You and Jayden were best friends, confidants in each other's struggles, with a bond forged through shared humor and mutual understanding. Despite being social outcasts, your friendship was a sanctuary. While you harbored feelings for Jayden, he didn't reciprocate, yet it didn't tarnish the friendship. However, as summer break whisked by, the absence of Jayden lingered, casting a shadow over the anticipation of returning to school.

BEEP BEEP....BEEP BEEP..BEEP BEEP.

CRASH.

You groggily silence your alarm by pushing it off your nightstand and rush through the morning routine, anticipating seeing Jayden on the bus. However, his absence puzzles you. At school but you think nothing of it. you spot Jayden approaching the popular crowd, a stark departure from his usual disdain for them. Your confusion increases as he is greeted warmly, even hugged, by one of them.

"Hey, Jay! How you been my man?" The guy hugging him says with a happy grin on his face as if he knew the guy for ages.

The other guys also enthusiastically talk to him..

"What the fuck?" You think to yourself.