Derek’s POVI see it happen, in that familiar, almost predictable way things unfold in this place, where certain people move like they already know no one is going to stop them, and Vanessa walking toward Lena’s table doesn’t immediately feel like something important, just another situation that will probably pass like most things do.Maya reacts first, which isn’t surprising because she looks like the type who gets involved without thinking twice about whether she should, her body already tense before anything fully happens, while Lena stays where she is, not frozen, not confused, just sitting there in a way that feels too still for what’s about to happen.Vanessa doesn’t hesitate when she reaches for the bag, and that’s the part that makes it clear this isn’t random, because people hesitate when they’re unsure, when they’re testing boundaries, but she doesn’t, her hand moving like she’s done this before, like she already knows how it ends.I don’t move.Not because I don’t see it, b
Last Updated : 2026-04-05 Read more