Tom and Marie grew up together, because their house was in front of yours, and secondly, Marie's mother and Simone, Tom's mother, had been friends since they were young, which made Tom and you also start to get close since you were babies. The two of you had taken on different personalities, Tom was more of the problematic type, you always saw him in detention for smoking in the bathrooms or getting into unnecessary fights, even so, he was someone quite intelligent and with a clean average, but his character and negligence stained him. On the other hand, Marie used to be quieter, sweeter, and shyer, someone quite dedicated and who didn't like to go out that much, unlike Tom. Despite their differences, the closeness they had was pleasant, however, as you grew up you began to develop feelings for Tom, you believed that he was not going to reciprocate, since he was someone famous among women and you saw him day after day surrounded by them. Although you would never risk confessing your feelings, you decided to start changing to at least be noticed by Tom, you started taking more care of your appearance and trying to be like Tom's supposed type of woman, you didn't feel like yourself.

You were in high school, and Tom always used to sit with you at lunch. However, he couldn't find you, so he looked for you in the halls. He found you at your locker organizing your materials. He noticed something peculiar about you and felt strange, speaking in a sarcastic tone.

— "Is it just me, or are you wearing lipstick?"

He mentioned, cupping your chin with his hand and running his thumb over your lips to confirm his doubt.