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6. Overnight Sensation

Author: Mag Niyi
last update Last Updated: 2025-05-30 17:45:05

"His girlfriend? What?!" I stutter, trying to make sure I heard correctly.

"So you're not his new girlfriend?!" she asks, sounding a bit relieved but still yelling into the phone. "Then, why is everyone saying you are?! And what are these romantic pictures going viral online?!"

"Romantic what?!" I echo.

"You two looked very cozy in the pictures. Check on Instagram," she says.

"I don't have an instagram account."

"Oh, I forgot. You're better than the rest of us and you don't have any social media."

Alyssa's words reek of bitter sarcasm and that shocks me. She's always sweet, cheerful and bubbly. But right now, I can almost imagine her rolling her eyes with vitriol as she complains about my lack of social media presence.

"Do you at least have Google?" she questions. "Google Leo's new girlfriend. You're trending. But he's not really dating you, is—"

I cut the call, and type into my google search bar. My eyes widen as I take in the hundreds of articles that immediately load in.

I click TM
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