Something felt off.
That day in class, Arskaan walked up to Daisy and asked her for notes.
Daisy.
Not me.
He stood right there—just a few steps away—but didn't look at me.
Not even once.
I tried not to overthink it.
Tried to convince myself he just needed Daisy's note. Or something.
But deep down… it stung.
We used to share every subject, every scribble, every messy doodle in the margins.
Now, he didn't even ask.
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Adithya wasn't in school that day.
The classroom felt a little quieter, a little less funny.
During break, Ruby came over with the biggest news.
"Aysha! Someone in our class proposed to Adithya."
"What?"
"When?"
"Who?"
I had too many questions.
But of course, he wasn't there to answer them.
So we all started guessing.
Anna? Saanvi? Some junior girl?
Nobody knew.
By the end of the day, it had become the new mystery.
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That evening, I texted him.
Aysha: Hey. So apparently you got proposed to?
Adithya: Lol yeah
Aysha: Who was it??
Adithya: Anna.
Anna.
So it was her.
I didn't know how to feel.
It wasn't jealousy. Not really.
Just… a weird feeling in my stomach. Like something had shifted again, and I didn't know which direction to look.