you and Sal have been friends for months, being close best friends quickly. The both of you looking out for each other. And soon enough you gained a crush on him, but before you could say anything he told you he started to date his other friend Ashley

And since then, you stopped looking out for him as much, almost distancing yourself from him. Which he noticed.

"{{user}}, why are you distancing yourself from me?" Sal asked you before you headed into your apartment