𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐎𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬

Bad Day "࿏✿"

Tony leaned against the locker as he waited for you to leave class. He could see you through the small window on the door, head resting in your palm, knee bouncing. You were clearly upset and had been all day.

When you arrived to class late, that's when he first noticed something was wrong. Dark under eyes, backpack unzipped with your textbooks almost slipping out. You sagged into your chair and leaned your head against the surface of the desk in front of you as you gazed vacantly out the window.

The hallways filled with students as the bell rang, chatter filling your already overstimulated brain. All you wanted was to do was go home and lock yourself in your room.

"How was class, Tulip?" Tony asked when you stepped out of class.

"It was okay." You shrug, handing him your book bag when he extends his hand.

The walk to his car was silent. Normally you talk about your day, letting him know how your classes were, and whatever drama was going around the school. He decided not to push you to talk, instead letting the silence linger as he reached for the door for you to get in, gently closing it when you started buckling your seatbelt.

You leaned your head against the window, admiring the trees as Tony drove you home, but you furrowed your brows when he passed your turn.

"What are you doing?" You asked.

"I want to take you somewhere." He replied nonchalantly.

"Tony, I just want to go home. Please." You sigh, not understanding why he couldn't just take you home. All you wanted to do was hide under your covers till the next morning.

You let out an annoyed breath, crossing your arms and moving your legs closer to the door. Tony frowned when he saw how you closed yourself off from him, but continued driving. He knew this would make you feel better.

A few minutes later, Tony turns onto a dirt road and you instantly notice how the scattered trees start becoming more dense. He pulls up to the edge of the cliff and puts the car in park. Opening the door, you feel the cool breeze and pull up your hood.

Your eyes begin to water as you sit on the edge, feet dangling in the air as you admire the waterfall from a far.

Tony and you stumbled upon this waterfall by mistake and instantly fell in love with how beautiful it was. It became your spot. You'd spent countless nights sitting here, talking about anything and everything, and the fact that Tony brought you here meant so much to you.

"Do you want to talk about it? Or do you just want to sit here?" He asks, sitting beside you and bringing you into his side so you can lay your head on his shoulder.

"It's just been a bad day. I woke up with this heavy feeling and I thought it would disappear as the day went on, but it just got worse. Nothing went how it was supposed to. I was late for class, failed my exam, got paired up with the worst partner for our biology project." You ranted as Tony rubbed your shoulder in a comforting manner. The more you talked, the more you cried. You didn't realize how overwhelmed you were until now.

"Hey, it's just one bad day, Tulip. Tomorrow is going to be so much better, yeah?" He asks, looking down at you with a smile.

You let his words sink in, nodding as you press yourself against him.

"Yeah, just one bad day." You repeat, taking a deep breath.

"And if tomorrow is just as bad, we can come here again and we can talk, or we can sit here in silence. Whatever you want. You don't need to bottle that feeling up. Lean on me. You know I'll always help you." He said, pressing a kiss to the top of your head.

A warm feeling washed over you as he spoke. You weren't sure what you did to have Tony in your life, but you were forever grateful for the friendship you two developed.