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Familiar Face,Hidden Feelings

Author: Sunny Vee
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-07-30 17:54:35

Break came, but it didn’t feel like a relief to me. It felt like a stage where I was the main act and no one wanted to clap.

I stepped outside anyway. The sun was soft on my skin, and the breeze felt light and careless, like it had no idea how heavy the air around me actually was.

I was heading to the school canteen to grab snacks and water,just something to cool my head when I spotted a group of students gathered by the school wall. They were pointing at me, then turning back to look at something on the wall.

Before I could process what was happening, someone tapped my shoulder.

“Hey, Oli Baby. How’s it going?” Davis said, almost nonchalantly, throwing his arm around my shoulder. He was holding his football boots in his other hand, so I guessed he was on his way to the field.

I shoved his arm off in a not too harsh tone but with enough force to make a point. My face was already stern when I turned to him.

“Will you ever allow me to breathe for just one second in this school without s
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