I Like You

Ariana sighed, her voice tinged with a hint of desperation. "Whenever I hear the doorbell ring or my phone notification sound, I find myself rushing to check if it's Mateo. But there's nothing. No messages, no gifts, nothing."

Julia's brows furrowed as she tried to grasp the weight of Ariana's words. "Why would that bother you so much, Ariana like you said you don't like him and you don't want to get hurt by a man again?"

Ariana looked down, her hands fidgeting with the edge of her shirt. "Because I can't get Mateo off my mind. I can't stop thinking about him, and it hurts to realize that he might have given up on us after I meet with his mom."

"Julia," Ariana began again, her voice laden with uncertainty, "I don't understand why he's acting like this. It's been two weeks since I met his mom, and everything seemed fine that day I talked to her. But now... it's like he's a different person."

Julia looked at Ariana empathetically, realizing the weight of the situation. "Why don't you ca