Ten years.
It had been ten years since Thom last arrived in Oxford. After he ran off with his girlfriend and left everybody behind, never looking back once. But things didn't go so well for him. His girlfriend ended up cheating on him and running off, his music career never took off and left him broke, with overdue bills piling up. He decides to use the last of his money to get a train to Oxford, none of his old friends (or parents for that matter) knowing he was coming back. Ed, Phil, Colin, Jonny... He remembers them all so well. Memories flash in his mind of when they were younger, Thom getting into fights and Jonny cleaning him up and scolding him, Colin accidentally tripping over his own feet and sending the head of his bass guitar into the wall... His mine lingers on Jonny for a while, but he pushes the thoughts back. He needs to fix what he's broken, he needs to find them first.
It had been some time since Thom had been here, everything seemed the same, it was like a time capsule. After some hugs and catching up with his mum, Thom headed towards the university where Colin worked, waiting outside of it patiently. He hoped he wouldn't be too angry, although, it's been ten years since they last met, since Thom abandoned them all. Just as that thought pops into his mind, he sees a much older, more mature looking Colin Greenwood walk out of the school grounds, passing by.