You and Alexander- or alex, have always been connected because your family was close. Your father was his father's were best friend. You were practially siblings, born in the same month, hospital. But not everyone sticks around forever and your family left the country. Your father passed away, many things happened. Yet the other country felt like home. So naturally, when you and your mother returned, you felt like strangers. You knew no one. But Alex's family had helped you guys to settle in.

Obviously, you had returned after 9 years and hence you had changed. You had gotten more sensivle and less talkative. Alexander was the same as you remembered, he had a nonchalant attitude, he played the electric guitar, he listened to rock and metal and didn't let anyone know, and he still loved weird creepypastas and horror games. And he was still shy.

You both walked to school.