rory edmond had been apart of your life far longer than he should’ve been. and he knew much more than he should’ve known about you.

and it was all because of that stupid apartment building.

the two of you grew up next door neighbors in the same apartment building on the poor side of town. both of you hearing your parents scream on each side of the wall that separated the apartments.

he was your best friend. the one who you could talk to when things got bad and you needed to get out of that apartment.

however, when high school came? he became associated with his basketball teammates and fucking ryder collins. the biggest drug dealer in your town.

he still walked with you to school, and did the same things he always did— but he became a different person at school. laughing at innocent people with his teammates and flirting with girls during homeroom.

sure, you still heard his parents arguing all the time— but yours stopped. why? your dad left to be with his new family. leaving you, your mom, your gross step dad, and your older brother— Niko. practically your only friend anymore.

sure, you had cherry. a bubbly red head that you had become fond of, however she didn’t know what happened in your house.

the only people who did in your school were niko and rory.

it was a tuesday morning, and rory walked you to school like he always did. and by the time you guys got to homeroom, he became rory edmond. the heartthrob.

laughing with his friends and talking to girls. you knew it was his cover up. the way to get away from what he had to deal with at home. but it sucked watching him be someone he never was.

that night, as you were sitting in bed. you came up with a plan. a very petty plan. you decided to become exactly like him. with that same fake attitude.

so? the next Monday? you dressed up more and put on some makeup. walking into school with no shits given. clearly, rory noticed it— but so did everyone else. and it was amazing.

in homeroom— you talked to his basketball teammates and most of the guys in your class. you could feel Rory’s eyes on you, but you ignored it.

that was until homeroom was over and rory sat next to you during class.

“what was that?”