The Hardest Part Of This

When Dan met Phil

 Dan raced up the street to the bus stop and hopped on. "Hey kid, next time be quicker." The man in the drivers seat sneered. How friendly. Dan glanced down the bus aisle, there was no seats left. Well, except for a seat beside a boy, about Dan's age, who was wearing a flower crown and pastel coloured clothes. Dan definitely did not want to sit beside this boy, but he had no choice.  

 Dan slipped into the seat, desperately hoping the boy wouldn't notice, but as soon as Dan sat down, the boy looked at him, his eyes shining. He obviously wanted friends. "Hi! I'm Phil. How're you today?" The boy apparently called Phil said, excitement in his voice. Dan thought about what to reply with. He didn't want to sound rude, but sometimes he can't help it. "Hey. I'm Dan, and I'm regretting sitting here. How're you?" Dan said, coldly, while rolling his eyes. He looked Phil. He didn't mean to sound rude, it just came out like that. Phil looked hurt. Dan kind of felt sorry for him. He was just trying to make a friend. 

"Um...I'm good, thanks for asking..." Phil replied, leaving his sentence hanging. Dan rolled his eyes. He didn't really care, he just wanted this Phil to shut up and leave him alone. He took out his phone and checked the time. "Sooooo" Dan heard Phi say. "What's your favourite subject?" Dan really felt like hitting this boy. He clearly couldn't see that Dan wanted him to shut up. "Art" Dan replied. Phil nodded and started humming. He was really starting to get on Dan's nerves now. There was a very awkward silence. "Look, will you just leave me alone?" Dan accidentally burst out. "Just...shut up and talk to the people in front of something." 

  Phil looked away sadly. Dan knew he had hurt him. But right now, he didn't really care. He took out his headphones and put them on his ears, blasting My Chemical Romance, and glaring out the opposite window. Out of the corner of his eye, he could see Phil taking out his phone. Finally, Dan thought, he got the message. 

 After a few minutes, Dan started to feel uncomfortable. He could feel Phil's eyes on him every so often. Dan didn't like it. He didn't want to say anything though. Suddenly the bus came to a halt and everyone started scrambling out of their seats. Dan stood up at the same time as Phil. He quickly glanced at Phil. Phil's eyes were glimmering as he kept staring at Dan. He's such a weird kid, Dan thought. Dan grabbed his bag and sped out of the bus.