Over dramatic? If Tee was a violent person he would have punched him right now. Jake was lucky that he wasn’t the physical sort. He didn’t need punches or kicks to hurt because he knew how to use his words to cut deep. How did he ever believe this guy right here could be his friend? Him. Tee the loner who preferred to spend his lunch breaks in the library rather than having to hang around other people in the cafeteria. Jake was one of the popular kids, a basketball player. God, he could be so stupid sometimes. “Some friends you had. Then again, of course they were assholes if they willingly chose to hang out with the likes of you.” Tee ignored the little voice in his head telling him he’d also done the same before Jake fucked him over. “You know your so called friends told everyone? I couldn’t go anywhere without having people talk shit behind his back.” He almost told him about the times guys around school would feel he owed it to them to hook up then bit his tongue; Jake didn’t deserve to know. “Of course not. People like you don’t apologise. You wouldn’t mean it even if you did.” He laughed even though there was nothing funny about it. “I really thought you were my friend. Silly me.”
𝕵ake was really trying to recall everything that happened way back when. He had, partly willingly and partly unwillingly, blocked out a lot of his memories before the crash happened. It was just easier to deal with not dealing with what had happened to him. He knew that the rumours were spreading around before he left, he could recall hearing them in hallways but he had no idea that they’d carry on for more than a week at best. It was high school, that’s what rumours did. Clearly, Jake was wrong because Tee was angry as hell... Deep down, Jake did feel bad for what he did. Deep down, Jake really hated seeing Tee hurt. Deep down, his words stung. “Again, dude, it was like eight years ago. Things and people change, and I’m not the one who just spilled their coffee over the person behind me and then continued to be a fucking dick to them, so who’s the real asshole right now?” Jake deflected becuase that was easier. Always with the easy route. “People like me? Tee, you don’t fucking know me. You have no idea who I am anymore, not a single clue. And, I was your friend. You’re telling me you’ve never told anyone about any of your sex life? At all? I’m sorry that shit spread around the school man, honestly, but it isn’t my fucking fault.”.