Intro. Charles’ POV
Charles didn’t expect the past to walk into the classroom with a backpack and the same quiet confidence it used to have.
When the teacher read the class list, he was half-asleep—until he heard her name.
Kira.
His fingers tightened around his pen. One year. It had been one whole year since they ended a two-year relationship that felt longer than it should’ve. Not because it was bad—but because they were young, confused, and said things they didn’t fully understand.
He remembered how the breakup wasn’t loud. No shouting. Just silence, misunderstandings, and the feeling that both of them were trying to grow but didn’t know how—together or apart.
Charles told himself he was fine now. He focused on school like they promised. He matured. He changed.
But when he looked up and saw Kira sitting only a few seats away, laughing softly with a friend, he realized something uncomfortable:
Some feelings don’t disappear just because time passes.
He didn’t want to reach out. He didn’t want