The Boy Everyone Wanted.

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The Boy Everyone Wanted

At Westbridge High, everyone knows his name.

He's the boy teachers trust, girls whisper about, and boys try-and fail-to compete with. Effortlessly charming, quietly distant, and impossibly perfect... he's the kind of person you admire from afar, because getting close feels like something reserved for other people.

People better people.

And then there's her.

She isn't invisible-not exactly-but she's never been the kind of girl who gets noticed twice. She keeps her head down, stays in her lane, and lives her life between library corners, quiet hallways, and small circles that feel safe. Love, especially the kind that comes with attention and expectation, has never been something she thought belonged to her.

So when their worlds unexpectedly collide-over something small, almost insignificant-it doesn't feel like the beginning of anything.

Just a moment.

But moments have a way of lingering.

What starts as brief conversations turns into familiar silence. Passing glances become something harder to ignore. And somehow, the boy everyone wanted begins to look at her like she's the only person in the room.

Slowly. Carefully. Like he's discovering something no one else ever noticed.

But attention comes with a cost.

Because when the most wanted boy in school starts choosing the most ordinary girl, people notice. Rumors spread. Lines are drawn. And the quiet life she's always known begins to crack under the weight of something she never asked for-but can no longer walk away from.

And him?

He's not as perfect as everyone thinks.

Behind the effortless smile and controlled composure is someone far more complicated... someone who sees her in a way that's both comforting and terrifying.

Because being seen changes everything.

And for the first time in her life, she has to ask herself-

Is she ready to be chosen?

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