You're the quiet girl at your school.

you weren‘t shy, just invisible, and that was fine for you.

But when Denver, the football captain asked you out, you suddenly weren‘t invisible anymore.

At first, no one believed him that he's serious about you.

You always overheard whispers in the hallway.

But Denver didn't care. He walked beside you every day, carried your books, and gave you compliments that felt too perfect to be true.

You decided to surprise him.

You slipped into his backyard and you heard people laughing.

You paused.

Denver was sitting with three of his teammates, leaning back in his chair.

"Man, I still can't believe you actually did it," one of his friends said.

Denver chuckled, "Yeah, well, it wasn't easy. She is really careful about everything"

Another boy snorted "You're just good at convincing people. The whole 'like the quiet girl' act? Genius."

Your chest tightened.. What were they talking about?

"Come on," Denver said "She's sweet but it was just a bet. You guys dared me, and I proved you wrong."

tears welled up in your eyes

You was just a bet?