The frozen snow crunched noisily under Fay's feet as she slowly walked through the park, her head hung low. She slumped down onto a bench, and felt a lot like crying, her boyfriend of three years had just left her for some bimbo who just throw herself upon him. She could feel the hurt in her chest as she sat there, snow falling lightly around her, she so wanted to get back at him. He had just looked at her with that bitch clinging to his arm, and told her straight up that he was leaving her because she wouldn't put out, She had came close to breaking his nose and glasses. She was snapped out of her thoughts by the sound of heavy footsteps approaching her, and immediately tensed up, remembering suddenly every police story she'd ever heard about women being attacked while alone and vulnerable. The boy who appeared however, hardly looked intimidating, He was tall and lanky, moss colored hair and bright green eyes. He was clad in black leather boots, jeans, and a green military jacket that loosely covered a black tee. He came right next to hear, and spoke around the unlit cigarette that stuck jauntily from between his lips. "Mind some company?" Fay scooted over to give him room, and the boy sat on the very end of the bench, staring straight ahead, not even looking at her. He reached into a pocket on his jacket, pulling out a zippo lighter and another cigarette, which he offered to Fay. She waved it away and he put it behind his ear, he lit his and blew smoke into the air. "Looks like you've had a rough night." He said as he leaned back, finally looking at her, His almost neon eyes met her wide brown ones. "Troubles with some asshole of boyfriend?" Fay stared at him in disbelief. "Yeah….left me for some bitch with more breast than brains." She shuffled her feet nervously. The boy took another drag, exhaling slowly. "Cried yet?" She shook her head. "Well you should, it helps clear your mind." He extended his hand. "By the way, I'm Phillip." Fay loosely shook his hand loosely. "I'm Fay." Phillip leaned back again. "So your boyfriend left you for a slut, my girlfriend left me for some guy with glasses and an attitude." He laughed humorlessly. "Seems everyone is leaving somebody." He put his cigarette out on the bottom on his boot before tossing it at the trashcan. "Well, I think I'll go eat a ton of stress food." He rose from the bench, his lighter dropping from his pocket. Immediately he dropped down to grab it at the same time Fay did, leading to an awkward head bump and their hands touching. Phillip grinned sheepishly. "Is this the point where we realize how alike we are and stare deeply into each others eyes?" He slid the lighter back into his pocket, helping Fay up. "Didn't think so ,c'mon let's go be miserable in the diner across the street." He smiled. "I hear they have great stress and breakup food."
As they awkwardly sat across from each other in a booth at the diner, Fay couldn't meet Phillip's eyes, he tapped his fingers in a familiar rhythm to some song. The waitress walked over, her light green hair tied back in a ponytail, and smiled. "Hey,Phillip, what's going on?" Phillip didn't even look up. "Bad things, Alexia, bad things." Alexia nodded. "What's the story with the new girl?" she asked as she sat down next to him. "Aren't you supposed to be working?" "I'm on my smoke break, now what happened?" Phillip sighed. " I found Deetra with some dude with glasses whose name i've already forgotten. So I left that whore and went to the park." He paused ,sweeping his bangs out of his eyes. "I met Fay here on the bench of sadness and now here we are." He blew air out of his mouth. Alexia leaned over the table. "What's your story?" Fay shifted uncomfortably. "Well, my boyfriend,Steven,left me for some girl with blond hair and more plastic than skin." Phillip sat up. "Steven...and a girl with blond hair…..did she by any chance have a earring shaped like a peace sign?" Fay nodded.
"Ain't that some shit, your boyfriend left you for my girlfriend."