Part- 314:
In that charged silehe coffee shop seemed to hold its breath, the lively atmosphere momentarily frozen in time. All eyes were drawn to Toya, who stood tall yet vulnerable, her heart a cacophony of defiand fear. She felt exposed, as if every secret she had been harb was id bare for all to see, each heartbeat resonating with the turmoil of her emotions. This was not just about a fake retionship; it was about the raw truth of her feelings, the desire for something real in a world of make-believe.
“Do you even care about what we have?” Toya demanded, her voice trembling slightly but ced with fierce determination. The words poured out like a floodgate released, a culmination of all the pent-up frustration and longing she had kept buried for so long. “Or are you just pying along because it’s easy?”
James opened his mouth, searg for the right words, but the silenly deepened, amplifying the weight of her accusation. James blinked rapidly, feeling the tension rise like steam in the coffee shop. This was the st thing he expected to happen today. He could almost feel the world slowing down around them, each sed stretg out like a rubber band ready to snap. The stakes had somehow escated from a casual meet-up to aional standoff, and he was caught in the crossfire.
With a deep breath, he unched into an internal monologue, his voice a quiet mumble just for himself. “So, we’re having a dramatient in a coffee shop? Really? I mean, are we filming a romantiedy right now? I should’ve brought pop.” He rolled his eyes slightly, gng at Mili, who was still processing Toya’s decration. “It’s not like I’m suddenly going to burst into song or start reg poetry. But I have to admit, it’s kind of amusing. Here we are, pretending to be in a retionship, and Toya is about to deliver an Oscar-worthy performance. Is this where I start sweating dramatically and fess my undying love or something?”
He forced a grin, trying to lighten the mood, even if it felt inappropriate giveensity of the moment. “I mean, e oh know this whole retionship is as real as a uni on roller skates. We agreed to this charade to keep Rakib at bay, and now she’s ag like we’re starring in ‘Love Actually 2: The Coffee Shop icles.’”
James g Toya, whose expression was a mixture of anger and hurt. “And here’s Toya, throwing a fit like she’s auditioning for a role in a soap opera. I guess it’s a bit dramatic, but let’s face it, the st thing I need is to be drawn into a se that could fuel the high school gossip fire. I see it now: ‘James the Heartbreaker caught in a love triangle over overpriced coffee.’”
