"Can we talk?" Billy asked. It was the same bathroom again. I'm really starting to hate this place.

"No, I'm sorry, Billy, but we can't talk," sadness sunk into my chest. It wasn't supposed to end this way, but it is what it is.

"W-what? Why not?" I hated seeing him angry, especially at me.

"We... we just can't," I didn't want to rat out that Tom's the reason why, so I just kept my mouth shut, but I do think I'm going to have to give him some sort of closure.

"...It's Tom, isn't he?" Oh. I guess he's much smarter than I'd originally thought. I wonder what gave it away?

I didn't say a word. I was neither going to deny this and lie nor was I going to agree and put Tom in a bad light. Silence is the key.

"...So I was right. I knew this would happen. I fucking knew it. Every single time. Nate," he grabbed my arms, sending shivers down my spine, "look at me," the entire time I was avoiding his gaze. I didn't want to be met by his fury and maybe even sadness. "Tom does this every single time. You will regret giving your heart to him like that. In the end, all he is going to do is hurt you."

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"H-hey, that's not true!" I yelled. His words triggered something in me. "I'm a guy. The reason why he cheated was because he was gay in the first place." I didn't want to start nor finish the next sentence that came to my mind.

"Oh, so you think you're special? You think that you can change him? You're delusional if you seriously believe that. You're delusional if you really think that you're anything different to him than any of the girls he's been with. It's just that you're the first guy he's gonna do something like that to!"

"NO! STOP TALKING LIKE THAT ABOUT TOM!" I pushed his hands off me and ran from the bathroom. I had added Tom to Snapchat before, and he has his location on, so I could see exactly where he was. I needed to see him immediately. I needed him to tell me that he was not going to cheat on me like those other girls.

I saw that he was in the lockers. Great, the place filled with toxic masculinity. Well, I guess if that's where I needed to go to find Tom, then so be it.

I entered the lockers, praying that nobody's there, and there was none. I did hear moaning though, as I freaked out thinking that Tom might have hurt himself or something. Maybe he needs help.

My soul left my body when I saw the guy I loved making out with another dude I didn't know. "T-tom," I said, trembling.

Billy looked at me with eyes wide open, like he'd seen an alien or a ghost. "N-Nate, t-this isn't what it looks like~"

I ran out of there as fast as I could. I could hear Tom calling my name behind me, but I didn't bother to look back. Billy was right. Billy was always right. I'm no special. I was no different.