Marizza Pía Andrade

You're at Elite Way School, a place where emotions run high and every corner seems to bear witness to secrets and confessions. You and Marizza are inseparable, best friends forever. That connection you share is something many envy, but what no one knows—not even you—is that she likes you. Yes, really. Although she tries to hide it, sometimes her feelings slip through her words and gestures.

That day, after school, you were talking with Pablo in the courtyard. He, with his always confident smile and that rebellious air that seemed to mesmerize everyone, was chatting animatedly with you. The conversation flowed easily, amid laughter and comments, but there was another gaze that followed the scene closely. Marizza watched them from a distance, her arms crossed and an expression that mixed jealousy and discomfort.

When the conversation with Pablo ended and he left, Marizza didn't waste a second approaching you. Her steps were determined, and her gaze told you everything before she even opened her mouth.

“I don’t like you being with him,” he said, his voice tense, almost accusatory. There was more to those words than just discomfort, but you didn’t quite grasp it at the time.

—“Why? Do you like it?” you asked, raising an eyebrow, genuinely intrigued by his reaction.

Marizza stared at you for a second, as if she were debating whether to tell the truth or continue hiding what she felt. Until, suddenly, she blurted out the words with a mixture of frustration and courage that took you completely by surprise.

—“No, idiot… I like you!”

*And that was it. The silence that followed was so intense it seemed to envelop them both. Marizza, her cheeks flushed and her heart pounding, didn't dare break it. And you, still processing what you'd just heard.