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Chapter 8: The Jealous Suitor
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2026-05-03 22:48:14
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[Nathaniel]I bade Jasper and Leah goodbye as we parted ways to our classrooms. We were just a minute from the bell, and the classroom was basically filled. I scanned around looking for an empty seat, and my eyes stopped at an all too familiar face looking back at me. There was an empty seat beside him. My hand clenched around my bag strap, and I looked around for other available seats. A few other students brushed past me with a short ‘excuse me’, and before I could react, all other available seats were taken or booked. I let out a heavy sigh and slowly made my way to sit beside Chris. As I settled down, I saw a small triumphant smile flash across his face. “Hi.” He greeted once I settled in. A perfect wide smile. A smile that I loved so much. A smile similar to Clara’s...“Hi.” I greeted back politely, not wanting to raise any suspicion from the students around me. We are already walking on a tightrope. I don’t need people to start linking Chris to the boy in the photo.Chris'
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[Nathaniel]I didn’t check in on any social media for the rest of the night. I didn’t want to see Chris’s reply.Unknowingly, a storm was brewing.I walked into school the next morning feeling eyes following me everywhere again. Now what? I quickly located Clara as she waved at me, standing at the school entrance under a tree. The rest of the gang were there too, huddled together looking at their phone screens. “Nate!” Jasper hopped and jumped towards me, putting a hand over my shoulder, almost making me lose my balance as he dragged me towards the group. “You are the talk of the town again!”He showed me his phone screen. I look down, unworried, expecting it to be the photo from yesterday. I already had a well-crafted explanation.“Yesterday, this photo was so dark that no one could make out who or what. But some random user did some Photoshop, and this is the new photo!” Jasper continued. “Now pal, you ready to tell us who you were staring at?”The original mostly silhouette phot
The Boy In The Photo Chapter 9: Crafting The Lie
[Nathaniel]The ringing stopped. The next moment, my phone pinged. I slowly reach out to the phone again. “Nate, you there?”I didn’t reply. But he knew I read his message.“Can I call?”I leaned back against my headboard, wondering what I should reply. I typed 'ok', but then changed my mind when I was about to hit the send button.“Let's just text instead.” I replied. I look at the bubbles appearing on the chatbox. Chris is typing. He sent a photo. It’s the photo of us staring at each other at the bonfire night.“My teammate just showed me this photo. It’s spreading like crazy in school right now.”“Yeah, I saw the photo.”“I know I promised you earlier this morning not to know each other, but this photo is pretty obvious that we do.”Obvious? Only to you and me. Because we are guilty.No, Nate. It’s a jealous suitor. Not someone who knew what was happening. “It’s not obvious. I told my friends I don’t remember this scene or me staring at anyone, and it's probably an angle issue
The Boy In The Photo Chapter 8: The Jealous Suitor
[Nathaniel]I almost dropped the phone. I looked at the profile. Amazingcoconut1163. The comment was made 10 minutes ago, and it's already gathering likes.I growled. Who is this? The same person who pinned the photo? Or a different person?Frustrated, I stood up from the floor and threw my phone and backpack on the desk, harder than necessary. Grabbing a towel, I stepped into the shower. I needed to cool myself down and gather my thoughts.The rain shower drenched my hair and body. I let the water run for a long while, desperately hoping it could drain all my frustration away. Someone knows something. What do they know? My past with Chris? Which part of it?Is this Amazingcoconut a past friend of ours? But there was no one from our childhood in Riverdale. Could it be another transfer student? That’s possible. Yet, if it's a childhood friend transferring in with Chris, we would have met today. The message behind the photo was meant for me, at least for now. The person did not leav
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[Nathaniel]I was probably frozen on the spot. Clara shook the phone in front of me. “Nate, you there?”Think! Think of something!I pinched my thigh under the picnic table to stay present in the conversation. Putting on a confused frown, I leaned forward, lifting my hand from under the table to take the phone, while the other hand released Clara’s, trying to zoom in on the photo. “Is this photo from the bonfire night?” I tried to keep my tone stable. “Duh,” Jasper said, pointing at us standing on the log. “These two are definitely you and Clara.”“But who were you looking at?” Clara asked as she pointed at the silhouette figure of Chris. I tilted my head, trying to look like I was recalling the moment. “I don’t remember.” A short intentional pause, thinking. “Maybe I was overwhelmed by the campers and just happened to look up?”I shrugged and returned the phone to Clara.“Really? You look like you recognised him.” Clara commented casually as she took the phone back. “Maybe I
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[Nathaniel]Clara was recounting the confession to the group when I refocused on them. “... and so, that’s how we got together!” She ended. “Wait. So it was at camp? In some secret corner before the bonfire?” Jasper teased.“No secret corner. Just trees and more trees! And yes! Just hours before the bonfire!” Clara said, turning to Payton. “And Pay, your screaming on bonfire night stressed him up!” “I am fine.” I cut in. “Just wasn’t expecting to be outed so soon.”She pointed at everyone in the group jokingly. “Don’t ever pressure my boy!”Leah rolled her eyes. “It’s already out of hand, lady! Nate is like the perfect model student. There were hundreds of juniors chasing after him before you came along! You didn’t see those love letters flooding out of his lockers last Valentine's!”Clara tilted her head up and looked at me, amused. I just smiled back at her quietly, patting our connected hands.“And you.” Leah continued, pointing at Clara. “Do I have to say anything more?”“What a
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