MasukChapter 91: You Do Not Get to Hesitate ForeverFrank’s Pov I did not leave immediately after she said that, and it was not because I did not understand what she meant. I understood her clearly, and that was exactly why I stayed.Mimi was not confused, at least not in the way she was trying to make it sound. She knew what was happening, but she was holding herself back from saying it out loud, and I could see that in the way she stood there, steady but guarded.She remained by her desk, her hands resting on the edge, her shoulders squared like she was trying to stay grounded in something familiar. I watched her for a moment without interrupting, because I knew she needed time to think, and I also knew she would not stay silent for long.“You’re not going to say anything else?” she finally asked.“I already said what I needed to,” I replied.She turned slightly toward me, her expression tightening just a little. “Tha
Chapter 90: You Cannot Stay in the Middle AnymoreMimi’s Pov I did not answer him immediately, and it was not because I did not hear what he said. I heard it clearly, and that was exactly why I needed a second before responding.Frank stood close enough that I could feel his presence without him touching me, and for once, he was not trying to turn the moment into something playful. He was serious, and that alone made it harder to dismiss what he had just said.I turned my chair fully to face him, placing both feet flat on the ground so I was not half-turned or distracted.“You think you know what that means,” I said.“I know what it looks like,” he replied.“That doesn’t mean you’re right,” I said.“It doesn’t mean I’m wrong either,” he answered.I held his gaze, steady this time, not looking away the way I would have before. There was no point pretending this was something small or something that wou
Chapter 89: Not a Game AnymoreFrank’s PovI stayed longer than I planned.At first, I told myself I was only there to make sure she was okay after talking to Danny, but that stopped being the reason after the first few minutes. Mimi did not need someone hovering over her, and she definitely did not need me trying to fix anything for her. What surprised me was that she did not ask me to leave either.She just kept writing.I leaned against the wall near her desk, watching without making it obvious that I was paying attention to more than just the screen. Her focus was different tonight. It was not forced like before, and it was not distracted either. She moved like someone who had already made a decision and was simply following through with it.There was something steady about her that had not been there before.“You’re not even pretending to ignore me,” I said after a while.She did not stop typing. “You’re no
Chapter 94: You Cannot Control What People Say Mimi’s PovThe next morning did not feel normal, even though everything around me tried to act like it was.The campus was loud the moment I stepped out of my dorm, with students walking in groups, laughing, arguing, rushing to classes, and doing everything they usually did. On the surface, nothing had changed.But the way people looked at me told a different story.Some of them glanced quickly and looked away. Others didn’t bother hiding it at all, letting their eyes linger just a second too long before whispering to whoever they were with. I kept walking like I didn’t notice, adjusting the strap of my bag on my shoulder and focusing on where I was going.Zara caught up with me halfway down the path.“I was waiting for you,” she said.“I figured,” I replied.She studied my face for a moment as we walked side by side.“You look… fine,” she said.“That’s because I am fine,” I replied.“That’s not what I meant,” she said.“I know,” I said.
Chapter 88: Trying to Stay Steady Mimi’s PovBy the time I got back to my room, my head felt too full and too quiet at the same time.It was a strange mix, like everything that had happened with Danny was still sitting somewhere in my chest, but instead of exploding the way I expected it to, it just stayed there, heavy and steady.I closed the door behind me and leaned against it for a second, staring at nothing in particular.I thought I would cry.I didn’t.That surprised me more than anything.A few days ago, I would have broken down the moment he raised his voice at me, or even just looked at me the wrong way. I would have replayed every word, every expression, trying to figure out what I could have done differently.Now, all I could think about was how clear everything felt.I pushed myself off the door and walked over to my desk, dropping my bag on the chair before sitting down. My laptop was still where I left it, and for a moment, I just stared at it, remembering what I had b
Chapter 87: You Don’t Get to Come Back Like Nothing HappenedMimi’s PovI did not expect to see Danny that evening.Not after everything that had happened, not after the way he had looked at me the last time we were in the same room, and definitely not in a place like this, where things had finally started to feel steady again.But when I stepped out of the library, adjusting my bag on my shoulder and preparing to head back to my dorm, I saw him standing near the walkway, his hands in his pockets, his posture still in that familiar way that used to make everything feel easier.It didn’t feel easy now.I slowed slightly, not enough to stop, but enough to give myself a second to process what I was looking at.He noticed me immediately.Of course he did.“Mimi,” he said, stepping forward.I stopped walking then, not because I wanted to, but because pretending I hadn’t seen him would have turned t
CHAPTER 24: Mimi’s Pov; The night air hit my face the second I stepped out of the building, sharp and cold, like it was trying to slap sense back into me. My chest still felt tight, like someone had tied a rope around my ribs and kept pulling. Everything that happened today was still sitting heav
CHAPTER 26: Danny’s Pov; I didn’t sleep. Not even for a second. I lay awake on my bed the entire night, staring at the cracks on my ceiling, feeling my chest cave in with every hour that passed. My whole world felt wrong, tilted, noisy, suffocating. I kept replaying the same scenes over and
CHAPTER 23: Mimi’s Pov; I don’t know what shifted inside me that morning, but when I woke up, my chest felt tight in a way that wasn’t just sadness it was warning. Like the kind your heart whispers when it knows something is about to change, whether you’re ready or not. Frank hadn’t texted me ye
CHAPTER 21: FRANK’S Pov; I swear there are days when I think I’ve got everything under control: my anger, my jealousy, my damn feelings. And then there are days like this one, where one looks at Mimi and everything inside me slides dangerously off its axis. It started the moment she walked ou







