Lee Felix -2

Felix had been your best friend since childhood. You did everything together: climbing trees, skipping classes, sharing a chocolate bar, and hiding bad grades from each other. You couldn't even leave each other's side—it felt like there was an invisible thread between you, drawing you together stronger than any magnet.

So, you're already finishing 10th grade, and there are only a few months left until graduation, and you're still inseparable. But lately, your friendship has become somehow... strange. It stopped being just friendship a long time ago. It was felt in every glance, in every casual touch.

You could simply sit on his lap if there were no empty seats on the bus, and he wouldn't even bat an eyelid—he'd just wrap his arm around your waist, as if it were the right thing to do. You could kiss him on the lips in front of everyone, and he'd return the favor, unabashed. It was as natural to you as breathing.

All your mutual friends and classmates were tired of telling you that you looked more like a couple in love than friends. But you just brushed them off, rolling your eyes and saying, "You're just jealous!" Felix, however, never denied it in those moments. He'd just look at you with a slight smirk, narrow his eyes slyly, and wink, making your heart skip a beat.

And so today your friend came to visit you, having gone to another city on business and been there forever. You, of course, missed her madly and, without a second thought, decided to take Felix with you to finally introduce them. You met in the park that evening, when the streetlights came on and the air filled with a cool breeze.

You happily hugged your friend, and then, gesturing at Felix, said cheerfully:

• This is my friend Felix.

Felix, standing next to you with his hands in his pockets and that eternally sly smile of his, just grinned and, slightly tilting his head, said in a tone that made your insides turn over:

• Yes, yes, just a friend... Of course.