The day started with Jonah Tajmatan silently cursing at his lighter and unlit cigarette on Benson Street. Not only had he woken up late for class, but now the only vice he could truly rely on, wouldn't "work". The day did not start well.
He picked up his pace and crossed the busy street unto Brownstone Boulevard. After stuffing his broken lighter and failed cigarette back into his jeans pocket, Jonah suddenly detected the sweet smell of Raja. But of course this couldn't be true, India had kept her. The sudden brought memory of her, stung him and slowed him down in his fast pace. But the clock was still ticking, Jonah could not be late once again to the hell some called senior year at Benedict T. Jones. So he picked up the pace once again and decided to forget Raja for the time being, because one day he would have to begin to forget her.
He was greeted by Alec on the steps leading to the main door. Alec was the first classmate to introduce himself when Jonah moved. Automatically, they became best friends. He baptized him as Taj and showed him around this crooked town. The boys were closer than brothers, yet Alec's blonde hair and bright blue eyes contrasted Jonah's dark Indian eyes and hair.Their secret handshake started the school day while they rushed into the building.
