How Do I Make You Understand?
After that, Tristan and Rory formed a tentative friendship with each other. They'd talk in the halls, help each other with homework when needed, and occasionally Tristan would offer Rory a ride home, which usually involved stopping at Starbucks along the way. But soon, these 'coffee breaks' evolved into getting together on the weekends, where they'd have long conversations about anything and everything, often over coffee or a movie.
Before long, they were inseparable. It became known across the Chilton campus that Rory Gilmore and Tristan DuGrey were best friends. Many were astonished at this development due to each party's former individual status, but what were they to do? And every student at Chilton knew that if you saw Rory Gilmore, Tristan DuGrey couldn't be far away, and vice versa.
That's why it was so odd when Rory showed up one Monday morning at school, yet Tristan was nowhere to be seen…