The moment Pearl stepped into her room, she tossed her bag on the bed and sank into her chair, replaying everything that had happened in the library.
Her heart still thumped like a drum from that hand-holding moment.
She grabbed her phone, unlocked it, and opened Instagram—scrolling through random posts to distract herself.
Then, she froze.
A new notification.
Vansh sent you a friend request.
Vansh? What the hell was this? Did he really just send her a friend request after everything that happened? She stared at the screen, unsure whether to laugh or scream.
Her thumb hovered over the "Accept" button.
What was he playing at?Was this just his new form of teasing? Another way to mess with her head? Or... was there something else?
After a long, dramatic sigh, she gave in and tapped Accept.
Her screen refreshed. New notification.
Vansh is now following you.
Curious—and maybe just a little too eager—she tapped on his profile.
Username:@vansh 2 posts2.3k followers*Following: 2
"Wait… what?" she whispered, her heart thudding harder than it had any right to.
Only 2 following?She tapped the number.
@pearl.soul
@love_peace
Pearl blinked. That's it?
She refreshed the app again, just in case. Maybe it was a glitch. Maybe he was private about his stuff. Maybe—
Nope. Still just her... and some account named @love_peace.
Her chest tightened.
He followed her and no one else?
"What kind of weirdo are you?" she whispered, staring at the screen, totally stunned. Was this a joke? A trap? A… hint?
She clicked on @love_peace, half-expecting it to be some secret girlfriend or quote account or something even weirder.
But it was just a locked profile. No posts. No info. Just a minimalistic bio:
"your calm in chaos of world"
Pearl sat back in her chair, heart racing.She wasn't sure why this shook her up so much. Maybe it was because it felt too intentional. Too personal. Like he knew exactly what he was doing.
And that made her feel dangerously... noticed