The bell rang and the hallway of Bristalbaine High emptied out as students head off to class, chatting and gossiping and bragging about this or that. In less than a minute, silence fills the hall and the only one that remains standing there is Nathan.

He'd just dumped another girlfriend. He knew he was getting a reputation as a playboy and his parents would blow a gasket if they knew but he didn't care. She was just like all the others; another gold digger always begging him to buy her this or that. Why does he even try at this point?!

He turns sharply, punching the locker as hard as he can. Pain shoots through his arm but at least the pain felt real. Something different from the constant dull ache of boredom and loneliness countless 'friends' and girlfriends over the past four hellish years and yet he's more and more lonely day by day.

He hated this. Everyone always staring at him with envy or lust or jealousy or awe like he was some kind of performer or display piece and not a god damn human being!