Tom & Bill stories

Best Frenemies || Part 4 : { Tom }

{ y/n's POV : }
Schools over now and I'm still trying to process what happened today. It was an absolute drag. Plus, I'm still a bit shaken, if I'm honest. Lia's been off as well, and I can tell something's bothering her. After Tom's outburst with me, English was stopped - and our class got dismissed. Everything after that felt like a complete blur. I remember thinking I just wanna go home.

Right now I'm on the bus home and I'm sat next to Lia. "You okay?" I ask her, and I see her face crumple, and she's messing about with her hair. "I'm just worried, that's all. I can't believe what happened earlier." She turns to face me, and I can see she's been stressed out thinking about it. I gently stroke her shoulder.

"It's okay you don't have to worry. I'm shaken as well. But really, I'm kind of trying to forget what happened." I pull my hand away from her and rest it under my chin. I sigh as I look out of the window. "I knew you two had a strained relationship, but doing that to you? It was unbelievable." Lia says abruptly. I nod, but I'm zoning out.

The bus reaches my stop and I slide past Lia, giving her a quick wave as I'm getting off. She smiles at me. As I'm walking through the streets, I try to distract my mind. I can't really - but the stinging cold of the wind helps. I finally reach my house, and I unlock the door and step in. Home finally.

I lock the door again, and set all my stuff down, when suddenly I get a message from an unknown number. What more could happen today?! Honestly? I go to check my messages, and when I reach that one, I see it's just Bill. I put in his contact name and read the message.

messenger :
Bill : Hey, it's Bill. I'm throwing a party at mine. Wanna come?

Hmmm. I pause for a second, then respond.

messenger :
y/n : Sure, I'll come. You live near the park right?

Bill : Yea. See you there.

Why'd I accept?! Tom's gonna be there! I stop and realise. Oh my god, he is isn't he?! I aggressively rub my face in annoyance. Whyyyy. I can't go back now! Shit! I sit in complete stillness for a second, then I accept my fate. I can't believe I'm even doing this. I stomp upstairs to get ready, taking my phone up, when I hear my phone ringing.

I snatch it quickly, and realise it's just Lia.
"Hello?"
"Hi babe. You off to that party Bill's throwing? I wanna go, but not on my own."
"Sure. But I'm not exactly excited. Tom's gonna be there."
"Yea, but you know I'll never let anything happen to you. Not while I'm there."
I smile at her kind words.
"Love you Lia. I'll see you soon." Then I end the call. She's amazing. I'm so glad she's my best friend.

at the party :
{ y/n's POV : }
Where is Lia? My god, I know I can't do this without her here. In fact, Tom's already fucking seen me. Great. He's surrounded by girls, no surprise there. But the whole time they're talking to him, he just keeps staring at me. He's sipping his drink in a peculiar way, while not breaking eye contact with me. I feel my face flush, so I hastily disappear into the crowd. I can see a few people here from school, and they all look amazing. Then there's me, heck, I just put on the first dress in my wardrobe. It's basic, but I think it's cute. As I'm moving around the swarm, I'm trying my best to find Lia, when I see Tom. But he's heading right for me.

I spin around and start speed walking the other way, and I can sense he's still coming. Fuck my life. I'm trying to avoid him, so I just make a run for it up the stairs. When I reach the top, I hear footsteps coming up the steps. Shit! Hide. I dash into the attic. Ew. As I'm clambering inside, I touch so much dust. Ew! Ew! Ew!

I finally manage to haul myself up, and when I do, I see Tom looking around upstairs. He goes in and out each room, blabbering on about something. I raise my eyebrow as he shouts my name.
"y/n! C'mon. I just wanna talk."
I'm guessing he's drunk because he's slurring all his words. I go to move my hand forward to get a better look, when my hand slips and I fall down. Fuck! This time..... I yell it out loud. I land on the ground, and I'm biting my lip because it hurts like a bitch. I landed straight on my legs and the pain is killing me. But what's worse, is the fact that Tom's walking over to me.