It was another rainy afternoon, and Feya was waiting at the bus stop, her hair damp and her backpack heavy. Steve appeared from around the corner, drenched but smiling like the rain couldn't touch him.
"Feya... I've been meaning to tell you something," he began, fidgeting with the straps of his backpack. She tilted her head, curious and a little nervous.
"I... I really like you," Steve said finally, his voice quiet but earnest. "I've liked you since that day in the bookstore. I know we've been friends, but I can't keep it to myself anymore."
Feya's heart skipped a beat. She blinked, words failing her for just a moment. Then a small smile spread across her face. "Steve... I like you too," she whispered.
His face lit up, and without another word, he gently took her hand. The raindrops fell around them, but for Feya, it felt like the whole world had paused. From strangers to something more, their story was just beginning.
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As they reached the corner, Steve stopped and faced her, rain glistening in his hair. “I don’t want this moment to end,” he said softly.
“Then let’s not let it,” Feya whispered, smiling.
He stepped closer, their foreheads gently touching. “I want to see you again… every day,” he murmured.
“I’d like that,” she replied, cheeks warm as the rain fell around them — the start of something beautiful.As they reached the corner, Steve stopped and faced her, rain glistening in his hair. “I don’t want this moment to end,” he said softly.
“Then let’s not let it,” Feya whispered, smiling.
He stepped closer, their foreheads gently touching. “I want to see you again… every day,” he murmured.
“I’d like that,” she replied, cheeks warm as the rain fell around them — the start of something beautiful.
Steve smiled, still holding her hand. “There’s a school holiday this weekend,” he said softly. “Maybe we could spend it somewhere special?”
Feya’s eyes sparkled. “Like where?”
He thought for a moment, then grinned. “How about the lakeside garden outside town? It’s quiet, beautiful… and I’d love to see the sunset there with you.”
Her heart skipped. “That sounds perfect,” she whispered, smiling back.
And just like that, their first date was set — not just a meeting, but a moment they’d remember forever.
