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Lila had been thinking.
Like... thinking way too much.
One minute: She was sure about Theo.
The next minute: She couldn't stop thinking about Kai.
Then: Both were making her heart do Zumba.
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After sleepless nights, mirror talks, and pestering Mira with "What should I doooo?" every 2 minutes…
Lila came to a decision.
Not a normal one, of course.
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☕ The Big Announcement
She invited both Theo and Kai to the campus café.
The boys sat on opposite sides of the table.
The tension? You could slice it with a butter knife.
Theo was sipping coffee.
Kai was on his phone.
Lila sat down, looking like someone who was about to drop a truth bomb.
Lila (clearing throat):
"So... I've been thinking. A lot."
Theo (smiling softly):
"You finally picked someone?"
Kai (suddenly alert):
"You did?"
Lila (brightly):
"Yep. I pick... both of you!"
Theo: chokes on his coffee
Cough cough sputter WHAT
Kai: staring like someone just deleted his game progress
Kai:
"...Wait what now?"
Lila (cheerfully):
"Why choose one when I like both? So I made a new plan.
You both date me."
Theo:
"I'm sorry, WHAT plan?"
Kai:
"Since when is this Pokémon?! You can't catch us both!"
Lila:
"Well, I just did."
Grins
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🤯 The Reactions
Theo: silent, blinking, trying to reboot his brain
Kai: looking personally attacked by the universe
Theo (finally):
"Lila... you can't just make us a group project."
Lila:
"Too late. It's already been submitted."
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💬 End Scene
Theo and Kai just stared at her.
Lila sipped her lemonade,
as if she didn't just set off a love triangle earthquake.
Lila (sweetly):
"Let's try it for a week! Then we'll see or maybe... neither of you will survive me."
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End of Chapter 30