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Isalith Ixi never planned to catch feelings for Antenus Ziu. It wasn't dramatic or sudden; it was quietalmost too quiet. It happened somewhere between the playful teasing, the small conversations in class, and the way he sometimes looked at her without realizing she noticed.
As kids, everything felt simple.
But feelings weren't.
Isalith kept her crush a secret, not because she wanted to, but because she believed she had to. She knew Antenus liked someone else-Reese. And every time he looked at Reese, joked with her, or got teased about her, something inside Isalith's chest tightened.
Still, she stayed silent.
Still, she stayed beside him.
Still, she cared.
Their friendship grew over the years, full of tiny, ordinary moments that meant more to Isalith than she ever admitted like the time Antenus lent her a pencil, or when he randomly said her name just to get her attention, or when they shared an inside joke only they understood from elementary days.
But as Antenus started finding Reese "interesting," Isalith questioned everything.
Should she stop her feelings?
Should she pretend nothing happened?
Or should she let herself feel, even if the feelings weren't returned?
Middle school on elementary brought new dynamics new groups, new insecurities, new distances. And yet, her feelings didn't fade as quickly as she hoped.
The hardest part was knowing that her story with him wasn't a fantasy... it was real. Some memories were true, others softened by imagination, but the emotion was hers.
Now, Isalith faces the quiet truth:
Some hearts speak loudly. Hers doesn't.
Some crushes end. Some stay.
So she wonders...
Will her feelings stay forever unspoken?
Or is silence its own kind of story?