Follow the Leader

Chapter 4: The Hangout

It had been a full week of sitting with the TikTok Rizz kids! I was starting to feel like I cracked the code as I got closer with the trio I learned more and more about them as people. It felt amazing to have friends again and I didnt get as much angry looks anymore. I even got my chance to sit next to Blue tie in class everyday now that Red Dress and her friends moved to the other side of the classroom. Later that day when I got home I got a text from Blue Tie asking me if I wanted to come over and of course I said yes.

I walked to the door of the house and knocked. I was so nervous I have never been to Blue Ties house before this. He opened the door and let me in. I followed him up to his room and he sat down on his gaming chair. His room was more styled than I thought it would be and there was a whole wall of posters. "Do you wanna play Fortnite or something?" He said I nodded my head and took a controller and we played on his Xbox. After playing Fortnite for at least an hour we took a break. "Hey can I ask a question?" I said. "Sure" he answered "how did you get into this friend group in the first place?" I said hoping it wasn't too personal. "Well originally when I first came to the school I became friends with Tomato and White Shirt freshmen year but my mental health got really really bad and I stupidly decided not to tell anybody about it until it literally almost killed me....i missed so many months of school but still kept contact with them. When I got back White Shirt told me all about this group he was in. I explained my situation to him and he's the only one I've ever told until now. White Shirt vouched for my place and the senior running the group took a liking to me I guess because he made me the leader." I related to his situation more than anything and I was flattered that he trusted me enough to tell me that despite it being personal. "Thanks for telling me and I'm sorry you went through that I know what that's like.."

I looked down and realized knees were touching and I felt that feeling again that heat that filled my body whenever we would make contact. "Do you feel that?" I asked " feel what?" "The heat" I sad back hoping I wasn't alone. "Oh I'm kind of cold but it's fine I'll go turn up the AC" when he got up I felt the absence and came to the conclusion that he didn't feel what I felt. When he sat down he looked at his phone "hey Tomato invited us to a party tomorrow night do you wanna go?" He said changing the subject "sure".