Chapter 1: Silent CravingI sat in the back row of the crowded lecture hall, my notebook open but untouched, as Professor Ramirez droned on about modern economic theories. My eyes, however, were fixed on him. Jerry. He occupied his usual seat three rows ahead, slightly to the left, his athletic frame relaxed yet somehow commanding the space around him. The way his broad shoulders filled out that simple gray hoodie made my breath catch every single time. His dark hair was tousled just enough to look effortlessly perfect, and when he turned to laugh at something his friend whispered, that bright, genuine smile lit up the entire room.“God, Jerry,” I whispered to myself under my breath, my pen tapping nervously against the desk. “Why do you have to be so damn perfect?”I had been harboring this crush for months now, ever since we shared that introductory business class last semester. At twenty years old, I should have been focused on my studies, on building my future, but every lecture,
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