My brain is going on a fucking rant about Horror Club again. The flashback. That frame of Ron afterwards that instantly made me go “Shit. I know this...”. The ep made me do a 180° turn in my attitude towards him.
A friend that only was your friend when other people your age couldn’t see it. The one that’d join into bullying you. Who would turn into a completely different person once everyone was gone. A smarter and softer person.
“Why do you care so much about what other people think?” Damn, if that question didn’t beat around my head at that time.
And the actual, physical fight. Rolling on the ground and pulling hair. I don’t even remember how it ended. I just remember classmates questioning what she did that made me, the nerdy goodie-two-shoes snap. I know she struck first.
The awkward birthday party with her “friends”. No contact afterwards.
And a decade later, she smiles and waves at me. Seems genuinly happy to see me. I guess people change.
Sure makes me hopeful for Ronaldo and Lars becoming friends again.