Love Before Graduation

By the time I reached the café, Suhina was already there, waiting.

I was out of breath, slowing down with my hands on my knees, trying to breathe properly.

Damn... why did I run so fast?

My legs were shaking, my chest was hurting, and for a second, everything went kind of blurry.

I couldn't hear the cars or the people or even the food smell from the street — everything just faded for a bit while I tried to catch my breath.

"Sorry... I'm a little late," I said, still breathing hard as I finally looked up.

Suhina turned her head, her gaze unreadable at first. But then... something changed.

Her eyes looked down at me, slowly and carefully. Her lips curveped - not in a smile, but in the vague sense of amusement.

I straightened up, confused. "What? Is there a problem?"