The weight of whispers
Someone cried.
I scanned the room while holding her. There was no suspicion. No raised brows.
I released a breath I hadn’t known I was holding.
***
By the next morning, the campus buzzed like a disturbed hive.
Layla had posted everything—Instagram, TikTok, T*****r, Snapchat. Videos. Photos. Captions full of hearts and forever promises. When we walked together, eyes followed. Whispers trailed behind us. A few girls openly pouted. One cried.
In class, before the lecturer arrived, Layla climbed into my lap like it was the most natural thing in the world. Her arm looped around my neck, her fingers tracing lazy patterns on my collarbone as she laughed with the guys.
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