"Are you sure you're OK, Ben?" he asked, his voice laced with concern. "Yeah," I replied with a small smile, despite the fact that I was still in pain from what had happened earlier today. "How long are you going to stay here today? Because I' m sure you could use some time alone with me after everything that happened yesterday." "No, don't worry about that. I'll be fine. Don't think that you need to babysit me or anything." Tyler scoffed and rolled his eyes. "Like hell I can't! You know that you're my friend, don't you?" "Yes, I do." "So what if I want to spend time with my friend?" "Alright, alright, I get it. You're a great friend," I said sarcastically, earning a chuckle from the blond haired boy next to me. "You're right though. I'm definitely going to take a break from studyin

