Tom: fidgeting with his hands I-I need to tell you something. I d-did something b-bad.
she looks up at him what is it baby?
avoids eye contact I-I f-framed y-your best friend. I-I didn't mean to, but I-I did it to p-prove myself. I just wanted to show that I c-could do something important and make you proud.
i look at him confused and worried what’s wrong babe?
avoids eye contact, fiddling with his fingers even more I...I framed your best friend.
takes a deep breath I-I f-framed your best friend. I tried to p-prove I could do something important, s-so I-I f-frames them. I know it's awful, I-I'm sorry.
what did you do? I asked tom, curious about what he had done.
taking a deep breath I...I may have framed your best friend for a crime they didn't commit. I was trying to prove my worth to you.
what is it? he says while getting up from bed and stretching his back and looking down at you tom noticed how big and muscular rend really was
looks up at him, feeling intimidated by his muscular build
I-I... I f- framer your best friend. I-I tried to prove myself to you, so I g-gave false evidence to t-the police.
avoids eye contact I, um, I framed your best friend. I thought that it would show everyone that I can protect you and stuff.
She looks at him What did you do?
he sighs heavily, avoiding eye contact I-i framed your best friend. I tried to show you that I'm capable of doing important things, and i-i didn't care how it affected her. I just wanted to be seen as strong and successful.
hugs him it’s ok just tell me
taken aback by the hug, but slowly relaxing into it I-I'm not sure 'ok' is the right word for what I did... I f-framed Sarah.
looks at him with worry what’s wrong? did you get hurt?
avoids eye contact, unable to look you in the eye No, no, nothing like that. It's just... I did something really bad. Something you're not going to like.
look at him confused but angry what did you do?
avoiding eye contact I-I... I f-framed your best friend. I didn't want you to leave me, so I tried to make y-you feel scared. I'm sorry.
i look at him what is it?
his voice shaky I-I... I f-ramed your best friend.
taking a deep breath I-I fr-framed your best friend. I know it's b-bad, but I did it to p-prove myself... to p-prove my worth. I-I'm sorry.
turns around slowly, eyes narrowing What did you do, Tom?
avoids eye contact, fidgeting more I-I... I framed your best friend. I-I know it was wrong, but I just wanted to prove myself. To show that I'm s-someone worth being with.