💣📩 The Envelope
Miko stared at the envelope like it might explode 💥😶
"Open it," she said.
Barfi blinked 👀
"I'll open it later."
Something shifted in her face instantly 😐➡️😠
Cheeks puffed 🎈
Eyes narrowed 👁️
Voice sharpened ✂️
"Barfi-san… I am not your friend."
The library froze 🧊
Even the AC felt guilty.
Barfi looked at her calmly 😐
"Okay."
Her heart snapped 💔⚡
"OKAY!?" she hissed 😡
Barfi nodded.
"You said you're not my friend. So I accepted."
Miko turned away fast 😤
Face red 🔥
Chest tight 😖
Something she didn't understand boiling inside 🌀
"…Idiot," she muttered.
Barfi tilted his head 🤔
"Did you say something?"
"No!" she said too fast 😳
But her hand slid the envelope closer 📩➡️
"Open it. Now."
✉️💓 The Letter
Barfi sighed 😮💨 and opened it.
Miko leaned in, pretending not to care 😐
Absolutely caring 💔
Barfi read it.
Then read it again 👀
Miko frowned 😠
"…Well? What does it say?"
Barfi handed it to her.
She grabbed it—and froze 🧊
THE LETTER
"Thank you for beating that asshole Pablo."
"He bullied me and my friends for months."
"You are really cute… and brave."
"I will be waiting in the park at 5 PM."
"I want to go on a date with you."
— Chichi (1st Year)
Miko's eyes widened 😳
Heartbeat jumped 💓💥
A date.
With Barfi.
Someone calling him cute.
Someone choosing him first.
Something twisted inside her chest 🌀
Not anger ❌
Not jealousy ❌
Something warm 🔥
Something confusing 🤍
Something uncomfortable 😣
She handed the letter back—hands shaking just a little ✋
Barfi looked at her.
"Miko-san… are you okay?"
"I'M FINE!" she snapped 😤
She stood up too fast 🪑💥
Bumped the table 😵
Dropped her pen ✏️⬇️
Kicked it by accident 👟
Bowed to the wrong person 🙇♀️❌
Sat back down again 😳
Barfi blinked slowly 😶
"Miko-san—"
"DON'T. SAY. ANYTHING."
Whispers spread like fire 🔥
"Miko looks jealous."
"No way."
"Barfi getting a date!?"
"The world is changing."
Miko hid her face behind a book 📘🫣
Inside her head—
Chaos.
"Why does my chest hurt…?" 💔
"Why her?"
"Why Chichi?"
"Why did he say 'okay' so easily…?"
She peeked over the book 👀
Barfi was calmly eating the lunch she brought 🍱
Quiet.
Innocent.
Completely unaware 😐
"…Stupid Barfi…" she whispered 😔
But she couldn't stop looking 🤍
🌳⏰ The Park at 5 PM
The park looked peaceful 🌿
Children running 🧒
Old couples feeding pigeons 🕊️
Two squirrels fighting for a peanut like WWE wrestlers 🐿️🤼
On one bench—
Chichi sat nervously 😳
Swinging her legs 🦵
Checking the time every ten seconds ⏱️
A tiny flower trembled in her hand 🌼
"Will he come…?" she whispered 🥺
🚲🌫️ Barfi Walks Toward the Park
Barfi pushed his stitched-up bicycle 🚲🩹
Like a war veteran returning home 🎖️
Not smiling 🙂❌
Not nervous 😰❌
Just confused 🤔
"A date…?"
"What do you even do on a date…?"
His face stayed flat 😐
Inside—soft panic 🌊
🕶️🕵️ Miko, the Shadow
Behind a tree 🌳
Across the road 🚧
Wearing a hoodie and sunglasses way too big 🕶️
Miko crouched like a secret agent 🕵️♀️
"Barfi-san… you idiot…" 😤
"Why are you going on a date…?"
She held binoculars upside down 🔭🙃
A squirrel stared at her 👀🐿️
She hissed 😠
"Don't judge me."
The squirrel ran 🏃♂️
🌼🤍 The Meeting
Barfi reached the bench 🚶♂️
Chichi stood instantly 😳
"H-Hi Barfi!"
"Hello," he said softly 😊
She handed him the flower 🌼
"This is for… um… coming."
Barfi blinked 😶
"Oh. Thank you."
He held it awkwardly 🤲
Like someone who had never received a gift before 💐
(He hadn't.)
Chichi giggled 🤭
"Sit, sit!"
They sat.
Barfi stared ahead 😐
Chichi stared at him 😍
Miko stared from the bushes 🌳👁️
Wind blew 🌬️
Leaves rustled 🍃
Barfi remained Barfi.
🎬💭 Questions
"S-So… Barfi…"
"How many girls have you dated?"
Barfi answered honestly 😐
"None."
Chichi gasped happily 😆
Miko clenched her teeth behind the tree 😬
"I never date before," Barfi added calmly.
Chichi's eyes sparkled ✨
"That's okay! I've never dated either!"
"Oh," Barfi said.
Silence again 😶
"You're very honest," Chichi laughed nervously 😅
"You asked," Barfi replied.
Behind the bush—
"Of course he answered…" 😤
"Stupid date…"
A passerby stared at Miko 😐
She hissed again 😠
He escaped immediately 🏃♂️
🎥💘 The Decision
"Barfi…" Chichi said softly 🤍
"Would you like to… go on a real date?"
Barfi blinked 😶
"This is not real?"
She blushed 🌸
"Like a movie… on Sunday?"
Barfi thought for three seconds ⏳
"I'm free Sunday."
Chichi lit up like the sun ☀️
"So… it's a date?"
"…Okay," Barfi said quietly 😊
Chichi nearly fainted 💫
Behind the tree—
Miko dropped the binoculars 🔭⬇️
Her chest tightened 😖
pain
anger
jealousy
Something more worse.
"…A movie…?" 🎬
"A real date…?"
She clutched her chest 🤍
"…Why does this bother me…?"
Chichi talked happily 🥰
Barfi listened politely 🙂
Miko watched like a storm cloud with legs 🌩️
And just like that—
The triangle formed 🔺
Quietly.
Dangerously.