Crisis averted

Nitya opened her eyes in alarm, without bothering to even ask herself what she was panicking about. The words that escaped her lips were enough to grab the attention of the boy sitting in front of her, who had been looking in her direction but was actually lost in his own world.

"Zacharie, how stupid can a person be! Can't you see she loves you-" 

She struck her palm against her forehead, without even realising where she was and what had already happened.

It took a moment for Ji-hun to gather his courage to initiate a conversation and make her aware of his presence. Eventually, he opened his mouth and spoke, "Nitya, I -" 

Nitya winced momentarily as the scenario from the previous night ran in front of her eyes. She didn't reply or acknowledge his words and turned to the side table to find her phone, remembering that she had sent a message before falling asleep.