After school Tweek nervously walked down the hall. He stared down at his feet. His head was filled with thoughts. Now Tweek could have an option. Maybe he didn't have to be alone anymore. Maybe he could finally move on from-
Tweek head collided with what seemed like a wall. But when Tweek looked up he was startled to see Craig looking back at him.
"Watch where you going Tweek." Cylde teased.
"Yeah, c-c-car crash." Jimmy made fun.
Tweek just stared up at Craig. Tweek felt his heart beat louder and his cheeks get warm. Craig stared back, his eyes narrowed in on Tweek. Tweek felt a shiver run down him. Craig reached out his hand and Tweek froze. Craig reached over and grabbed something out of Tweek hair.
"You had a leaf." Craig mumbled.
Thanks, Tweek meant to say out loud but instead he just stared.
"Let's go guys."
Everyone walked towards the car. Clyde and Token began joking while jimmy struggled to add to it. Tweek looked straight ahead. Tweek was feeling so good this morning. He was making a new friend. No, not just a friend. He found someone who understood what he was going through. He suddenly didn't feel alone.
All of the guys piled in the car and began joking some more.
"Tweek, why so quiet. You were so talkative this morning?" Token pushed.
"It's cause Kyle not here." Clyde snicker.
"Shut up, guys." Tweek said in a defeated tone. Everyone looked at Tweek.
"What happened bro?" Token asked.
Tweek looked around the car everyone eyes were on Tweek. They all desperately wanted to hear the missing part to the story. Even Craig was interested.
"Nothing." Tweek said defensively. There wasn't a story that Tweek wanted to tell.
The guys in the back of the car gave each other a look, but it was dropped. That was good because now Tweek was put in a mood by his thoughts. If poked too much he might have lost it on one of his friends.
Craig dropped off jimmy at his house. Jimmy was meeting up with someone for something. Tweek wasn't really paying attention. After that they made it to Craig house.
The night was going alright. Typical bro night. Tweek even started to loosen up a bit as time went on. Tweek was able to push his thoughts to the side and just relax and hang with the guys. They played video games and ate junk food. It was going well until Tweek phone vibrated.
Tweek pulled out his phone and look down. Tweek let a smile cross his face. It was a text from Kyle, with a hilarious meme attached. Tweek let a laugh slip through his nose as he thought about how to respond.
"Something funny?" Token asked.
Tweek looked up and saw Clyde and Token smiling at Tweek. Craig kept playing his video game but he glanced over at Tweek.
"Is it from-?" Clyde began.
Tweek shock his head. "It' nothing."
The two laughed. "Whatever dude. But we know it's Kyle. He is the only one who seems to make your pouting ass, smile."
Tweek stood up. "I'm going to grab some coffee."
"It should all be on the counter." Craig called after Tweek as he walked out of the room. Tweek walked towards the kitchen. Even though he hadn't been at Craig house in what seemed like eternity, Tweek surprised himself that he still remembered everything about Craig house. It hadn't changed, even if they had.
Tweek entered the kitchen. He saw the coffee machine on the counter. It was empty, but right next to it were coffee filters and ground coffee. Tweek wondered if Craig family always left them there or if Craig put them there for him. Tweek shock his head. Why would Craig do something like that for him?
Tweek set up the machine and began brewing coffee. Tweek thought back to his relationship with Craig. Tweek tried to remember if he was truly happy with Craig. Did Craig ever do nice things for him? Tweek threw back his head as he remembered the time they were together in the past. No, Craig wasn't the kindest, but he did make Tweek smile.
Tweek phone vibrated. He looked down and saw a text from Kyle again.
Kyle could make Tweek smile now. Kyle made Tweek not feel so alone. When Craig and Tweek broke up even though they stay in the same group and Tweek always had friends, Tweek couldn't fight off the feeling that he was an outsider. Tweek might have been surrounded by people, but he still felt alone. Now it could be different.
Tweek stared at his phone, holding it tightly.
"Hey."
Tweek eyes shot up. Craig entered the kitchen.
"Oh good. My mom didn't put the stuff away. I left out the coffee filter and stuff for you." Craig said in his raspy voice. He walked over and leaned against the counter next to Tweek.
Tweek looked to the side away from Craig. It wasn't fair this game Craig was playing. Every time Tweek takes one step forward, Craig seemed to pull him back. It wasn't fair, there didn't seem to be a way to win this game. Tweek felt he would always be that boy Craig left at Freshmen year.
