The Most Unlikely Friendship

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~Phil's POV~

After I put everything in my locker I checked which class I had and made my way down the hall. Turns out I had English every morning for the first term which honestly, I wasn't opposed to. On the board in front of the class was a seating plan, I was sat in the corner beside... Dan!? Oh no. This isn't going to go smoothly I can tell already. I seemed to be early because I was the only one in the room, however, when the bell rang everyone else started flooding into the room. And there he was. Daniel James Howell. He lives on my street, we grew up together, used to be best friends actually. But that was before he started partying, drinking, smoking and sleeping around. This isn't the first time I've seen him since last year. In July his mom died in a car accident, I didn't know if I would've gone to the funeral if he hadn't texted me. 

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The funeral was mostly family, I didn't see any of Dan's, 'friends' there and I guess he never ended up telling anyone other than me

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The funeral was mostly family, I didn't see any of Dan's, 'friends' there and I guess he never ended up telling anyone other than me. I should be mad at him for ignoring me for years and then only talking to me for a week when his mom died, but I wasn't angry, I was sad. Sad that I was the only one he could turn to, granted I'm honored but still. He smiled slightly before taking his seat next to me. All throughout the lesson, I felt my eyes glance at him, and somehow in some way, I could see his pain. Had he not talked to anyone about his mothers passing? Had something gone on at his house since then? I felt the urge to get up from my seat and hug him but I stayed put. 

After class, I met up with Louise who informed me that Dan and I had all the same classes. I felt my heart leap with joy but sink again in sadness. I hadn't told Louise about Dan's mom and as much as I wanted to I couldn't break Dan's trust. Something I had wanted a long time to earn back. During lunch, I noticed Dan glance at me every now and then and for some reason, it felt natural. He was over with his 'friends' in the corner of the yard smoking while I was sat at a table with Louise, Chris and his boyfriend Pj. They were my only friends. Well, besides Dan but i'm not sure if we're 'friends' or even what we are. Dan had different 'friends' such as; Tyler, Troye, Joe, and Caspar. All who are known far too well around the school for drinking, parties and being fuckboys. 

After school ended, Louise had to stay for a student council meeting so I was left to walk home alone. I wasn't even close to my house when a red truck pulled up beside me blasting loud music. Hesitantly, I turned my head only to see what I had feared. There I the truck was Troye, Tyler, Joe, and Caspar but Dan was nowhere to be seen. I quickly turned and ran down the alley as shouts of joy and laughter started gaining on me. Within seconds I was down on the ground, being from one side and punched from another, I felt a hard metal object smash against my stomach as my vision began to go very blurry. And then nothing. 

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