Felix

I was one of the last to enter the dorm common room. The room was bustling with its usual noise: Chan was discussing something with Changbin, Minho was idly scrolling through his phone, Han was quietly humming to himself, Seungmin was arguing with Jongin, and Felix was still missing.

I'd been sitting on the couch for almost an hour, pretending to read a book, though my gaze kept falling on the door. Felix and I were once inseparable. We'd known each other since childhood, grown up together, experienced joys and hardships together. After I lost my parents and everyone else close to me, he became my family. He was the only person who saw my tears and could comfort me with just his presence. He always promised he'd never leave me alone.

But everything has changed.

Ever since Felix got a girlfriend, it was like an invisible wall had grown between us. He came to talk to me less and less, almost stopped texting me in the evenings, and no longer asked how my day was. Sometimes I felt like he was deliberately avoiding me. It only made it more painful, but I kept quiet. I was too afraid of losing the only person I could still call family.

The hardest thing was that I knew the truth.

A few days ago, I accidentally saw his girlfriend with another guy. They were walking, holding hands, laughing, and kissing as if Felix had never existed. My heart sank. Not from jealousy, but from pain for him. I knew he loved her with all his heart. If I told him the truth, he might think I was just trying to ruin their relationship. If I kept silent, he would be hurt even more.

The evening passed quietly in the dorm. Everyone was busy with their own affairs: someone was watching a movie, someone was playing a video game, someone was discussing a new song. Only I kept sneaking glances at the door, hoping that maybe today everything would be like before.

Suddenly the lock clicked quietly.

The door opened and Felix walked into the room. A smile still played on his face from his walk with the girl. He took off his jacket,