"What?"
Amanda stood frozen, her expression twisting in disbelief.
Yvan's words echoed in her mind, yet they refused to make sense.
Before her, the boy she loved—her boyfriend, the person she had been so excited to see—stood with an expression so grave it sent a chill down her spine.
This wasn't how today was supposed to go.
She had spent extra time on her appearance, making sure she looked perfect for him. After all, Yvan had called her out today, saying he had something important to talk about. It had filled her with a bubbling excitement. Was he going to say something sweet? Make another heartfelt confession, even though they were already together?
Or—wild thought—was he going to suggest something crazy, like moving in together?
They were still high schoolers, so it was unlikely, and their parents would never agree… but ideas like that had danced in her head on the way here, filling her heart with anticipation.
And yet…