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Dylan's POV

I wake up from my nap and go downstairs to get some food. I make myself some toasts as mom walks in, "hey honey, would you mind going to the shop for some milk? I'm going to make pancakes" she asks and I just nod my head continuing to eat my food.

As soon as I'm done, I immediately put my shoes on and make my way to the shop, just like my mom asked me to.

It's been kinda hard lately with the divorce my parents are going through. Dad is always in and out of the house, because he's officially moved out but there's still a lot of his things here and he doesn't feel like leaving his belongings with us.

Alex has been a good friend to me these past few days, dealing with all of this. Kinda makes me feel like I'm not alone since he's going through the same thing too.

It was about damn time though, they didn't get along with each other any more and I'm not surprised about that either, what I would be surprised about is if somebody actually got along with him.

So it's basically just me and mom on everything by ourselves. We don't have anyone to help us since my aunties and uncles are in other states.

I can't help but wonder how did she manage to marry my dad in the first place because his parents were against it, well everyone was, but now I guess it doesn't matter any more.

I get back home and put the milk inside the refrigerator. Hours later am sat with my mum in the kitchen snacking on pancakes talking about how school's going.

It's been a while since mom and I had some quality time together.

* * *

I wake up realising it's Saturday and I have nothing to do. I get up from my bed and straight into the shower, get dressed into some black shorts and a simple black t shirt, style my hair and jump out of the house.

I thought about visiting Melanie since I haven't seen or spoken to her in a while, she's still a friend to me so why not and I owe her big times. I get to her door and knock until someone comes out.

My face automatically lightens up without even realising it does that, "Hey" I say with a grin on my face but then it fades out as I see her dull eyes, she didn't even let me in the house, she just came out in front of the door and closed it behind her.

"What are you doing here?" she sighs and then says in a cold tone as if she was bored from seeing me.

"I came to see you" I honestly say and shoot her a smile which she does not return and instead she snaps, "Now you've come to see me? oh wow how awful of you to be hanging around the ugliest person on this planet"

I give her the most confusing look of my life, "W-w-wha-"

"Keep stuttering and acting like you don't know. Look I know you're the popular guy and might have a problem with not being on the top all the time, but I am completely, totally and utterly fine right where I am, I never needed to be the person everyone talked about, so it would be nice of you to leave, thanks" she cuts me off

"Wait Mel, what are you talking about? If it's because I gave the whole studying thing a break then I'm sorry but-"

"Leave. I never wanna see you again" That sentence just made me freeze, I didn't know what was going on and whatever I said was wrong, I never wanted to make her feel that way about me. Those words hurt pretty bad especially because I had no idea what was going on but somehow I felt the guilt.

As soon as I'm about to open my mouth again the door opens revealing Tom in his nerdy glasses, wearing yellow suspenders, a yellowy green sweater and some beige trousers. I completely freeze again upon seeing him, I thought I was the only guy she brings home.

"Hey Melanie come inside" he says as he drags her inside by the arm and slowly coming out of the door himself and closes the door behind him.

"So what are you doing here, Dylan?" he starts of with that annoying voice of his, I roll my eyes so badly as he finishes his question.

"Back off suspenders, it hasn't got anything to do with you" I snap, reaching my hand for the door handle over him as he slightly pushes me off with all of his strength.

"Didn't you hear her? She doesn't. Want to. See you." he pauses every second word for dramatic effect. I just sigh. "You should be glad she said it to you like that because if she was a horrible person she would've just told you to f off"

I chuckle a bit and start with the sarcastic voice of mine, "Wow Tom, you can't even say fuck"

"Nope, because I'm smart and you're not and that's why she chooses me and will never chose you" he starts making points to provoke me.

"Okay suspenders you've had your fun, now let me in, I gotta speak to her" I said in a serious tone with a serious face.

"Oh no. What you gotta do is leave, like she wanted you to" he said trying to have smart comebacks, "You now without her you wouldn't even know what h2o is, in my opinion you should just thank her and go. She's simply not on the same level as you, Dylan" he continued to speak.

This guy is really asking for a fight. I feel like I'm going to lose my cool any time soon, my blood is boiling inside me and all thanks to suspenders boy over here. You'd really think he'd stop acting up at some point but he's still standing there not moving, not even blinking trying to intimidate me.

From the corners of our eyes we see Melanie watching us from the side window and he starts laughing straight into my face because he probably feels like he needs to be the bigger one in this fight just to prove a point to her.

Without even knowing, his collars of his shirt end up in my hands because he crossed the line by trying to be a man, which he's clearly not. As soon as Melanie see's me making a move she quickly comes out.

My face in inches away from his, his collars still clutched in my hands and his hands are on my wrists, "Laugh in my face one more time, c'mon, I dare you. And we'll see what's gonna happen next" I whisper to his face not wanting Melanie to hear.

She's just standing there completely taken back by my actions, her mouth formed into an 'o' shape.

"Melanie, it's all in control, go back to the living room please." his voice came out a bit more shakier than intended and she just shakes her head not wanting to leave him alone with me.

"Please come with me for 10 minutes" I nonchalantly say looking at her but still not letting go of my grip on him, he relentlessly starts shaking his head, "Don't go Mel. Don't go" she starts shaking her head at me to say no.

If it wasn't for him she would have went with me when I first asked her, I could see it in her eyes. "You say one more thing and you will not have the same expression on that face as you have now" I'm not responsible for what's going to happen next if he keeps talking.

"He wouldn't do it Melanie, Go back to-" he continued to speak as I cut him of with my fist colliding with his jawline perfectly, not even putting so much strength into it. I did warn him. He starts crying in pain and flinched as I grabbed him by his collars again. What a pussy, I didn't even hit him hard, it was the lightest and smallest punch I've ever given to someone, it was more like a slap.

Melanie gasps when she see's him wincing in pain, "Just 10 minutes" I ask her again and she doesn't give me an answer, but kinda already did just by not answering and looking at me that way.

"Don't. go" he says out of breath.

Without seconds thoughts I clench my fists wanting to strike him again, "He's not worth it Dylan" I roll my eyes at him as a small smirk appears on my face from victory, he was lucky this time, she saved his ass.

I let go of him making him drop to the floor, giving Melanie a look.

"And for your information suspenders, everyone fucking knows what h2o is" I inform him and start walking away from him and the house, followed by Melanie.

We start walking to the park that Melanie once took me to. The ten minute journey was completely silent, I didn't know how to start the conversation. I didn't know why I wanted to speak to her in the first place, I guess seeing him just made me angry.

She doesn't speak either, she doesn't even look at me, just keeps her eyes on the ground.

We get to the ice cream van in the park so I decide to order two chocolate ice creams, I think this is a efficient way of starting the conversation, hopefully it'll end good.

I hand her the ice cream, she sighs whilst rolling her eyes and shaking her head at the same time to tell me she doesn't want to ice cream, "Dylan, what are we doing?" she says in a bored tone wanting this 'thing' or whatever to be over very quickly.

I don't really know what to say, I spot two little kids playing on the sand pit, so I decide to give them the ice creams since she's clearly not taking it from me and I don't want to be the only one eating. I'm not really in the mood for it either.

I get back to her seeing her face desperately want to leave, she's probably uncomfortable about this. Or mad, I can't tell.

"Can you tell me why you took me here?" she speaks up in that bored tone again

"Why are you with him?" I snap back with a question that I wasn't supposed to ask but it escaped my mouth.

"What?! Dylan why do you care?" Okay I guess we're gonna talk in questions now

"I don't. I just wanna know what you see in him"

"Oh so that's why you brought me all the way up here, to know about what I see in him. Great. This is just great" she says in a sarcastic voice towards the end of the sentence.

"No but it's part of it" I casually say

She stops to cross her arms and look at me with disbelief on her face.

"He's smart, caring, uh kind... intelligen-"

"Yeah you already said that one" I cut her off, this guy seriously pisses me off, does she seriously think he's got something that I haven't? Fuck sake, I'm caring and kind and to add funny as well, but not smart. Not smart.

"Fine, what has he got to do with the fact that I don't want to speak to you any more?"

"Oh yeah that was why I wanted to talk to you. Why don't you wanna talk to me?" I ask a bit too nonchalantly

She automatically rolls her eyes thinking am a jerk. I may seem like a person that doesn't care much but in reality I do, I just don't know how to handle these situations very well, I tend to always laugh at serious moments or just say or do something stupid in general, not on purpose though, it just happens.

She laughs to herself at how much of a 'non intelligent' person I am, then turns around to leave as I grab her by her wrist and turn her around, "hey wait, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, honestly. Whatever I did, I'm sorry and it can be explained... Just tell me what I did wrong, I really have no clue" I say looking into her eyes and she's looking back.

She then averts her eyes away from me, sarcastically laughing to herself again whilst I still stare deep into her eyes, still as confused and clueless as ever. "Why don't you ask your girlfriend?" she licks her teeth and raises one of her eyebrows at me. I'm still clueless.

Melanie starts walking away from me, leaving me behind as I watch her leave and spot a familiar face, a little too familiar if I have to say, wears pink all the time.