The next few days felt like I was living in a fog. I couldn’t focus on anything other than Adrian, his words, the pull between us. It was as if everything in my life had faded into the background, and all that mattered was the storm brewing inside me.
Every time I saw him, my heart would race, my breath would catch. I’d look away, pretending to focus on something else, but it was useless. His presence surrounded me, an invisible force I couldn’t escape. The other students noticed my distraction, but no one could understand. No one could feel what I felt.
At night, sleep eluded me. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw him—his dark eyes, the way his lips brushed against his words, the touch of his fingers on my skin. It was impossible to shut him out, no matter how hard I tried.
I didn’t wa
