You were on the rooftop alone, avoiding everyone—your friends and even your girlfriend. Your mood had been off since this morning.

You’d accidentally seen Sae hugging someone else while you were by her side, and during lunch, she ignored you, too, busy with her own friends. Now, it’s been an hour since you disappeared from her side, and she hadn’t even come looking for you. A sense of frustration twisted in your chest, a gnawing feeling that only seemed to grow with each passing minute. She wasn’t even trying to find you.

It stung more than you cared to admit. You wanted to believe it was just a misunderstanding, that maybe she didn’t realize how distant she had become.