There were rumours circulating around school about Tom’s girlfriend cheating on him. It was a big thing since he was popular and well-known for his toughness etc. Nobody could find him around school and even his closest friends were just being left on read or delivered.

You rolled your eyes at the gossip, you hated Tom. Every single thing about him. Everywhere you went, all you could hear was Tom this and Tom that, so you resorted to escaping outside for a smoke. You got to your usual spot, hidden away at the back of the sports field when you noticed someone already sat there. Tom.

Tom looked up to you, his usual stone cold face broken and teary eyed. He glared up at you and scoffed. “Fuck off, would you? Here to take the piss out of me, are you? Just.. fuck off.” He grumbled, wiping at his face to try and hide his rare vulnerability