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I'm so glad Riley had such a good time with Caiden and Mr. Clarkson. :)

It was really heartbreaking when Caiden showed Riley his bandages, and told him why his teacher was absent for most of the week. It's really sad when Caiden talks so badly about himself. Yes, he needs friends, but more importantly, he needs a professional he can talk to about his problems.

I'm really curious to find out why his mom's in jail.

Excellent chapter, as always, Interestingly! :)

Chapter 3: Another awesome chapter, Interestingly! :)

If not for his 'empty green eyes' (unless Riley is the only one who sees the emptiness, but that doesn't seem true given Caiden's past), Caiden's just a regular kid.

It'll be interesting to see how they interact on their outing. :)

well I have officially assumed the worse about Caiden's mom...

Also, please update more often. You have no idea how much I lit up when I saw this was updated. I practically died from happiness.

I totally don't want to be beggy-beggy nor rushy-rushy but i'm really looking forward to you posting more of this. It is awesome! 8)

I can see how Riley would be horrified and upset that his mom was acting that way with his teacher. He's taking it to mean that his dad didn't mean anything to her. It's hard for him b/c he's still grieving, as his mom is. She's certainly not ready to think about dating! Now THAT would be an insult to his dad.

I like the little brat, Caiden. lol Love the spelling of the name too! :)

Can't wait for chapter three! Awesome job! :)

What a fantastic story, Interestingly! :)

You had me hooked from the first word. It's such a pleasure reading such a well-written story. :)

My heart goes out to Riley; I lost my dad when I was nineteen, but my sister was fifteen, and that isn't too far from Riley's age. He's what, thirteen going on fourteen?

I have to ask though: is Riley's mom on crack? Seriously. The only reason I ask is that she was wondering when Riley was going to get over the fact that his dad just died. Two months ago. ONLY two months ago. Is she kidding? Two months? You don't get over PETS dying in two months, never mind a parent!

I can understand if she's putting on a brave front for Riley's sake (as Riley thought), but really, how can she 'be over' the death of her husband of seventeen years, who she has known for twenty-three years? The father of her child? Not possible unless she's a cold-hearted bitch. lol

Can you tell I'm really into the story? lol :)

I did want to point out a few inconsistencies:
1. At the beginning of the chapter, Riley's mom came into his room to tell him they were going out. She sat down and 'pushed his shaggy brown hair from his face', then when he was changing from his pajamas into his clothes, 'he left his blond hair pushed back from his face'. Then, when he was thinking about the similarities about he, Ashley, and Zach, he said they all have blond hair.

2. Maybe I'm just confused, but I thought Ashley and Zach were the only ones who visited Riley over the summer - after his dad died. But then when he and Zach were talking, Zach said he missed seeing Riley all summer, and he hadn't been to his house in so long. So I was confused there because I thought he did visit Riley over the summer.

Anyway, just thought I'd bring those up. :) Hope you don't mind.

I'm really looking forward to the next chapter, Interestingly. You definitely have me interested! lol

great start,very interesting characters.

Looks good so far, I'll make sure to follow it.
Great first chapter. very well written.

I loved this first chapter! Is Mr. Clarkson going to be the future step-dad? I can't wait to see where this story goes!