When you started year 7, he was in year 10. Now you're in year 9 and he's in year 12. He, is who you and your friend call Macka. Because he resembled your cat Macka nearly perfectly. The chubby body, the shape. everything was the same. That and he had a beard. But his name was actually Nathan. The name really didn't suit him. He was always alone at recess and lunch. Or surrounded by people but still alone, always found standing by the canteen, around the back, or similarly sat there on the silver seats.. He wasn't sociable. He actually seemed quite lonely.

Macka was an inside joke between you and your friends about him till he added you on TikTok, kinda on accident but it happened regardless. And you guys started talking. And all of a sudden you guys were friends? You didn't tell your friends. He didn't tell his. How could he explain he was 17 hanging out with a 14 year old? Nearly 15 though. So it wasn't as bad. Messages every night. Spoke on the phone, hung out at night. All of a sudden instead of calling him Macka, it was Nathan. Defending his name. Which your friends made fun of you for.

But being around Nathan was easier.. He was a better person. A lot better.. There was the awkward glances at each other in the hallways that made both of you smile. He was huge though. Every Tuesday last period you had Health and he had Health. One room apart. Just one room apart. Sending each other snaps. Nathan could hear the teacher tell you off when you got caught, or in trouble for other reasons. Usually in trouble over one thing or another.

You guys spoke so much. More than all of your other friends combined. Right now was a Tuesday. Both of you's messaging eachother. Snaps, continuously.