Tweek Stood outside his house. His heel digging into the snow making a hole where he stood. His forehead was furrowed and his eyes glaring down. He held his thermos that contained his hot liquid life source. The steam from the drink rose up towards him. Tweek let out a sigh and looked up toward the road. He wore a jaded face as he waited. Eventually down the street a red truck came barreling down towards him. Tweek took another sigh before raising his thermos to his face and taking a drink from it. He mentally prepared for the day. The truck slow down and he heard the door pop open. Tweek lowered his drink and look in.
"HEY TWEEKER!" Clyde called out.
"R-R-Ready for school?" Jimmy chimed in.
"God you guys. How do you have so much energy this early." Tweek mumbled as he climbed into the passenger seat in the car.
In the back seat was Clyde, Jimmy, and Token. They all greeted Tweak, and reached out and messed with his already messy hair. Tweek swiped their hands back. He turned and look to the driver side. Craig was there holding the wheel. He glanced over at Tweek. They did a brief nod at each other before moving the car forward. Tweek slumped in the seat and began spacing out. He took another sip from his thermos.
"Hey guys did you see the picture Bebe just posted on Facebook?" Token asked.
"What is it?" Clyde asked.
"It's a picture of us from fourth grade." Token laughed. He passed around the phone and everyone looked at it. The phone was passed up to Tweek, he flashed it over to Craig who briefly glanced at it. Tweek Then looked at it. Tweek looked at the small frantic boy in the picture and didn't recognize him.
Tweek used to be a spaz due to his coffee intake but eventually his body got used to it and it stop affecting him so much. But he was still an addict. If he didn't have at least two cups a day, he would get moody and irritated. But coffee wasn't the only thing that changed. Tweek remember being so sweet and innocent. Now he couldn't help but feel jaded. It wasn't his fault, he told himself. Tweek eyes glance at the boy who had his arm around Tweek in the picture. It was Craig, who was of course flipping off the camera too. Tweek stomach turned slightly as he remembered the memories. Tweek mind lead to the day where Tweek turned so indifferent and lost all the magic. He shocked his head and tossed Token back his phone.
"M-M-Man I-I was such a s-stud back then." Jimmy said.
"Whatever you say Jimmy." Clyde laughed. "We have changed a lot though. Well except for Fucker up front."
Craig flipped Clyde off.
The car pulled into the parking lot of the school. Everyone got out and walked to a bench in the school court yard. They all began their back and forth. They talked about the latest video game. Tweek listened to his friends and drank his coffee. Soon the group of girls that liked to hang around them came around. A blond bubbly girl bounced over to Craig and began talking at him as fast as she could. Tweek eyed her before turning his focus back on his coffee. He pulled his head back as he took in a big gulp. All of sudden Tweek felt a smack on his back. The coffee in his mouth jumped.
"Gah!" Tweek called out. Tweek let out a cough and hunched himself over.
"Hey, Tweek can I talk to you?"
Tweek looked up and saw Stan, Kyle and Kenny peering over him.
"Uh, sure." Tweek regained his composure. "But next time don't try and kill me!"
"What's going on?" Token asked intruding on their conversation.
"This weekend we are going camping. I don't want Cartman in our tent. So I was wondering if you want to come, Tweek. If you come, then we can force Cartman to stay in his own tent." Kyle said triumphantly.
"That's it?" Tweek asked a little annoyed that they wanted to use him.
"Yeah, dude plus your cool." Stan added softening the blow.
Clyde broke in. "Camping? I want to go."
Soon the whole group of guys and girls began talking about how excited they were about the idea.
"Alright, we can make it a group thing." Stan said. "I'll message everyone on facebook about it."
The bell rang and everyone ran off to their first class excited. Except for Tweek. Tweek just looked up at the sky and sighed. "You didn't even let me answer."
The morning class zoomed by and soon it was lunch. Tweek grabbed his lunch from his locker and walked out to the court yard and joined his friends. They were all excitedly talking about the camping trip.
"All Tweek going to bring is a large bag of coffee." Clyde said nudging Tweek. Everyone laughed. Then Clyde grabbed Tweek thermos. Tweek instantly grabbed it back. He gave Clyde a look.
"You wouldn't like me without my coffee." Tweek said with a smirk. Everyone laughed again. Tweek began to ease more into the conversation and started to come around to the idea of camping until in the corner of his eye he caught sight of Craig. He was up against the wall kissing the blond girl. Tweek tried to look away but the displease look on his face must have been there.
"Hey, Tweek can you come with me to the library?" Wendy asked. Tweek nodded.
The two were walking together toward the library. Tweek knew Wendy didn't need to go. Wendy was always there for Tweek when it came to Craig.
"You should talk to Craig." Wendy said.
"There nothing to talk about." Tweek said back.
"Obviously there is." Wendy retorted.
"We talked at the beginning of Freshmen year. We said what was needed." Tweek mumbled.
"Tweek, you can't keep punishing yourself. I mean Craig moved on. Maybe you should to." Wendy tried.
Tweek just snorted.
"There another guy out there for you." Wendy said with a happy tone.
"Well when you find him let me know." Tweek ended the conversation. The two walked back to the group. Craig had also rejoined the group. Tweek looked over at him. Craig never talked to him anymore and he always stands so far away from him. Tweek felt like he was being punished. The only reason they still see each other is because they were part of the same group, but other than that they might as well be strangers. Tweek felt his heart wrench itself in his chest.
After school Tweek didn't want to see Craig. He was feeling upset. So instead he sent a text to Token and Clyde not to worry about driving him. He was going to walk to work. They would tell Craig. Tweek never texted Craig. Even though his number was in his phone. He hadn't texted it since before freshmen year. It was a strange unknown number in his phone.
He let out a sigh as set out on the snow path. The air escaping his mouth turned into a cloud of evaporation. He tried zoning out on his way, but his mind kept flashing back to Craig and that girl. Tweek grip tighten on his thermos. He let out another defeated gasp as he pulled forward. Tweek stopped himself and hugged himself. The cold was getting to him. He mentally scolded himself. He should of just got the free ride. Tweek stood still trying to warm himself up. He had a bit more to walk.
*Honk Honk*
Tweek opened his eyes and wearily turned around shivering. Tweek eyes bursted open and he quickly looked down.
A red truck slowed over. Tweek heart began to race. He started to feel warm.
"Isn't it a little cold to be walking right now?" The familiar raspy voice called out.
Tweek stayed motionless. It was the first time in a long time Craig had addressed him. Tweek heard the door pop open.
"Get in." Craig called out.
Tweek frigidly began to move his brain began telling him to stay and go. To run and stop. But the cold made the decision easy. Tweek crawled into the red truck. Tweek closed the door.
"Tweek Bros?" Craig asked.
"Yeah… Thanks dude…" Tweek trailed. He looked in the back seat it was empty. There was no way Craig had dropped everyone off already.
"Where is everyone?" Tweek asked.
"They wanted to go with the girls to the mall to get camping gear." Craig said turning the car.
"You didn't want to go?" Tweek asked rubbing his arms to warm him up.
"Nah, I don't even really want to go on this thing to begin with." Craig mumbled out. Tweek nodded and then silence hit the car.
"How have you been?" Craig asked out of the blue.
"Huh?" It startled Tweek.
"I don't feel like we have talked in a while. How's your parents?" Craig asked with his attention still up front.
"They are good. I am good. Just working and going to school." Tweek said. He fought back a smile. He like talking to Craig. Craig was good at listening even if the conversation was boring or down right crazy. "You?"
"Yeah, I am good." Craig was short. But that was OK because they were at Tweek Bros.
"Thanks for the drive." Tweek said a little bit happier.
"Yeah…" Craig rolled down the window and called out to Tweek. "Hey, lets hangout sometime. Play some video games."
Tweek heart fluttered. He wanted everything to go back to the way they were.
"Uh, sure dude." Tweek said staring at Craig intently. Craig phone vibrated and he looked at it.
"Oh, I got to go pick up Cindy."
Tweek heart instantly sunk. Cindy, Craig girlfriend.
Craig waved his hand and then pulled out. Leaving Tweek in his thoughts. Tweek turned around and walked into the coffee shop. He went behind the counter. Waved at his coworker and went to the back. He began his normal duties like it was any other day except his mind was going crazy instead.
'Now he talks to me. Because he wanted to reconcile. Not to get back together because… because… because…' Tweek struggled with his thoughts until he felt a hand on his shoulder. Tweek jumped.
"Oh sorry to frighten you." Tweek coworker smiled. "I am heading out."
Tweek waved goodbye to his coworker. Now Tweek was alone and he could face his thought.
"Because Craig Tucker has moved on…" Tweek whispered to himself. Tweek lowered his head onto the counter and surrender.