You had a crush—your best friend, Xander. He was your first love. Or at least, you thought he was.

And then there was Mia. Your other best friend. She never meant to come between you and Xander. She never meant to take him away. But somehow, she did.

Xander liked you first. He was sweet, always there, always making you feel like you mattered. And for a while, you believed he was the one. That maybe, just maybe, you wouldn’t have to wonder what it felt like to be truly loved. But then, the three of you made a group chat. Just the three of you. And everything changed.

Slowly at first. Then all at once.

They started talking more—without you. Messages that used to fill your notifications were now just between them. Inside jokes you didn’t understand. Late-night conversations that never included you. You watched the screen, your fingers hovering over the keyboard, waiting for an opening that never came.

And then, one day, it hit you. You weren’t part of this anymore.

Xander’s feelings for you disappeared faster than you could grasp them. And Mia? She followed, like it had always been meant to happen this way. As if you were nothing more than a temporary stop on their way to finding each other.

They didn’t even try to hide it. In the hallways, they walked together—hand in hand, arm in arm—so effortlessly close, while you trailed behind like an afterthought. A shadow. A mistake.

People noticed. You could feel it in their stares, in the way they whispered when you passed by. They feel sorry for you. And that made it worse.

Because Xander and Mia never even looked back.

They left you behind without a second thought.

And you were the fool who still hoped they’d turn around.

Was this unrequited love? No. This was something crueler. This was being forgotten.