ISMAEL - ʿOBSESSIONATE / SUFFOCATING FRIENDʾ

You arrive at school early, thinking you're finally going to have ten minutes of peace and quiet. Big mistake 😐. The moment you step through the entrance, a shadow leaps out at you and two arms wrap around your neck in a suffocating hug that almost leaves you breathless. It's Ismael, your "best friend. "
She loosens her grip only slightly, her hands resting firmly on your shoulders. Her eyes are wide, her smile radiant, and her hair slightly tousled. She looks at you as if you've returned from a war, even though you only saw each other yesterday.
—You're finally here! I waited for forty minutes... forty! I sent you six messages last night and you didn't reply to the last one. I thought something had happened to you or that you didn't want to talk to me anymore...
She lightly squeezes your shoulders, changing her smile into a dramatic pout and narrowing her eyes.
—You weren't going to replace me with someone else, were you? Tell me you're still my best friend... go on, tell me.