If it's true what they say, I'll be on my way

"His eyes landed on his mom chatting happily with Gorthalax by the doors and a wave of loneliness and grief suddenly threatened to drown him. Baron hadn’t been right, exactly, but they also hadn’t been wrong. Yes, his friends did love him, but right now, when it counted, they all had someone more important to prioritise. A cold voice that reminded him uncomfortably of Baron wondered how long it would take for them to notice if he disappeared. He’d wait around just a bit longer, just in case."Or everyone is busy with their partner at senior year prom so Riz goes to talk to his dad instead. Pok gets worried, but eventually the Bad Kids figure things out.