...[Private Chat – Kashish & Agustya]...
...Agustya: So, how’s your love life going?...
...Kashish: What love life?...
...Agustya: Oh, so we’re pretending you and Archie aren’t having secret deep convos at 2 AM?...
...Kashish: It’s not like that....
...Agustya: Right. And Zaid isn’t losing his mind over it either....
...Kashish: Zaid doesn’t care....
...Agustya: You keep telling yourself that....
...Kashish: Go away....
...Agustya: Nope. This is too fun to watch....
...Kashish: I hate you....
...Agustya: Love you too, sister....
...—...
...[Private Chat – Zaid & Jack]...
...Jack: Dude, just admit you’re jealous....
...Zaid: I’m not....
...Jack: Then why do you keep staring at Kashish and Archie’s chats like they personally offended you?...
...Zaid: I don’t....
...Jack: You do. And it’s hilarious....
...Zaid: Shut up....
...Jack: Okay, but be honest. If Kashish and Archie got together, would you be fine with it?...
...Zaid’s jaw clenched....
...Zaid: It doesn’t matter....
...Jack: HAH. That means no....
...Zaid: I said it doesn’t matter....
...Jack: Yeah, sure, buddy....
...Zaid locked his phone and exhaled sharply....
...Why was this bothering him?...
...—...
...[Group Chat – Chaos Unleashed]...
...Kashish: Who’s up for a late-night call?...
...Archie: I’m in....
...Harry: If it means hearing Archie flirt with Kashish, I’m out....
...Archie: I do not flirt....
...Jack: LMAO. Sure....
...Kashish: Ignore them. Let’s call....
...Zaid: …...
...Kashish: What?...
...Zaid: Nothing....
...Her stomach twisted....
...—...
...[Private Chat – Saba & Maryam]...
...Saba: I think Zaid still has feelings for Kashish....
...Maryam: What makes you say that?...
...Saba: He gets weird whenever Archie and Kashish talk....
...Maryam: Maybe he’s just protective....
...Saba: Maybe… or maybe he never really let her go....
...Maryam: Are you okay?...
...Saba: I don’t know....
...Maryam smirked at her phone....
...Perfect....
...—...
...[Private Chat – Kashish & Zaid]...
...Zaid: So, you and Archie, huh?...
...Kashish: What about us?...
...Zaid: He’s getting close....
...Kashish: And?...
...Zaid: Be careful....
...Kashish: Careful of what?...
...Zaid: Just saying....
...Kashish: Zaid, stop acting like you care when you clearly don’t....
...Silence....
...Then—...
...Zaid: I never said I don’t care....
...Her breath hitched....
...Kashish: Then what are you saying?...
...No reply....
...Of course....
...—...
...[Private Chat – Archie & Kashish]...
...Archie: You okay?...
...Kashish: Yeah....
...Archie: Liar....
...Kashish: Why do you always know?...
...Archie: Because I pay attention....
...Kashish: Dangerous habit....
...Archie: Only for people who matter....
...Her heart skipped a beat....
...Kashish: Archie…...
...Archie: I’m not asking for anything, Kash. Just… let yourself be happy....
...Could she do that?...
...Could she let go?...
...Kashish: I’ll try....
...Archie: That’s all I ask....
...—...
...[Private Chat – Zaid & Saba]...
...Saba: Be honest with me. Do you still have feelings for Kashish?...
...Zaid: What? No....
...Saba: Then why do you get so weird when she’s with Archie?...
...Zaid: I don’t....
...Saba: You do....
...Zaid exhaled....
...Zaid: I just don’t think Archie’s good for her....
...Saba: Or you don’t like the idea of her moving on....
...Zaid: Saba—...
...Saba: Just tell me the truth, Zaid....
...His fingers hovered over the keyboard....
...But no words came....
...—...
...[Private Chat – Maryam & Kashish]...
...Maryam: Can I be honest?...
...Kashish: That’s a first....
...Maryam: Listen, I think Zaid is playing with your feelings....
...Kashish: What?...
...Maryam: One second, he acts like he doesn’t care. The next, he’s all possessive about you....
...Kashish: He’s not possessive....
...Maryam: Really? Then why does he care so much about Archie?...
...Kashish: …...
...Maryam: I’m just saying. Don’t waste your time on someone who doesn’t appreciate you....
...Kashish: …...
...Maryam: You deserve better, Kash....
...Kashish stared at the screen, her mind a mess....
...Was Maryam right?...
...Was Zaid really playing with her feelings?...
...—...
...[Private Chat – Zaid & Jack]...
...Jack: So?...
...Zaid: So what?...
...Jack: What are you gonna do?...
...Zaid: About what?...
...Jack: Kashish....
...Zaid clenched his jaw....
...Zaid: Nothing....
...Jack: Nothing?...
...Zaid: She’s free to do what she wants....
...Jack: Even if it means falling for Archie?...
...Zaid’s grip tightened on his phone....
...Zaid: It doesn’t matter....
...But deep down, it did....
...It mattered more than he wanted to admit....
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