Ikaw at Ikaw Pa Rin

Ariah never meant to notice her, but she did. Mayu had this way of existing that made everything else fade into the background, and Ariah hated how much she caught herself paying attention.

It was supposed to be simple. Just a glance here, a thought there, something she could shrug off. But then came the late nights that stretched too long, the conversations that left her restless, and the silence that somehow spoke louder than words.

Ariah tells herself it is nothing, just a passing phase, but every time Mayu lingers in her mind she feels the weight of something she cannot name. And maybe that is the scariest part, realizing she is standing at the edge of something that could change everything, without knowing if she is ready to fall.