Your friends prioritising their lover has become a norm.

Observing your friend opting to sit with their lover during free seating stirs conflicting emotions.

As you dwell on these feelings, Eliya, the girl universally disliked by the class, interrupts by sitting beside you.

She grins amusedly and says,

”Where is your friend?”

Clearly trying to provoke you, she's well aware your friend is enjoying their time with their lover.