/authors/dr-mike/Recent content in Dr Mike on Gromet's Plaza ArchiveHugoen-usTue, 20 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2006/06/20/two-hours-early/Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2006/06/20/two-hours-early/<p>Daria stops by Jane’s house a little early.</p> <p>Daria paused in front of her best friend’s house. It was only five in the afternoon and she wasn’t expected for Bad Movie Night until seven but something was troubling her. Jane had been getting these dreamy looks off into space during class for the last few weeks. Then she started having bruises on her wrists that she would pass off as unimportant. Daria frowned as she thought whether or not this was any of her business. She had only known Jane for a couple of months since moving to Lawndale and they were still working on their friendship. Jane seemed to be alright and willing to be friends with Daria but she was still hesitant to act on that friendship. Daria had had a rough day but Jane reminding her of their planned movie watching that evening had given her something to look forward to and had melted her concerns away. She just hoped that their friendship was strong enough to endure her arriving two hours early.</p>