Matt spotted David outside on the school's park bench reading his textbook. It had been about two weeks since they spoke. David kept rejecting his calls and was ignoring him. He wanted to talk this out but wasn't sure how. So he slowly walked up to David and after about a minute of standing there he finally spoke. "Can I sit?"
David didn't answer just sipped his soda and kept reading. Matt nodded and sat down. "How have you been?" He asked. David didn't respond. He nodded then noticed a mark on David's neck sticking out from under his shirt collar, obviously from Amy. "So I take it you and Amy, are together again?" Matt asked. David still didn't answer. "Still not talking to me, huh?" He replied clasping his hands.
Matt glanced at his unreadable expression. "Okay, you're going to have say something sometime." He replied exasperated. David gave a shrug and drank some more from his cup. "Okay, fuck off."
He bit the inside of his cheek. It was obvious this wasn't going to be easy. "Alright, I get it. You're still mad."
"Yep." David replied popping his P.
Matt reached into his pocket and placed something in David's book. "Here, I found it on your dresser." David frowned holding a red and purple swirled marble. "What's this for?"
He sighed. "Remember when we got into an argument at camp over a soccer game and you told everyone including a girl I liked that I slept with a baby blanket just to get back at me?"
David just nodded but there was a trace of a smile.
Matt smirked. "I was so mad at you. I was ready to confront you but then I found you in our cabin sobbing and you choked out in between sobs to me about what had happened to Addie," He shook his sadly. "That stupid fight didn't mean anything to me after that. So I gave you my favorite marble to let you know we were still friends and so you wouldn't feel alone when you had to go back home for her funeral."
David shrugged. "Okay so what's the point?"
He scoffed. "In the end the end it didn't matter; the soccer game, the security blanket rumor didn't mean anything. We remained friends, we didn't let it ruin our friendship. So what's different?"
David handed him the marble before standing from his seat. "What's different is the friend that gave me this marble is not the same friend that I'm looking at right now." He started to walk away when Matt scoffed. "So you're going to run away, now. You're not even going to try to talk about this?"
David stopped and came towards him. "Excuse me?" He scoffed.
Matt folded his arms defiant. "You heard me. You're just going to walk away from our friendship, aren't you?" "No, Mathew because you already did that!" David snapped at him.
His words stung but he wasn't going to argue he knew David was right. Matt lowered his eyes and nodded. "Fair enough."
David sighed and sat beside him. "Matt, this isn't the same thing as when we were kids. You accused me of sleeping with Clara. You kicked me when I was already down. Now how do you think that made me feel?"
Matt swallowed and looked at his hurt friend. "I know and I can't honestly think of anything to say except I'm sorry." "Then why did you do it? We've been friends for years, why?" David asked shaking his head.
Matt leaned forward in his seat and sighed. "Because I keep forgetting that you're a person with feelings and a mind and sometimes...you're just smarter than me."
"So basically that night I was the cat that got kicked, right?" He replied simply. Matt nodded regretfully but David just shrugged. "Well, at least you're honest."
Matt then shook his head disgusted with himself. "The thing is I knew you would never do something like that but like you said that night I'm an ass."
"Actually, I said you were an idiot." David corrected. He shrugged. "Yeah but I think ass covers it better." He let out a snicker making Matt smirk.
"Yeah, I guess it does." David replied smiling a little.
Matt glanced at him. "I really am sorry." He nodded. "I know. I believe you."
After a few minutes David glanced at him. "So is my bed still there or is that space being rented?" "Yeah, it's still there." He replied. David nodded. "Good. Now give me back my marble."
"Huh?' He said confused. David scoffed. "Give me my marble." Matt looked at him puzzled as he placed it in his hand.
David smiled slightly shoving it in his pocket. "Thank you." "So does this mean we're…friends again?" He asked.
David shrugged standing up. "Yeah, suppose so." "Really just like that?" Matt replied surprised.
"What? You want mushy go rent a Disney movie." He replied simply. "But wait I don't get it I thought you were mad at me." Matt said shaking his head.
He nodded. "Yeah, I was. What you did was really low but I've known you too long to want to throw away a perfectly good friendship."
Matt smiled slightly. "Really?' David smirked. Yeah besides considering that you willingly called yourself an ass tells me the Matt that nursed my bruise on my forehead by wrapping half my body with toilet paper is still there." "Hey, I said I was sorry." He playfully scoffed.
David chuckled. "I know, I know. I have to admit you were thorough."
He smiled."So we're good?" Matt asked. "Yeah, I think so," He shrugged. "Now if you'll excuse I'm late for class. See ya' later!" David grinned before dashing off.
Matt sat there watching his best friend and just smirked.