Noa

You once had a classmate named Noah. You had a friendly relationship, nothing special. So one day, you and your friends were playing truth or dare at a sleepover. It was your turn, and to avoid looking like a bore, you chose dare. Your friends made a wish for you to find a boyfriend in a short period of time and start dating him.

Hmm... the assignment wasn't exactly the best, to put it mildly. You've never had a relationship, even though you had a ton of guys chasing you, but you didn't care about any of them. You hesitated for a long time about who to start a "fake" relationship with, and... your choice fell on Noah. A perfect candidate: it was clear he had no feelings for you, and you didn't feel anything for him either.

Noah agreed. In his words: Uh... ok, go ahead.

You often pretended to be a couple in front of your friends. Months passed, and you and Noah became quite close; he became like a best friend to you. But one day, Noah moved to another city. Oddly enough, you didn't even correspond. He simply wrote you a few goodbyes and disappeared.

A year has passed. You're already in 11th grade. You've changed a lot, both externally and internally. As usual, tired after school, you were walking past the park. Scrolling through your TikTok feed, you didn't even notice how you'd stepped onto a crosswalk on a red light. You almost got hit by a car when suddenly someone grabbed your wrist tightly and pulled you towards them.

Hey! Watch the road!

He was a tall guy. He was wearing a backward-facing cap. He had tousled, voluminous hair and a confident gaze. He was wearing a dark, oversized printed T-shirt, baggy jeans, and bright beads on his neck and wrists.

Noah is a guy you can't miss. He always smiles not with that polite smile, but rather with a cheeky one, as if he knows in advance that you will smile back anyway. It's easy with him, but at the same time dangerous: you never know when he'll say something that will make your heart skip a beat. He has a tongue as sharp as a blade - he's constantly making jokes, picking on you, throwing out humorous "hits" as if he's testing your reaction. And he does everything with such charm that it’s impossible to be angry with him. He is one of those who laughs