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🍒 The Truth

S.n's P.o.v

Everyone stays silent, waiting for Tom to respond

Tom just doesn't move, he's in complete and utter shock

Then it hits me

It...It was a all plan...!

A.n was driving Tom slowly to his limit, slowly ripping his emotions apart, little by little, until the moment came where he couldn't take it anymore, so that she could catch him in a vulnerable moment

And this is the moment

She...

...She succeeded

She noticed that what happened at the pool crushed Tom, and he was close to a breakdown, so she concluded he would reach his breaking point if she pushed him any further

Me, A.n and Tom are standing still in the middle of the living room

— Tom!? what's happening? what does she mean!? — Edd says in a higher tone, sounding confused

Tom stands completely still, not reacting

He so embarrassed he can't even get a word out, i wouldn't know this if i didn't knew Tom's mannerisms so well

— Isn't it obvious already, Edd? what i mean is that... — A.n let's go of Tom's hand, and goes closer to Edd — Your little friend there...is emotional!

Tom looks like he still can't believe what's going on, he still has his back to us, and it looks like he's refusing to turn around or just run to his room already

— ...But- what?  Tom was- he was always very serious and- — Edd says

Tom looks even more petrified

— Emotional? Tom? Are you kidding? He's funny and he's always chill! — Matt fights back

— S-She right... — Tom lowers his head, holding his own arm tightly

Everyone immediately stops and looks at him

— Finally telling the truth to your own friends, huh? — A.n gives him a mean laugh

— T-THE TRUTH!? — Tom starts breathing heavily

Tom finally turns to face everyone, revealing his teary eyes and face, he doesn't seem to be thinking straight, not a single thing he's doing is something that he would usually do, He grabs A.n by the collar of her shirt and pulls her down to face him, he seems to be holding it tight so she has no way out

— YOU'VE ALWAYS JUDGED ME FOR LYING TO THEM! BUT HOW THE FUCK DID YOU WANT ME TO TELL THEM THE TRUTH WHEN THE TRUTH IS WHAT MADE ME LIKE THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE? YOU MADE FUN OF ME EVERY SINGLE DAY IN THAT HELL OF A SCHOOL, JUST BECAUSE I WAS LIKE THIS, AND YOU STILL WANT ME TO TELL EVERYONE ABOUT IT? — He screams with such hatred he doesn't even sound like himself, The more he screams, the more his angers turns into sadness

Each sentence, each pause, the more despair he demonstrates, until a certain point, he no longer has that same anger in his voice, he has nothing but years and years of pure pent up exhaustion and anguish