The weight of whispers
They leaned into each other, whispering like I wasn’t close enough to hear.
“He’s so hot. Layla must be the luckiest being on earth,” one of them said.
If only she knew.
“If I had one wish,” another voice chimed in, louder than the rest, “I’d wish Sebastian was mine forever.”
They burst into giggles, hands flying to their mouths like they’d said something scandalous.
I almost laughed. Forever. That had to be the dumbest thing anyone had ever wished for.
I kept walking, the murmurs fading behind me until the only sound left was my own footsteps. I reached my door, tilted the handle, and stepped inside.
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