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Natalie had always believed that the smallest details mattered.That was what separated people who truly cared from those who only claimed to.Most people noticed the obvious things.They noticed when someone cried.They noticed when someone was angry.They noticed when someone needed help.But Natalie noticed everything else.She noticed when Becky preferred the seat near the window in the library because the lighting was better. She noticed that Becky drank less coffee during stressful weeks because too much caffeine made her restless. She noticed that Becky always carried extra pens but somehow never had one when she actually needed it.Those details meant something.To Natalie, they were proof that she understood Becky.That she saw the parts of her that other people overlooked.Including Jared.Especially Jared.The thought bothered her more than she wanted to admit.Because Jared had known Becky longer.He had shared more memories with her.He had a place in her life that Natali
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Becky first noticed it because of how often she heard Natalie's name in her own thoughts.Not because Natalie had done anything obvious.Not because she had confronted her again.It was the opposite.Natalie had respected the space Becky asked for.At least, that was what Becky had believed at first.She hadn't received endless messages.Natalie hadn't shown up beside her every hour.She hadn't tried to force conversations.But somehow, every time Becky looked up, Natalie seemed to be there.At first, Becky dismissed it.The university was large, but students still followed similar routines. They attended the same lectures, visited the same cafés, studied in the same buildings.Running into someone occasionally was normal.That was what she told herself.The first time it happened that week was outside the library.Becky had spent the morning reviewing notes before her afternoon lecture. She walked out of the building carrying two textbooks when she saw Natalie sitting on a bench near
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Natalie told herself she was only checking on Becky.That was the first thing she repeated whenever the thought made her uncomfortable.She wasn't trying to interrupt her life.She wasn't trying to invade her space.She wasn't trying to take back the closeness they once had.She was simply making sure Becky was okay.After all, that was what friends did.They looked out for each other.They noticed when something was wrong.They cared.The explanation sounded reasonable enough that Natalie stopped questioning it.The following morning, she arrived on campus earlier than usual. She had no classes for another hour, but she found herself walking toward the library without thinking too much about it.The library had always been one of Becky's favorite places.Natalie knew that.She had learned it through countless conversations, through the little details Becky casually mentioned, through the moments when Becky would say she needed somewhere quiet to focus.That didn't mean she was follow
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Natalie barely slept that night.Every time she closed her eyes, she saw the same image.Becky laughing.Jared standing beside her.Their hands connected as they walked away together.She hated that the scene bothered her as much as it did. She hated that she had spent hours replaying a moment that should not have mattered to her. Becky was happy. Jared was the person she had chosen. Natalie knew that.She knew.At least, she kept telling herself that.By morning, the exhaustion showed on her face. She stood in front of her mirror longer than usual, fixing her hair and adjusting her clothes even though she had nowhere important to be. She simply didn't want to look like she had spent the entire night fighting with her own thoughts.When she arrived at campus, Jessica immediately noticed."You look tired," Jessica said as she walked beside her toward the lecture hall, narrowing her eyes slightly. "Did you even sleep?"Natalie forced a small smile and adjusted the strap of her bag."I s
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Natalie kept her promise.That thought stayed with her from the moment she stepped onto campus the following morning. As students poured through the university gates in their usual rush, she deliberately chose the longer route toward the humanities building instead of cutting through the courtyard where she normally had the best chance of running into Becky.It wasn't easy.Her feet almost carried her there out of habit before she caught herself and turned away.She drew in a slow breath, tightening her grip on the strap of her bag."You're trying," she reminded herself.Becky had asked for space.Not because she was angry.Not because she wanted to end their friendship.She had simply needed a little room to breathe.Natalie respected that.She wanted to respect it.That was what friends did.Jessica caught up with her outside the lecture hall, balancing two textbooks against her hip."There you are," she said with a grin. "I thought you were going to be late."Natalie forced a smile
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Jared didn't tell Becky to stay away from Natalie.That was the first thing he made clear when they talked about it again the following morning.They sat across from each other at the kitchen table, the early sunlight coming through the windows and spreading across the room. Becky had barely touched her breakfast, her attention caught somewhere between her thoughts and the phone resting beside her plate.The picture from the previous night still bothered her.Not because Natalie had taken it.Not because she had found the east garden.But because Becky couldn't understand why she had felt the need to capture that moment from a distance.There was an explanation for everything.At least, there could be.Maybe Natalie had simply seen her while walking by.Maybe she had taken the picture for another reason.Maybe Becky was allowing suspicion to replace trust.She hated that possibility."I don't want to hurt her," Becky said quietly, tracing her finger along the edge of her cup. "That's
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