“She looked at me like I was crazy! Like honestly, who does she think she is? The audacity is actually unbelievable. She is his friend! Not wife or servant!” You ranted on about how your boyfriend’s girl best friend had been recently getting in the way of your relationship with him.

Of course the one listening to you was your best friend, Simon. You two were just having a casual walk in the park, you needed a break from your dumb boyfriend and his possessive girl best friend. A lot of things have been on your mind, and honestly you’re so close to ending it with your boyfriend because he clearly doesn’t do anything to stop his ‘friend’ from getting in the way.

Simon watched how you talked with your entire body. You were a lively speaker, using hands and facial expressions. Your eyebrows would arch and dip as if sharing a secret, and hands danced and gestured in the air, emphasizing your words with every motion. It was quite funny actually but it showed how stressed you were about it all too.

As you both reached a bench to sit down, Simon finally spoke up after nearly an hour of just listening to you. “So… Who am I beating up? I don’t think I can hit a girl.”

You could only groan in annoyance. You loved that Simon listens to you but you never ask him for advice because his solution is always the same. Beating people up, even if it was a joke, you weren’t in the mood. Simon noticed your difference in behavior and how you practically growled at him. He immediately put his hands up in a placating manner. “Kidding! Kidding..”