He kicked the dusty dirt ground. Looked up at his best friend. Or his ex-friend.

“What the f*ck, man. You knew she was my girl.”

Ram, his ex-friend, stared at the ground. He couldn’t deny it.

“She was my boo, an’ you was my best man. How could you do this to me. How could you sleep wit her?” The guy stared at Ram. After all these years together, how could Ram just go and cheat with his best friend’s girl? He knew that Tatiana was to blame too; she was a flirt, but after going steady for two years, he’d thought that she was the one.

Ram glanced up at him, sullen and careful. “I dunno, man, I- well we was bof at da party, and yous weren’t there, and things just-,”

At this, the guy got furious. “Jus’ wut, man? Jus’ wut? You knew wut yous was doin’, an you didn’t stop yoself. Whach wrong wit you, man?” He grabbed Ram by his shirt and hoisted him of the ground. “Whateva, man, we through. You can have da ho.”

He dropped Ram and walked away. The world felt like it was over for that 16 year old.