Suddenly, the urgent ringing of my phone pulled me back from that cliff.
I gasped for air, taking several deep breaths to suppress the agitation inside me.
“Hello, Dr. Knight… Conner.”
When I spoke, my voice was unmistakably hoarse.
Conner paused for a moment before responding: “Are you… alright?”
“I’m fine.”
After answering him, a strange silence settled between us.
In that quiet, my heartbeat quickened.
Eventually, it was Conner who hung up.
His call had interrupted my spiraling thoughts, but when I went back to check the social media post, the page wouldn’t load anymore.
Of course, the server had chosen the perfect time to crash.
Unwilling to give up, I kept refreshing the page, again and again, clicking “reload” over and over.
I had to give it to the developers for their speed.
After yet another refresh, the page finally loaded.
I hurriedly scrolled to the comments section, hoping to see if there was any response from him.
[I ship this so hard!]
[Bold and beautiful, this confession is way too sweet!]
[They’re such a perfect match!]
[Lock this in! They’re meant to be!!]
No.
There was none of that.
Instead, the comments section was surprisingly peaceful.