Ticket Outta Loserville (Trames au)

Chapter 7- Tristan's POV

As weird as it sounds, I'm kind of glad it's Monday. I've been so worried about James. I don't know why, it's not like he's my friend, but I haven't been able to get the image of him crying out of my mind. I hope he's ok, I know only too well how lonely crying can be. Me being worried about him is part of the reason I'm so surprised so see him actually early for once.

He surprises me even more by actually talking to me. "Hey." he says, sounding exhausted.

"Hi." I reply. "This is early for you."

James bites his lip. "I just wanted to get out of my house, I couldn't stand being there any longer than I had to if you know what I mean." I nod, and I go to ask another question, but James gets distracted by the rest of his stupid friends walking in. I sigh, sinking down in my chair- why did I think that he would have changed after the crying incident?

The rest of form drags by, and I breathe a sigh of relief when the bell rings. However, my heart sinks when I realise that I have PE first- on Monday. I want to die, I'd kind of been enjoying my day up until now. As I'm walking towards the lockers, Brad catches me in the corridor. "Hi Tris!"

I sigh. "Hi Brad."

"You look grumpy." Brad comments. 

"You would too if you had to deal with James and his stupid posse first thing." I retort.

"True." Brad agrees. "Anyway, Con's not here today so it's just you and me in PE."

"My lucky day continues." I mutter, and yelp playfully when Brad pretends to hit me.

I found James sobbing last time I was in these changing rooms, and now that's all I can think of. I shudder as I remember his hysterical sobs, and how bad I felt as I couldn't do anything.  However, as James and his group arrogantly stride in like they own the place, you definitely wouldn't know that he was the sad boy I found sobbing.

"He's cracking up." Brad says as we (not creepily, honest) watch him. 

"What do you mean?" I ask, totally confused.

Brad sighs. "He's hiding something. You can usually tell, he's starting to show it. There's no reason he'd cry like that at school unless something was really wrong." I see what Brad means actually- there was definitely something that wasn't right about how James was acting. I try to shake myself out of my thoughts as I don't need to worry about someone who doesn't even like me.

I'm massively grateful when the teacher says we'll only be doing pair work today, as my good mood has completely gone and I'm not in the mood for being made fun of. As me and Brad practise passing the ball between us, I take the opportunity to spy on James. He's not being his loud obnoxious self for once, so I'm thinking that there's definitely something up. 

The teacher notices as well. "Are you alright James?" he calls across the field.

"Yeah," James replies. "I'm just tired and I've got a bit of a headache."

"That's a lie." Brad says. "God, I feel a like a bloody detective. Why do you care? He's not even nice to you!"

I obviously can't tell Brad the real reason, so I sigh. "I don't know." I say, though that's kind of true. "I just feel sorry for him and I'm curious."

"Fair enough." Brad shrugs. When we get to the end of the lesson, I'm sure that there's something wrong with James. He seems shaky almost, and like he's on the verge of tears. Again, I know all too well how that feels. "You're staring again." Brad hisses.

"Sorry." I apologise, but Brad just rolls his eyes. We fight our way past the class to get to the changing room and I don't think if of James for a while. That is, until I hear the voice of one of his many stupid friends.

"Hey Tristan." it mocks. "Where's your other boyfriend today?" I try to ignore it- it's annoying, but I'm used to it.

The voice continues crowing until I hear what I immediately recognise as James' voice saying "Tom, lay off him." 

I turn around, but they're gone. "Weird." Brad comments. I have to agree- why is James standing up for me? What's going on? Why is he acting so oddly? However, I don't think these questions will get answered. Once we've finished getting changed, me and Brad head to the lockers to put our stuff away, but we're greeted with a strange sight- James is being hugged by someone who appears to be his friend Alex.

This is odd, as James doesn't strike me as being a very huggy person- he likes his space. However, I just look confused then try to carry on- so much weird stuff has happened today, this is just the tip of the iceberg. It's only one lesson into Monday, and it's already crazy. What the hell is going on?

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Obviously, we know what's going on in James' life 😉 I feel like this was terrible though, sorry. The next one will be more exciting, I promise.

Also, is anyone else super excited for the new single and tour? Because I am.

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