley will be back when she’s back” Josh’s mother, Flora Farro, spoke to Josh soothingly from her favourite couch while knitting. The fireplace cackled and dance as Josh continued pacing around. He was spending his first Christmas apart from Hayley and he was bored stiff without her to accompany him.

“But, mum, Hayles said that she would be back before Christmas! Will you please call Mr and Mrs Williams for me? Huh? Huh? Please Momma!” Josh begged.

“Joshua Farro! Stop whining and go play with your brothers! The Williams’ are probably spending Christmas there, we shouldn’t bother them” Flora scolded.

Josh stormed off and went to his room to sulk. He laid down on his bed and hugged his stuffed goose, Mr Goosie, a matching stuffed toy for Mr Ducky that Hayley had bought for him, and his favourite picture of Hayley and himself, their faces next to each other and his brown hair blending with her dark auburn hair. And he did something he rarely did – He cried.

Somewhere in Europe, Hayley hugged Mr Ducky as tears streamed down her face, while her parents explained why they were not returning to Franklin.

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