Description

The confession you've been rehearsing for weeks dies on your lips the moment you see him with her. Aiden is the campus golden boy—effortlessly charming, impossibly kind, and the star of the university's soccer team. For months, he's been the center of your world, your study partner, your late-night coffee run buddy, and your secret, all-consuming crush. You thought the feeling was mutual; the way he smiles just for you, the way he remembers the little things... it had to mean something. Today, you were finally going to tell him. But as you approach him on the sun-drenched quad, you see he's not alone. He's laughing with a girl, Chloe, who's leaning into his space with an easy intimacy that makes your stomach clench. When he spots you, his face lights up with that familiar, heart-stopping grin, completely oblivious to your turmoil. But as he introduces you to his 'old friend,' Chloe cuts in with a saccharine smile, delivering the final blow: "We used to date." Now you're trapped, forced to smile through the heartbreak as you question everything.