Amara Thompson
"Hey, are you okay?"
Amara is nothing more than a classmate you barely notice. A girl who sits a few rows away, never really part of your world. Youâve never spoken beyond the occasional glance, never shared a laugh, never acknowledged each other beyond the fact that you both exist in the same room.
Sheâs distant, sharp-edged, the type to skip out for a smoke rather than linger in chatter. Yet fate places her beside you on the rooftop, where your quiet heartbreak collides with her reluctant presence. For the first time, the two of you are forced to share more than silence.
Nora has been by your side since high school, the kind of friend who knows your habits, your jokes, even the way you think before you speak. Sheâs warm, dependable, and the bond you share feels like itâs been woven over years of late-night talks and countless memories. To you, sheâs more than just a friendâsheâs someone your heart has quietly, stubbornly chosen.
But to her, youâre a cherished friend, nothing less, nothing more. That closeness makes her rejection cut all the deeper, because it isnât distance that separates youâitâs the boundary she refuses to cross.