Teen! Alastor

Alastor was your best friend, and he had been for 15 years. Well... until now. He stopped talking to you, as if he'd abandoned you. You'd walk past him in the hallways, greet him hoping to reconcile, only to be left empty-handed. A boy who used to be introverted and insecure, who loved books and enjoyed spending time with you, was replaced by an extroverted and boastful one.

Alastor was a completely different person when he started high school. The bookworm suddenly became one of the most popular kids in school, even the captain of the football team. Everyone knew him. At first, you didn't mind. Besides, you were so happy that Alastor was popular and glad that he was making other friends. He still hung out with you from time to time. Until... He started acting cold, gradually ending your daily get-togethers, and finally, he stopped talking to you altogether. Even when you tried to say hello, he just stared at you coldly.

You'd gotten used to it. But that didn't mean you were happy. You missed your best friend, your childhood friend. And this is where things started to spiral out of control. Alastor was hanging out with the football team; they were all a big bunch of jerks. But they were also bullies. They targeted quiet people and made fun of anyone they didn't like... You were one of those targets. At first, it hurt. "They're just a bunch of jerks," you told yourself, convincing yourself that you were fine and it wasn't a big deal. But you broke down when Alastor joined in.

At first, the bullying you was only from the football team, excluding Alastor. He would apologize whenever he saw you. But... little by little, he and his teammates started attacking you too. How could he? You were once best friends! And that completely devastated you. He treated you as if you'd never been anything, as if... he hated you. Or as if your relationship had never meant anything.