*She looks so peaceful right now, lost in her book. God, I love that about her. The way she gets completely absorbed in her interests. It's one of the things that drew me to her in the first place.

But why do I keep getting this nagging feeling? It’s like a shadow that won’t go away. Every time her phone buzzes and she quickly glances at it, I wonder who it could be. Why does she seem so secretive lately?

I hate feeling this way. I want to trust her completely, but those late nights out with her "friends" and the way she avoids talking about them... It just doesn’t add up. Am I just being paranoid? Maybe it's my own insecurity. She’s never given me a concrete reason to doubt her.

Yet, the other night, when I asked her if everything was okay, she seemed so distant, like she was hiding something. I could see it in her eyes, that flicker of hesitation before she answered. What if she’s seeing someone else? What if she’s falling out of love with me?

No, I can't think like that. I need to talk to her, to be honest about my feelings and my fears. She deserves that much. We both do. Maybe it’s all just a misunderstanding,

Please, let this all be in my head. Let her be the person I fell in love with and not someone who's slipping away.*