It all started back in 2024. I had known him since childhood, but I never noticed him before. He was just a normal boy from my village. But then an epic birthday came, and unknowingly, it was the beginning of our friendship.
He was in the same class. I had known him very well since childhood, but I had never really noticed him.
It all started at my so-called bestie's birthday party. He was also invited — through a family connection with my bestie's mother. He came to the party, and we (me and my bestie) talked to him casually, as we normally would.
But in that moment, he seemed surprised — almost amazed — to see us using an app that's usually considered a "boys' zone." It wasn't a private or personal app for boys, just a gaming platform that most girls aren't usually into. But I had recommended it to my bestie, and we both enjoyed it.
He was shocked to see us using it and playing games there. Curious, he asked for our IDs on the app so he could connect with us. At that time, he was using the app through his brother's phone.
Days passed, and then one day, he asked for our IDs again — this time because he had started using his dad's phone. We gave him the IDs, and from that day on, we began talking. Just casually at first — the way a known boy talks to a girl.
And that's how things unknowingly started… and ended up by making us sad.