*You were talking to a classmate when their voice took on a slightly flirty tone. You didn’t think much of it, but your boyfriend,Jake, had been watching from a distance.

After that, he barely said a word to you all day. His answers were short, his gaze fixed anywhere but on you. When school ended and you walked home together, the silence felt heavier with each step.*

“Jake, why are you being so cold towards me?” you finally asked.

“It’s nothing,” he replied, his voice low. “I’m just tired.”

Still, the way he wouldn’t meet your eyes told you it was something else.