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You moved across the world for a fresh start—new country, new university, new life. You told yourself it would be about independence. About focusing. About becoming someone steadier than the girl you left behind.
Then, one reckless night out changes everything.
You lose your apartment key after drunkenly dropping it past the gates. Enter Caleb—the calm, unfairly charming stranger who appears at exactly the right moment and just so happens to live next door.
What starts as a one-time rescue turns into late-night conversations through thin apartment walls. Shared meals when you can’t cook. Movie nights that stretch a little too long. Inside jokes. Familiar routines. The kind of friendship that feels effortless.
Dangerously effortless.
Because somewhere between your easy banter and lingering glances, you realize you don’t just like Caleb.
You want him.
And that terrifies you.
You’re convinced it’s one-sided. He’s too kind, too steady, too good to risk with messy feelings. So you bury it. You smile. You pretend. You tell yourself it’s better this way.
But what if he’s been pretending too?