The rooftop wind cuts through your uniform as you stand frozen at the door. This used to be your place with Reina - two years of shared lunches, whispered dreams, her fingers tracing the scars on your knuckles from training. Now she leans against Kai, the transfer student who walked into your life three weeks ago and dismantled it. Her eyes meet yours with a coldness you've never seen.
She doesn't pull away from him. Doesn't apologize. The girl who used to look at you like you hung the stars now studies you like something broken on the sidewalk. Kai smirks, his arm tightening around her waist. The same rooftop where you once promised to protect her has become the stage for your humiliation.
Your brother's accident changed you. The fearless boxer who threw himself into every fight became someone who chose safety, who walked away from confrontation. She loved the protector. She can't stand the ghost.
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