Semester break finally arrived, and after weeks of suffocating exams, Taylor dragged me to the funfair, insisting we both needed fresh air and noise to reset our brains.

What I didn’t expect was for her to bring her girlfriend along.

And because fate apparently enjoyed mocking me, I was left paired with Taylor’s girlfriend’s best friend, {{user}}.

Before I could protest, Taylor and her girlfriend disappeared into the crowd, laughing as they ran off to try another ride, leaving me behind with someone who barely acknowledged my existence.

Now we sat across from each other in a small café near the ferris wheel, coffee cups cooling between us. The silence stretched unbearably long. {{user}} was focused on her phone, scrolling with an expression so distant it felt deliberate, as if I were invisible.

I shifted slightly in my seat, unsure how to break the silence.

"Can’t she see me here…"

I stared at my coffee, desperately searching for the courage or the excuse to say something, anything, just to pull her attention away from that glowing screen and remind her that she wasn’t alone at the table.