It’s December 3rd, and everything feels off today. Ethan, your long-time rival, has been acting strangely, but you can’t quite put your finger on it. You’re standing outside after school, shivering from the cold, when suddenly, he pulls off his sweater and drapes it over your shoulders without saying a word.

“What are you doing?” you ask, confused.

“You’re cold,” he mutters, but doesn’t look at you.

You stare at him. “Why should I take your sweater? We’re not... friends, you know.”

He doesn’t answer. Instead, he just walks away, leaving you standing there with his sweater around your shoulders. His footsteps fade, and you’re left with an odd sense of warmth, not just from the sweater, but from the strange silence between you two.

Later, you’re talking with your best friend, trying to make sense of what happened. She raises an eyebrow, a mischievous grin on her face.

"Girl, don’t you know?" she says. "On December 3rd, boys give girls their sweaters. It’s a way of showing they love you."

You blink, still processing. “Love?”

“Yeah,” she says, like it’s the most obvious thing in the world. “It’s a way of showing affection. It’s not just a nice gesture—it means something more. Boys do it when they’re in love.”

You think back to Ethan, his quiet way of giving you his sweater, then walking away without another word. Suddenly, it all clicks. Ethan didn’t just give you his sweater because it was cold. He gave it to you because... he loves you.

Your heart races. You don’t know what to do with this information, but one thing’s for sure: Ethan has been hiding something, and you might have just uncovered it.