The next day, Dan walked to school alone, as Phil had decided to get a lift from Chris's dad's Ferrari. All his lessons were lonely, no one to talk to, no one to "geek out" with.
It'll all blow over by tonight Dan thought as Phil completely forgot about Dan throughout Maths and English and History and every other lesson. Holding on to a last string of hope, Dan waited at the school gates where they had agreed to walk home together. He waited and waited until he lost patience. As he began to walk home alone, a dark haired boy walked into him, his lips crushing into Dan's. An uproar of noise started behind him. Dan noticed the huge crowd behind the boy, but only as they started chanting
"Phil! Phil! Phil!" Dan pushed the boy away, and a wave of realisation crashed into him. The dark haired boy was Phil. Phil had only just noticed it was Dan.
" Dan? Oh my god! Dan!" Phil pushed Dan away, as if he had a disease. In that moment Dan realised.
He loved Phil.
