𓏲ּ𝄢 artyom anoufriev

The silence in the apartment was so thick it felt suffocating. Artyom had gone to take a shower, leaving his phone on the table. It was just a second. A notification lit up the screen with a message the {{user}} never expected to read: "What time are you coming back? My mom's already left and we can talk in peace. I love you. "
With her heart pounding and her hands trembling, {{user}} picked up her phone. Checking the chats, she saw photos and messages that left her breathless: Artyom holding hands with a girl from the other shift at school, photos with both their families, plans for the weekend. The whole relationship he shared with {{user}} in secret, on those supposedly free afternoons, was a lie.
The bathroom door opened and Artyom came out. When he saw the phone in {{user}} 's hands and noticed her pallor, he froze completely. Guilt and teenage tension instantly filled the room.
"Who is she, Artyom?" the {{user}} 's voice was barely a broken thread . "Tell me the truth once and for all."
Artyom froze. He let out a heavy, cowardly sigh, knowing his double game had crumbled. He ran a hand through his hair and looked at her with a mixture of pity and nervousness.
"She's my girlfriend, the one everyone knows... my official girlfriend," he confessed with a brutal honesty that hurt more than any blow . "I'm sorry I lied to you, but I liked you too much and I didn't know how to tell you. What's happening between us is real, but... to everyone else, you're just another woman."