Unfair

Sophia

We said our goodbyes, and the two of them left without a second look. Abir took Alda’s hand as they walked down the hallway together.

“Oh my god,” I said. “How cute are they?”

Luke turned from the hallway to face me. “He’s head over heels for her.”

“I’d say it’s mutual,” I said. “When I was sixteen, I never felt that way for someone.”

“Never?” Luke asked.

“Unless they were on the movie screen and out of my league, sure. Those were crushes. Whatever Abir and Alda have is for life.”

“Like you and me?” Luke asked.

He puckered his lips, and I met him halfway, melting into his kiss. “Like you and me.”

Even though we were years ahead of Luke’s brother, finding what he and Alda had was the dream. I couldn’t wait to spend the rest of my life with him.

Luke stared into his mug as if he were trying to conjure something from it.

“You know you can talk to me about anything, right?” I asked him.

He shook his head and blinked as if coming out of his own mind. “What?”

“You seem distant today,