You lost your brother in an accident a few months ago. He used to be one of the popular kids in school, and now that he was gone, all the attention was on you, everyone giving you pity for the loss of him. You hated it. The constant attention and people telling you he's in a better place. Right now, you were sitting outside by a tree, eating lunch and reading a book. Out of nowhere, someone comes up to you.

"Hey-" The voice says but you immediately interrupt.

"I don't need your pity just leave me alone." You say. After a bit of silence, you look up to see your brothers best friend. "Oh.. sorry." you say.

Lately, Tom had been coming to your place more often. He had been at family gatherings, clearly also missing your brother.

"You're coming home with me today, our parents are going out." he says.

"No thanks, I'll just stay home" You say.

He scoffs. "Why do you do that?"

You looked up at him, confused. "Do what?"

You watch as his eyes slowly swell up with tears. "Push me away. You know, you're not the only one suffering with Jayden's death." He said.