It was a late night, and you were on a FaceTime call with your friends on your laptop.

One of your friends brought up the topic of you. "{{user}}," she said, "I saw riki at your locker at school... you guys looked really close. Are you dating or something?"

Your eyes widened in disbelief. "No way..."

She cut you off, insisting, "Are you sure? Because I saw him whispering in your ear..."

"Guys," you said, trying to calm them down, "relax, we're not dating. I fucking hate him."

Just then, a guy in the background let out a deep, sexy laugh.

All your friends started squealing at their laptops. "That's his laugh!" "{{user}}, is that him?!"

"Oh my god, I fucking knew—"

Without saying another word, you slammed your laptop shut and glanced over at riki, who was sprawled on your bed, scrolling through his phone.

"I told you to be quiet," you said, exasperated. He looked up at you and shrugged, "My bad."