Bus Money // Troublemaker!Bench Trio // DSMP

5. Passing

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[[Tommy's POV]]

     "Wanna spam Ry's phone?" Toby looked at me, an evil grin growing on his face. We both grabbed our phones, I went to Rylan's contact and started sending random letters. I looked over at Toby's phone, he was sending random pictures and sentences. We smiled at the messages, waiting for a response.

[[3rd Person POV]]

Buzz. Buzz. Buzz. Buzz. Rylan grinding his teeth, he was sitting in the interview, trying to make his grab for his phone unnoticeable. He needed to turn it off.

At the apartments, Toby and Tom weren't planning on quitting the prank.

The manager of the restaurant sat there staring at Rylan, "Your phone is going off, sir." He said the sir so sarcastically, Rylan cringed at the man's tone, "It's okay, my friends are just texting me," he laughed nervously.

     Buzz. Buzz. Buzz. Rylan slowly reached for his phone, "I knew it! Teenagers can't go a single minute without their phone," the manager yelled. Ry flinched back, he stuttered out "S-Sir, what do you mean?" "Are you stupid? It's that phone isn't it? This is why I don't hire teenagers, especially ones like you."

     The man started down at Rylan, who now felt so weak and small, "What do you mean.. like me?" "Your generation with it's pronouns and sexualities!" Rylan blankly stared at the bigger man in front of him.

[[Rylan's POV]]

     His words came out in slow motion, but were so clear, "You aren't a man."

I'm not a man?

Do I not...

Pass?

I felt my tears build up like a wall, societies words hit me like bricks. Real men don't cry. Real men don't show emotion. I lived up to those words for so long.

I guess it doesn't matter.

Cause I'm not a man.

[[3rd Person POV]]

     "Now, get out of my office." The teenager got on his feet, and left the transphobic man's office. As Rylan was leaving, he saw a man with orangish-brown hair, with a white streak in it. Ry saw that the man's vest has a transgender pin on it.

[[Toby's POV]]

     Tommy and I got bored with spamming Rylan, so he grabbed his pack of cigarettes while I grabbed a bottle of some type of wine or beer. Tom was watching "Inside" on Netflix, I took a break from the game I was playing on my phone and I watched it with him.

     About 45 minutes into the movie, I heard the door unlock and open, "Welcome back, big man!" He didn't respond, he ignored our concern and walked to the bathroom. I followed behind him and before I could say anything, he shut and locked the door behind him. I knocked on the door, "Big man?"

     I felt Tom walk up behind me, he knocked on the door harder than I did, "Rylan? Is everything okay?" I placed my ear on the door, I heard muffled sobs from inside. "Ry please open the door." The muffled weepings became a bit more clear.

I tried to open up the door, "Tommy, can you pick the lock?," I said with a hushed tone. He shrugged and to go grab a bobby pin. He came back with one and started to bend it around. He stuck the now bent pin into the lock.

[[Tommy's POV]]

I heard a snap, I took the pin out of the hole. It snapped in half, "Damnit." Toby sighed, "Maybe we should give him some time." "I guess so..." We walked away from the door and sat on the couch. Toby fidgeted with his hand, I flicked off and on my lighter. 

Hello everyone! So I haven't been in a good mental place and this was kinda my vent chapter. Love you all! ( also it's Saturday where I'm at )